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Shenzhen Longgang Yueke Artificial Intelligence Venture Capital Fund was established with a capital contribution of 1 billion yuan. According to Tianyanchao App, recently, Shenzhen Longgang Yueke Artificial Intelligence Venture Capital Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) was established. The executive partner is Guangdong Yueke Parent Fund Investment Management Co., Ltd., with a capital contribution of 1 billion yuan. The business scope is to engage in equity investment, investment management, asset management and other activities with private equity funds. Shenzhen Longgang District Guide Fund Investment Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Emerging Industry Investment Fund Partnership.Mitsubishi electric will invest $143.5 million to build a heat pump factory in the United States.Japanese Prime Minister's Assistant: Japan must be prepared for Trump to impose tariffs. Japanese Prime Minister's Assistant Akihisa Nagashima said that Japan needs to be prepared for US President-elect Trump's threat to impose tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, and adjust the supply chain to reduce the collateral damage suffered by Japanese enterprises. In an interview with the media on Thursday, Akihisa Nagashima said that he had "frank" communication with Trump team members on tariff issues during his recent visit to the United States. "I realized that Japan must be ready for Trump to implement his plan," he said. Akihisa Nagashima said that these tariff measures may encourage Japan to reduce its dependence on these three countries, where some Japanese companies operate and parts made in Japan are transported to these three countries to manufacture finished products for export to the United States. "Japanese companies will certainly try to restructure the supply chain," he pointed out. "This is economically reasonable." (Interface News)

Wen Ning Ke, former CEO of ASML, will be the chairman of the supervisory board of Heineken in April next year. Heineken Holdings announced on December 13th that Peter Wen Ning Ke, vice chairman of the supervisory board and former CEO of ASML, will be the chairman of the supervisory board in April next year, replacing Jean-Marc Huët. Wen Ning Ke joined the Board of Supervisors of Heineken at this year's annual general meeting of shareholders, and is an important member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Selection and Appointment Committee.AI glasses ushered in the limelight, and Google reached a cooperation with domestic manufacturers. According to the news, on December 13, at the Android XR conference, Google reached a strategic cooperation with domestic consumer-grade AR glasses manufacturer XREAL to jointly build the Android XR ecosystem. According to media reports, OPPO, vivo, Huawei, Tencent and ByteDance are all evaluating the AI glasses project. In addition, a number of listed companies said on the investor question and answer platform that they have corresponding technology or product reserves in AI glasses. Huaxin Securities Research Report pointed out that AI glasses have become a new outlet in the smart wear market, or lead the next generation of terminal revolution. AI glasses not only have the effect of virtual vision enhancement, but also realize real-time analysis of user behavior and environment by integrating artificial intelligence algorithms, providing more accurate and personalized services. AI glasses also improve comfort and prolong wearing time in design and portability. At the same time, it provides a more natural and convenient interactive experience innovation through various sensing technologies. With the gradual reduction of costs, AI glasses are expected to be further widely used. According to the report of Wellsenn XR, it is estimated that after 2030, the AI+AR smart glasses industry will enter a period of rapid development; By 2035, AI+AR smart glasses will eventually replace traditional smart glasses, and the global sales of AI+AR smart glasses will reach 1.4 billion units, which is equivalent to the size of smart phones and will become the next generation general computing platform and terminal. (Securities Times)On the 13th, coking coal fell by 2.15%, and the latest main contract positions changed as follows. According to the exchange data, as of December 13th, the main contract coking coal closed at 2501, up or down by -2.15%, with a turnover of 104,800 lots. The position data showed that the top 20 seats were clear, and the difference position was 15,553 lots. The total contract turnover of coking coal futures was 180,200 lots, an increase of 8,845 lots over the previous day. The first 20 seats in the contract held 163,200 lots, an increase of 4,563 lots over the previous day. The short positions in the top 20 seats of the contract were 194,300 lots, an increase of 5,926 lots over the previous day. (Sina Futures)

Centaline Property: The price of second-hand houses in Hong Kong dropped by 0.6% on a weekly basis. Centaline Property said on its website that in the week from December 2 to 8, the leading index of Central Plains cities, which measures the price of second-hand houses in Hong Kong, fell by 0.6% to 137.59.Goldman Sachs lowered the UK's GDP growth forecast for 2024 from the previous 1.2% to 1.0%.Deutsche Bank: There is little hope that the British economy will rebound at the end of the year. Sanjay Raja, an economist at Deutsche Bank, wrote in a research report that the British economy will face more twists and turns in the future. Data released on Friday showed that Britain's GDP contracted again in October from the previous month, which surprised the market. Raja said that business surveys predict that economic activity will further weaken in the last few months of this year. In his research report, he reminded investors that the uncertainty in taxation and expenditure, coupled with the reduction in retail and service consumption caused by bad weather, added more resistance to Britain's fragile economic recovery.