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A former employee of Adebio was sentenced and involved in AstraZeneca employees' insurance fraud case. A former employee of the genetic testing company Aidebio, which worked closely with AstraZeneca, committed medical insurance fraud together with AstraZeneca sales staff during his tenure in the company. He was sentenced to three years' imprisonment and fined for fraud, and I pleaded guilty. A judgment obtained shows that Ma, a former employee of Aide Bio involved in the case, conspired with AstraZeneca employees to tamper with the genetic test report during his tenure. He began to accept public security investigation in September 2021 and was sentenced in August 2023. However, on December 9, 2024, the company replied that "there is no problem (cooperation with AstraZeneca), which has no impact on us and has nothing to do with us" and denied that any employees were involved. (financial magazine)Shanghai Headquarters of the Central Bank: The amount of cross-border RMB settlement in Shanghai in November was 2,491.8 billion yuan. According to the news of Shanghai Headquarters of the Central Bank, as of the end of November, there were 102 banks in Shanghai that submitted information on cross-border RMB settlement business, with a settlement amount of 2,491.8 billion yuan in November and a cumulative settlement amount of 27,151.9 billion yuan from January to November.This year, the amount of M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong has reached 38 billion US dollars, which has triggered a rare bidding war. This year is expected to be the busiest year for M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong in the past decade, with industries ranging from skin care products to logistics real estate, and the bidding war has also warmed up. It is reported that China Mobile's bid for Hongkong Broadband may face competition from American private equity firm I Squared Capital. Bi Hua, chairman of Fenmei Packaging, is negotiating with Qihao Capital to jointly counter the privatization offer of Shandong Xinjufeng. The data shows that the scale of M&A transactions for listed companies in Hong Kong has reached $38 billion this year, the highest level since 2017, including the merger of Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities, a smaller competitor, to become the largest brokerage firm in China.

Afternoon comments on Hong Kong stocks: Hang Seng Index rose by 1.72%, Hang Seng Technology Index rose by 2.55%, Hong Kong stocks closed at noon, Hang Seng Index rose by 1.72% and Hang Seng Technology Index rose by 2.55%. Chinese brokerage stocks and consumer stocks were among the top gainers, with China Merchants Securities, Mengniu Dairy and Tongcheng Travel up over 7% and over 5% respectively.Cross-border payment concept stocks surged before noon, while Gao Weida and Zhaori Technology rose by 20cm, while huijin technology and Xiongdi Technology rose by more than 10%.Behind the cheers of the shooting of American medical insurance executives: blood-sucking insurance companies and the new threat of "ghost guns", the suspect who shot and killed a senior executive of an American medical insurance company in the streets of new york City was arrested on the 9th. Police said on the 11th that a number of evidences have confirmed the criminal facts of suspect Luigi Man Ghione. After the shooting, the American public's anger against medical insurance companies broke out on the Internet, and the "ghost gun" 3D printed pistol used by the suspect also showed that the problem of gun proliferation in the United States became increasingly difficult to solve. Agence France-Presse reported that since Thompson was shot, the voice of ridicule and satire has flooded the Internet, and the lack of sympathy has become the mainstream sentiment of the public, which reflects the dissatisfaction and anger of Americans towards the medical system. (CCTV)

Korean Air passed the US antitrust review, clearing the way for completing the Asiana Airlines transaction.Goldman Sachs: If the branch managers' meeting in January concludes that there is insufficient incentive for SMEs to raise wages next year, the Bank of Japan may postpone raising interest rates until March or April next year.Iflytek and other robot technology companies have a registered capital of 30 million yuan. According to Tianyancha App, Anhui Lingdong General Robot Technology Co., Ltd. was recently established with Hu Guoping as the legal representative and a registered capital of 30 million yuan. Its business scope includes industrial robot manufacturing, industrial robot sales, intelligent robot research and development, electrical equipment sales, computer software and hardware and auxiliary equipment retail, information system integration services, intelligent robot sales, mechanical equipment leasing, etc. According to shareholder information, the company is jointly held by Anhui Xunfei Yunchuang Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Iflytek (002230), Anhui Yanzhi Technology Co., Ltd. and Anhui Lingji Wanwu Technology Partnership (Limited Partnership).