China services activity hits 7-month high but US trade fears dent optimism. China's services activity expanded at the fastest pace in seven months in December, driven by a surge in domestic demand, but orders from abroad declined, reflecting growing trade risks to the economy, a private sector survey showed on Monday.
中国服务业活动创七个月新高，但美国贸易担忧削弱了乐观情绪。周一的一项私营部门调查显示，在国内需求激增的推动下，12月份中国服务业活动以七个月以来最快的速度扩张，但海外订单下降，反映出经济面临的贸易风险不断加大。
Japan PM calls for US clarity on blocked Nippon Steel deal. Japan's prime minister on Monday urged Washington to dispel concerns that a decision by Joe Biden to block Nippon Steel's takeover of US Steel could impact future investments.
日本首相呼吁美国澄清被阻止的新日铁交易。日本首相周一敦促华盛顿打消人们的担忧，即乔·拜登阻止新日铁收购美国钢铁公司的决定可能会影响未来的投资。
Geely targets over 5 million units of annual sales by 2027. China's Geely Holding Group on Sunday said it aims to sell more than 5 million vehicles annually by 2027, a big jump from 2023, which it hopes to achieve by accelerating consolidation of its sprawling brands and improving efficiency.
吉利的目标是到 2027 年年销量超过 500 万辆。中国吉利控股集团周日表示，其目标是到 2027 年年销量超过 500 万辆，较 2023 年实现大幅增长，并希望通过加速整合旗下庞大品牌来实现这一目标并提高效率。
Chinese exchanges ask big fund managers to restrict stock selling. China's main stock exchanges asked some large mutual funds to restrict stock selling at the start of the year, three sources familiar with the matter said, as authorities sought to calm markets heading into a tricky period for the world's second-largest economy.
中国交易所要求大型基金经理限制股票出售。三名知情人士称，中国主要证券交易所要求一些大型共同基金在今年年初限制股票销售，因为当局试图安抚市场，让市场进入这个世界第二大经济体的棘手时期。
South Korea's National Pension Service cuts stake in Korea Zinc to 4.5%, filing says. South Korea's National Pension Service, the world's third-largest pension fund, cut its stake in Korea Zinc to 4.5 per cent as of late October 2024, from 7.5 per cent in March last year.
文件称，韩国国家养老金服务机构将韩国锌业公司的股份削减至 4.5%。截至 2024 年 10 月下旬，全球第三大养老基金韩国国民养老金公社将其在韩国锌业的持股比例从去年 3 月的 7.5% 削减至 4.5%。
Vietnam's 2024 GDP growth accelerates driven by strong exports. Vietnam's gross domestic product grew 7.09 per cent last year to $476.3 billion, faster than the 5.05 per cent expansion in 2023, driven by strong exports and robust foreign investment inflows, government data showed on Monday.
越南2024年GDP增长在强劲出口的推动下加速。政府周一数据显示，在强劲出口和强劲外国投资流入的推动下，越南去年国内生产总值增长 7.09%，达到 4763 亿美元，高于 2023 年 5.05% 的增速。
Thai inflation returns to target range for first time in 7 months. Thailand inflation rate returned to the target range for the first time since May last year, lifted by higher energy and food prices, the commerce ministry said on Monday.
泰国通胀 7 个月来首次回到目标区间。泰国商务部周一表示，受能源和食品价格上涨的推动，泰国通胀率自去年 5 月以来首次回到目标区间。
Singaporean data centre company Digital Edge raises over $1.6 billion. Singapore-headquartered data centre company Digital Edge said on Monday it had raised over $1.6 billion in new capital via a combination of equity and debt financing to fund its next phase of growth.
新加坡数据中心公司 Digital Edge 融资超过 16 亿美元。总部位于新加坡的数据中心公司 Digital Edge 周一表示，已通过股权和债务融资的方式筹集了超过 16 亿美元的新资本，为其下一阶段的增长提供资金。
US regulator sues Berkshire unit over risky home loans. The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monday sued a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway on Monday for allegedly pushing people into risky, unaffordable loans to buy homes from Clayton Homes, Berkshire's manufactured housing business.
美国监管机构就高风险住房贷款起诉伯克希尔子公司。美国消费者金融保护局周一起诉沃伦·巴菲特旗下伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司的一个部门，指控其迫使人们通过高风险、难以承受的贷款从伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司的制造住房业务 Clayton Homes 购买房屋。
Apple's China troubles mount as foreign phone sales sink for 4th month. Shipments to China of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple Inc's iPhone, fell by 47.4% in November from a year earlier, according to data released on Friday from a government-affiliated research firm, down for the fourth month.
随着国外手机销量连续第四个月下滑，苹果在中国的麻烦不断增加。一家政府下属研究公司周五公布的数据显示，11 月份包括苹果公司 iPhone 在内的外国品牌智能手机对中国的出货量同比下降 47.4%，连续第四个月下降。