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Health Canada approved the use of Pfizer's new crown oral drug Paxlovid; Yanai Zheng, founder of Uniqlo's parent company Fast Retailing Group, revealed in a recent media interview that the company plans to increase the maximum annual salary of social recruitment to 1 billion yen (about 55.524 million yuan) from 2022; Walmart applied for several new trademarks at the end of December 2021, indicating its intention to manufacture and sell virtual goods; Jiuan Medical: The monthly performance of kit products does not represent annual results.
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Health Canada approves the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 oral drug Paxlovid
Health Canada approves the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 oral drug Paxlovid. Pfizer has reached an agreement with the Government of Canada to provide 1 million courses of medication by 2022. The drugmaker said some of the drugs had already been delivered for use. Health Canada says it cannot currently be authorized for use by people under the age of 18.
Uniqlo's parent company plans to offer an annual salary of 1 billion yen to attract outstanding talents
Yanai Masashi, founder of Uniqlo's parent company Fast Retailing Group, revealed in a recent media interview that the company plans to raise the maximum annual salary of social recruitment to 1 billion yen (about 55.524 million yuan) from 2022, exceeding his own annual salary of 400 million yen, hoping to attract outstanding talents through high salaries. The company will recruit talent who works at Fast Retailing's headquarters and is well versed in digital and e-commerce transactions (EC) and supply chain. "We need not consultants and people from big companies, but people who can create new value or start from scratch," Yanai pointed out.
Eastman Chemical plans to invest $1 billion to build the world's largest plastic recycling plant in France
Eastman Chemical Company said on Sunday that it plans to invest up to $1 billion to build the world's largest molecular plastic recycling plant in France to help reduce fossil fuel consumption. Eastman said the plant, which will begin operations in 2025, can process 160,000 tons of hard-to-recycle plastic waste per year. The move was welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron, who has been working to make France more attractive to investors.
Tesla is looking to Australian companies for graphite to supply its key battery raw materials
Tesla signed an agreement last month with Australia's Syrah Resources, which operates one of the world's largest graphite mines in southern African countries. It's a unique partnership between Tesla and a mineral producer that's vital to lithium-ion batteries. At present, the transaction price has not been announced.
Apple accepted TSMC's price increase and contracted at least 120,000 pieces of 4-nanometer production capacity
Apple will pay a higher price for 4-nanometer process chips foundry by TSMC. On January 17, according to the media quoted supply chain practitioners, Apple's new generation A16 application processor has completed the design finalization, will use TSMC 4 nanometer N4P process chip, is expected to start mass production in the second half of the year, due to TSMC's production capacity in short supply, Apple has accepted price increases to ensure production capacity, and packageDSMC 120,000 to 150,000 pieces of 4-nanometer production capacity.
Nearly 2,000 Starlink satellites have been launched, and Musk: 1,469 are active
SpaceX has launched 1993 Starlink satellites, how many of these satellites are still active? On January 16, Musk disclosed on social media that 1469 "Starlink" satellites are in operation, 272 are in operational orbit, and the satellite's laser link communication will soon be activated.
Low-key entry into the metacosm, Walmart plans to create cryptocurrencies and NFTs
Walmart filed several new trademarks at the end of December 2021, indicating its intention to manufacture and sell virtual goods, including electronics, home décor, toys, sporting goods, and personal care products. The company also said in a separate document that it will offer virtual currencies and NFTs to users. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Walmart filed an application on December 30, 2021, filing a total of seven separate applications. The applications mean the retail giant is taking an important step towards the metacosm. Walmart said in a statement that it is "continuing to explore how emerging technologies are shaping the shopping experience of the future."
Chairman Credit Suisse resigned in violation of epidemic prevention measures
Antonio Horta-Osorio, chairman of Credit Suisse, who has been in office for less than a year, announced his resignation on Monday and will be replaced by Axel P. Lehmann. Osorio is under investigation for violating epidemic prevention regulations. Just a few weeks ago, he was forced to apologize for "unintentionally" violating Swiss quarantine regulations earlier this month and taking a private jet to the Iberian Peninsula. He said in a statement: "I regret that some of my personal actions have caused difficulties for the bank and damaged my ability to represent the bank internally and externally. Therefore, I believe that my resignation is in the interest of Credit Suisse and its stakeholders at this critical juncture. ”
Toyota China responded: Tianjin plant is still closed and measures are being taken to ensure supply
On Monday, a Toyota China spokesperson responded to the media that operations at the Tianjin plant had not yet resumed. "The situation is changing every day now, we are still ongoing statistical evaluation, and it is not yet possible to estimate when production will resume." In addition to production plants in Tianjin, Toyota motor also has production lines in Chengdu and Changchun. "Factory production in other places will also be adjusted according to the supply situation of the Tianjin parts factory." The spokesperson said, "We still take the safety of our employees as the bottom line, and try to adopt a more flexible production system and inventory, and ensure supply as much as possible." ”
Pinduoduo responded to the bargaining price of 99.9%, saying that there were 6 decimal places
In March last year, Shanghai lawyer Liu Yuhang participated in Pinduoduo's "bargaining free to get" activity, and after inviting many people to bargain, the difference was always "0.9%". Pinduoduo said that because the page shows a limited number of percentages, they omit a percentage with at least 6 digits after the decimal point as 0.9%, and the 0.9% displayed on the bargaining page is not 0.9%, but 0.9996427%. For the lawyer to invite multiple people to bargain but the bargaining progress bar has not changed, Tang Jiangrong, senior director of the legal department of Pinduoduo, explained: "Because the amount of goods cut for free is large, the amount of money cut by a small number of users is not enough to change the percentage, which will make consumers think that there is no change in bargaining." ”
Jiuan Medical: The monthly performance of kit products does not represent the annual performance
Jiuan Medical announced that the monthly performance of the kit product does not represent the annual performance, and the historical performance of the product does not represent the future performance. The Company once again reminds the Company of the risks of stock trading, including the risk of uncertainty in the development of the epidemic in the United States, the risk of reasonableness of the valuation model, the reliability risk of information, the risk of exchange rate fluctuations, the risk of logistics and transportation, the quality risk, and the risk of contract/order. In particular, the United States Government has the right to suspend the contract at any time for its own reasons.
Wanhua Chemical's 2021 net profit pre-increase of 139%-151% year-on-year
Wanhua Chemical announced that it expects net profit in 2021 to be 24 billion yuan to 25.2 billion yuan, an increase of 139% to 151% year-on-year; earnings per share of 7.64 yuan to 8.03 yuan. During the reporting period, the price of chemical products increased. The company's MDI technical transformation, ethylene and other new production capacity, new equipment put into operation, polyurethane, petrochemical and fine chemicals and other major products rose in volume and price, operating performance achieved substantial growth year-on-year.
Dangsheng Technology's 2021 net profit pre-increased by 159%-173% year-on-year
Dangsheng Technology disclosed the performance forecast, and is expected to make a profit of 1 billion yuan to 1.05 billion yuan in 2021, an increase of 159% to 172% year-on-year. After the company's new production capacity is completed, it will be put into full production, and the sales volume of lithium battery cathode materials will increase significantly year-on-year in 2021; high-nickel products will achieve rapid release, and the overall profitability of products will steadily increase.
Shanghai Jahwa's 2021 net profit pre-increased by about 52% year-on-year
Shanghai Jahwa announced that the company expects to achieve a net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies of about 655 million yuan in 2021, an increase of about 225 million yuan over the same period of the previous year, an increase of about 52% year-on-year. Among them, the net profit in the fourth quarter increased by about 99% year-on-year. The pre-increase in performance was mainly due to the growth of the main business.
Tianci Materials' 2021 net profit pre-increase of 294%-332% year-on-year
Tianci Materials disclosed the performance forecast, and it is expected that the net profit in 2021 will be 2.1 billion yuan - 2.3 billion yuan, an increase of 294.09% - 331.62% year-on-year. During the reporting period, the sales volume and price of the company's lithium-ion battery material electrolyte products increased significantly year-on-year, and the self-production rate of the company's product raw materials continued to increase, and the overall profitability was significantly improved.
Shuangliang Energy Saving: Signed a silicon wafer procurement framework contract with Tongwei Solar
Shuangliang Energy Saving Announced that Shuangliang Silicon Materials (Baotou) Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary, and Tongwei Solar (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. signed a silicon wafer procurement framework contract, which stipulates that from January 2022 to December 2024, a total of 1.048 billion monocrystalline silicon wafers will be purchased from the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, with an estimated sales amount of 6.305 billion yuan.
ReviR Creek Boulder Technology completes tens of millions of dollars in Pre-A round of financing
AI+RNA startup RevivR Therapeutics announced the completion of Pre-A financing by Shunwei Capital, Yunjiu Capital and Tiantu Investment, and was over-invested by old shareholders Wuyuan Capital and CDH VGC, with a total financing amount of tens of millions of DOLLARs. According to wisdom bud data, Dr. Li Yang, co-founder and chairman of ReviR, has more than 10 patent applications registered as inventors during his tenure at Yaji Technology (formerly Anji Kanger), mainly related to gene sequencing, kits and other fields.
The hot pot track reproduced 100 million yuan of financing, and Pei Jie completed the A round of 100 million yuan financing
On January 17, Pei jie, a direct brand of Chongqing hot pot that has won the "queuing king" in Chongqing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, completed a round of financing of 100 million yuan, led by Zhengxin Valley Capital, followed by One Three Capital and Shanghai Linqi, and Taihe Capital served as the exclusive financial adviser. This round of financing will be used for the expansion of offline stores, brand building and talent expansion, helping Peijie to promote the taste of Chongqing hot pot and Chongqing culture to the whole country.
Anmaisheng received hundreds of millions of yuan of Series B financing
Recently, the park enterprise Anmaising Intelligent Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. completed hundreds of millions of yuan of B round financing. This round of financing was jointly invested by Sequoia China and CATL Times, and all old shareholders such as Yida Capital, SoftBank China, and Fenghe Capital all followed suit.
Terrestrial announced the completion of a $200 million Series D funding round
Terrestrial announced the completion of a US$200 million Series D financing, with round D1 led by CICC Shandong Green Development Fund, round D2 led by an internationally renowned investment institution, followed by the existing shareholder Ingeka Group, and Taihe Capital continued to serve as the exclusive financial advisor. It is reported that in May last year, TERM just completed its own Series C financing.
The leader of the "AI+Science" paradigm, Shenzhen Potential Technology, completed tens of millions of dollars in Series B financing
On January 17, Shenshi Technology, the forerunner of the AI+Science scientific research paradigm, announced that it has completed tens of millions of dollars of B round of financing, and it is understood that the funds raised in this round will be mainly used to attract cutting-edge talents in the industry, further deepen the construction of micro-scale industrial design platforms, and accelerate the landing of related technologies in scenarios such as drugs and material design.
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