Shanghai kicks off plan to allow foreign-owned hospitals. Shanghai has kicked off a plan to allow the establishment in China of wholly foreign-owned hospitals in key economic zones, biopharmaceutical areas and downtown districts that are home to many expatriate residents.
上海启动外资医院设立计划。上海启动了一项计划，允许在中国重点经济区、生物制药区和外籍人口较多的中心城区设立外商独资医院。
China car sales maintain growth pace in 2024, EV and hybrid sales hit record. China's car sales maintained their growth pace in 2024 as sales of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in the world's largest auto market hit a record high amid a brutal price war and with subsidised trade-ins for greener vehicles driving purchases.
2024年中国汽车销量保持增长速度，电动汽车和混合动力汽车销量创历史新高。 2024年，中国汽车销量保持增长速度，在残酷的价格战和对环保汽车的补贴推动下，全球最大汽车市场的电动汽车和插电式混合动力汽车销量创下历史新高。
Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing says Q1 profit rose 7.4%. The Japanese operator of the global Uniqlo clothing chain said on Thursday that first-quarter operating profit rose 7.4 per cent, a solid start to its plan to achieve record profits for a fourth-straight year.
优衣库运营商迅销集团表示，第一季度利润增长 7.4%。全球优衣库服装连锁店的日本运营商周四表示，第一季度营业利润增长 7.4%，为其连续第四年实现创纪录利润的计划奠定了良好的开端。
China's consumer prices stall in 2024 on feeble demand. China's consumer prices barely rose in 2024 while factory-gate prices extended into a second straight year of declines, official data showed on Thursday, weighed by persistently weak domestic demand.
由于需求疲软，中国的消费者价格将在 2024 年停滞不前。周四官方数据显示，由于国内需求持续疲软，2024年中国消费者价格几乎没有上涨，而出厂价格则连续第二年下降。
Thai central bank seen cutting key rate by 50 bps in 2025, bond market group says. Thailand's central bank is expected to cut rates twice, totalling 50 basis points this year starting in the second quarter this year, the Bond Market Association said on Thursday.
债券市场组织表示，泰国央行预计到 2025 年将关键利率下调 50 个基点。债券市场协会周四表示，预计泰国央行将从今年第二季度开始两次降息，总计 50 个基点。
Saudi Aramco and Sonatrach cut LPG prices for January. Oil producer Saudi Aramco and Algeria's Sonatrach lowered January's official selling prices (OSPs) for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by between 1.6% and 6% from December because of weaker demand for the fuel.
沙特阿美公司和国家石油公司下调 1 月份液化石油气价格。由于燃料需求疲软，石油生产商沙特阿美公司和阿尔及利亚国家石油公司将 1 月份液化石油气 (LPG) 官方售价 (OSP) 较 12 月份下调 1.6% 至 6%。
China's Country Garden proposes deal to restructure $10.3 bln offshore debt. Chinese property developer Country Garden on Thursday proposed a deal to restructure offshore debt worth $10.3 billion, providing its creditors multiple options including converting debt into cash and extending the maturity.
中国碧桂园提议重组 103 亿美元的海外债务。中国房地产开发商碧桂园周四提出了一项价值103亿美元的海外债务重组协议，为其债权人提供了多种选择，包括将债务转换为现金和延长期限。
Apollo to boost staffing for Japan and Asia wealth, top regional exec says. Apollo Global Management plans to expand in Japan and add staff to its Asia wealth business, its regional top executive said, as global investment firms pump more resources into the region to capitalise on a surge in deals and assets.
区域高级执行官表示，阿波罗计划将增加日本和亚洲财富部门的人员配置。阿波罗全球管理公司区域高管表示，随着全球投资公司向该地区注入更多资源，以利用交易和资产激增的机会，阿波罗全球管理公司计划在日本扩张，并为其亚洲财富业务增加员工。
SoftBank and Arm weigh acquiring Ampere Computing. Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group and its majority-owned Arm Holdings are exploring a deal for Oracle-backed semiconductor firm Ampere Computing.
软银和 Arm 考虑收购安培计算。日本科技投资者软银集团及其控股的 Arm Holdings 正在探索收购甲骨文支持的半导体公司 AmpereComputing 的交易。
Japan's Seven & i Holdings reports 24% y/y drop in third-quarter profit. Japan's Seven & i Holdings, operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, reported on Thursday a drop of 24 per cent in quarterly operating profit, missing analysts' estimates.
日本 Seven & i Holdings 公布第三季度利润同比下降 24%。 7-11便利店连锁店的运营商日本Seven & i Holdings周四报告称，季度营业利润下降了24%，低于分析师的预期。
Hyundai Motor Group to invest record $16.7 billion in South Korea this year. South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it planned to boost domestic investment by 19% to a record 24.3 trillion won ($16.65 billion) this year to ensure growth as it navigates political turmoil as well as U.S. economic unpredictability.
现代汽车集团今年将在韩国投资创纪录的 167 亿美元。韩国现代汽车集团周四表示，计划今年将国内投资增加 19%，达到创纪录的 24.3 万亿韩元（166.5 亿美元），以确保在应对政治动荡和美国经济不可预测性的情况下实现增长。