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Market news: South Korean prosecutors approved the postponement of the execution of the ruling request of Cao Guo, the leader of the opposition motherland reform party.Chinese researchers have developed a new type of implantable cranial nerve probe. The reporter learned from Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences that Zhang Qiang, a researcher at the institute, and his collaborators have developed a new type of implantable hydrogel neural probe to realize long-term stable monitoring of cranial nerve signals, precise regulation of neural circuits, and preliminary exploration in the application of diagnosis and treatment of severe brain diseases. Related research results were recently published in the international academic journal Advanced Materials. (Xinhua News Agency)Minsheng Bank: New Hope Chemical was approved to increase its shareholding by no more than 68 million shares. Minsheng Bank announced that the State Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau approved New Hope Chemical Investment Co., Ltd. to increase its shareholding in Minsheng Bank by no more than 68 million shares through the secondary market within six months. After the completion of the increase, New Hope Chemical and its concerted actions will hold no more than 2.24 billion shares of Minsheng Bank, with a shareholding ratio of no more than 5.12%.

Blinken asked Turkey to urge Hamas to agree to the hostage agreement, and US Secretary of State Blinken asked Turkey to use its relations with Hamas to urge Hamas to agree to the hostage agreement. Blinken said that during his talks with the Turkish President and Turkish Foreign Minister, he discussed the necessity of Hamas saying "yes" to the ceasefire agreement in Gaza. Blinken said: "We talked about the need for Hamas to agree to the (Gaza) agreement, which may eventually help end the war.""High-end liquor" was actually produced in a small workshop in a ravine. The police cracked a case of manufacturing and selling fake liquor across three provinces. The so-called high-end liquor was actually produced in a small workshop where garbage was everywhere in a remote ravine, and the price from production to sale was dozens of times. The police in Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province cracked a case of manufacturing and selling counterfeit liquor across Hubei, Henan and Jiangxi, arrested five suspects at the scene and seized more than 30 boxes of high-grade liquor such as counterfeit Maotai, Wuliangye and Jiannanchun. (CCTV News)Before the US stock market: China ETF-Direxion fell by nearly 4% and Broadcom rose by about 14% when it was three times richer. Before the US stock market, China Stock Exchange fell by about 3% and Pinduoduo fell by about 1%. Broadcom rose by about 14%, the company's Q4 profit exceeded expectations, and AI revenue in the whole fiscal year doubled by 220%.

SINOMACH Seiko: It is planned to invest 73.6 million yuan to build an industrialization project of superhard tool. The company plans to invest in the industrialization project of superhard tool, and the main body of implementation is SINOMACH Diamond (Henan) Co., Ltd., a holding subsidiary of the company holding 67% equity. The total investment of the project is 73.6 million yuan, and the project construction period is about 12 months.Borui Medicine: Carboprost injection is planned to win the bid for the national centralized drug procurement. Borui Medicine announced that in the tenth batch of national centralized drug procurement in which Borui Pharmaceutical, a wholly-owned subsidiary, participated, carboprost tromethamine injection is planned to win the bid. This product is mainly used for 13-20 weeks pregnant abortion and postpartum hemorrhage. The specification is 1 ml: 250μ g, and the proposed bid price is 16.96 yuan/piece. In the first year, the agreed purchase base is 220,400 pieces, which are mainly supplied to Henan, Hubei, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and other provinces. If the contract is finally selected and signed, it will help the product to quickly open the domestic market and enhance the market share and brand influence of the company. The product obtained the drug registration certificate in March 2024, and has not yet generated sales revenue.Singapore Straits Times Index closed at 3,810.35.