blockchain and digital currency the future of money Top Top stories

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.-40.8℃！ Bayinbuluke, Xinjiang refreshed the lowest temperature in the country in winter. With the strong invasion of cold air, the temperature in many places in Xinjiang hit a new low. On December 12th, according to the live ranking of the lowest temperature by the Central Meteorological Observatory, the lowest temperature in Bayinbuluke reached -40.8℃ from 15: 00 on December 11th to 14: 00 on December 12th, making it the top of the national lowest temperature list in this period, 5.4℃ lower than the Tuli River in Inner Mongolia, which ranked second, and becoming the first national weather station in China to fall below -40℃ after winter. (Xinjiang Daily)Hisense Jia Shaoqian: Brand building is very hard work, which requires long-term persistence and a lot of money. The annual meeting of Caijing 2025: Forecast and Strategy and 2024 Global Wealth Management Forum was held in Beijing from December 13th to December 15th. Jia Shaoqian, Chairman of Hisense Group, delivered a speech. Jia Shaoqian pointed out that whether it is globalization or transformation, the key to the success of strategy lies in persistence and implementation to the end. He bluntly said that branding is a very hard job, which requires long-term persistence and a lot of money. Hisense firmly believes in the power of brands, that brands are the future of enterprises, and that there is no internationalization of Hisense without the internationalization of brands. "Especially when most China enterprises take advantage of the dividends from entering the market and borrow ships to go out to sea through OEM to make quick money, Hisense voluntarily gave up OEM and chose the most difficult shipbuilding to go out to sea, that is, resolutely went to the high end and invested a lot of money, people and resources in brand building, especially in corporate marketing." He said. (Rui Jian)

Jiangxi procuratorate prosecuted Gao Zhunhu's suspected bribery case according to law. Recently, Gao Zhunhu (deputy department level), former deputy secretary and vice chairman of Jingdezhen CPPCC in Jiangxi Province, was under the jurisdiction of Jiangxi Provincial People's Procuratorate, and Pingxiang Municipal People's Procuratorate filed a public prosecution with Pingxiang Intermediate People's Court according to law. The case is being further processed. At the stage of examination and prosecution, the procuratorate informed the defendant Gao Zhuhu of his litigation rights according to law, interrogated the defendant according to law and listened to the opinions of the defenders. The Pingxiang Municipal People's Procuratorate sued the accusation: the defendant Gao Zhuhu used to be the secretary, deputy secretary and director of the Party Working Committee of Jingdezhen Ceramic Industrial Park, the secretary of the Party Working Committee of Jingdezhen Central City Changnan Development Zone, the party secretary and chairman of Jingdezhen Urban Construction and Development Investment Co., Ltd., the party secretary and chairman of Jingdezhen Urban Construction Investment Group Co., Ltd., and the party working Committee secretary of Jingdezhen Changnan New District. Jingdezhen High-tech Industrial Development Zone, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee, director of the management committee and other positions, seek benefits for others, illegally accept other people's property, the amount is particularly huge, and should be investigated for criminal responsibility for accepting bribes according to law.20% of the wildfires in California, which have burned more than 1,600 hectares, have been initially controlled. On December 12, local time, it was learned that 20% of the wildfires in Malibu, a coastal city in Los Angeles County, southern California, have been initially controlled, and local officials lifted some mandatory evacuation orders on the same day and allowed a certain number of people to return home. The wildfire has burned about 1,664 hectares of land, causing about 6,300 people to evacuate and about 22,000 people to be affected by the fire. Local officials said that wildfires also destroyed four houses, and another six houses were damaged. The California Fire Department said that nearly 2,000 firefighters are protecting buildings in the fire area and strengthening fire boundary control. (CCTV News)The launch of Global Development Report 2024 was held in Beijing Foreign Ministry: China is willing to deepen development cooperation with all parties. On the 13th, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning held a regular press conference, and Mao Ning said that the release of Global Development Report is an important measure to implement global development initiatives. This is the third annual report issued by relevant Chinese institutions, aiming at rallying international consensus focusing on development and exploring ideas and cooperation paths to meet global development challenges. As the largest developing country in the world, China is willing to deepen development cooperation with all parties, accelerate the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and benefit the people of more countries. (CCTV News)

According to the local government, Russia attacked the energy facilities in the Lviv region in western Ukraine.Deputy Director Huang Huabo attended the 2024 annual discussion meeting of members of the National Medical Security Standardization Working Group. On December 12, 2024, the 2024 annual discussion meeting of members of the National Medical Security Standardization Working Group was held in Beijing. Huang Huabo, chairman of the working group, member of the party group and deputy director of the National Health Insurance Bureau, attended and spoke. The symposium summarized the work results of the National Working Group on Medical Security Standardization in 2024, and discussed the work in 2025, the five-year development plan of medical security standardization, the framework system and relevant medical insurance standards. Huang Huabo pointed out that in 2024, with the guidance of the National Standards Committee and the support of the bureau party group, all the work of the working group was smoothly promoted through the joint efforts of all members and relevant units inside and outside the bureau. In 2025, the high-quality development of medical insurance put forward higher requirements for medical insurance standardization. It is necessary to further strengthen the sense of responsibility, professionalism and cooperation, accelerate the construction of medical insurance standardization team, and play a supporting role for the high-quality development of medical insurance. (National Medical Insurance Bureau)Ali launched the e-commerce app "Tao" in Japan: in the future, it will expand its staff to explore the local market. On December 12, Alibaba Group held a briefing on the e-commerce app "Tao" launched for the Japanese market. The company said that it will expand its staff in the future and fully explore the Japanese market. According to reports, the APP was launched in October, selling more than 3 million kinds of goods such as clothing, groceries and digital related products. It also has the function of recommending goods by artificial intelligence (AI) according to consumers' preferences. The goods are mainly delivered from China after the consumer places an order, and arrive in Japan a few days later. (Interface News)