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CEO of Cloud Whale Intelligence responded to layoffs: In order to optimize the organizational structure, it was streamlined from 1,600 to 1,400. Zhang Junbin, CEO of Cloud Whale Intelligence, recently issued a statement in a circle of friends, responding to previous reports of layoffs: "The company's personnel adjustment is to optimize the organizational structure and improve organizational efficiency." According to Zhang Junbin, the company was downsized from the original 1,600 to 1,400, which was not a large-scale layoff. Previously, a number of insiders and employees of Cloud Whale Intelligence revealed to Sina Technology that the company has recently started a major layoff. This round of layoffs involves a wide range of business departments, including development departments, testing departments, etc., and in groups, some groups directly cut their staff by half, and extreme groups cut their staff by 65%. In addition, the company's 12 director-level leaders, three of whom left in the past year, "is very mobile." (Sina Technology)Consumer stocks of Hong Kong stocks fell, with Budweiser Asia Pacific (01876.HK) and China Resources Beer (00291.HK) falling more than 5%, Nongfu Spring (09633.HK) and Mengniu Dairy (02319.HK) falling 4%, and Li Ning (02331.HK) and Anta Sports (02020.HK) falling more than 3%.The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 1% to 185.63.

It is reported that Canada is considering imposing export taxes on commodities such as uranium and oil to counter Trump's tariff threat. Canada is studying the imposition of export taxes on major commodities exported to the United States, including uranium, oil and potash, in the case that Trump fulfills the comprehensive tariff threat. Officials familiar with the internal discussions of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's government said that the export tax would be Canada's last resort. According to people familiar with the matter, retaliatory tariffs on goods made in the United States and export controls on some Canadian products are more likely to come first. However, these officials said that if Trump decides to launch a full-scale trade war, the commodity export tax is a practical option, which will push up the costs of American consumers, farmers and enterprises. They said that the Trudeau government may also propose to expand its export control power in the latest report on the country's financial and economic situation scheduled to be released on Monday. It is reported that Canada is currently the largest external oil supplier in the United States. Some refineries rely on cheaper Canadian heavy crude oil, and there are few other options. The impact of rising costs is particularly severe in the Midwest of the United States, where nearly half of the crude oil used by fuel producers to produce gasoline and diesel comes from Canada.From January to October, the national output of photovoltaic polysilicon, silicon wafers, batteries and components all increased by more than 20% year-on-year. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, from January to October 2024, China's photovoltaic industry operated smoothly as a whole. According to the announcement of photovoltaic industry norms, enterprise information and industry associations, the output of photovoltaic polysilicon, silicon wafers, batteries and components in China increased by more than 20% year-on-year, and the export volume of photovoltaic cells increased by more than 40%. In the polysilicon sector, the national output from January to October was about 1.58 million tons, up 39.0% year-on-year. In the silicon wafer link, the national output from January to October was about 608GW, and the export volume was about 53.2GW. In the battery sector, from January to October, the national output of crystalline silicon batteries was about 510GW, and the export volume was about 45.9GW. In terms of components, from January to October, the national output of crystalline silicon components was about 453GW, and the export volume was about 205.9GW.Hong Kong stocks opened lower, with the Hang Seng Technology Index falling to 2% and the Hang Seng Index falling 1.76%.

The United States ITC officially launched a 337 investigation on injection molding machines, their components and downstream products. According to China Trade Relief Information Network, on December 12, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to launch a 337 investigation (investigation code: 337-TA-1427) on specific injection molding machines, their components and downstream products.Xia Yiping, CEO of Extreme Vietnam: I won't run away! Agreeing with employees' reasonable demands, communication with Baidu and Geely working groups has been established. The reporter learned from the inside of Extreme Yue Automobile that on the evening of December 12, Xia Yiping, CEO of Extreme Yue Automobile, informed all employees of the latest progress by means of synchronous news of flying books. Xia Yiping said: "Shanghai, the social security provident fund tax payment is completed; Beijing Jidu Technology has paid the provident fund before, because the system can't pay the social security tax tonight (December 12), and will go to the counter to pay it early tomorrow (December 13); Beijing jidu service, social security provident fund tax payment is completed; Wuhan, the social security provident fund tax payment is completed; Zhejiang, the provident fund has been paid before, and the social security tax will be paid tomorrow (December 13); In the remaining cities, the social security provident fund has been paid, and the individual tax will be paid tomorrow (December 13). " (national business daily)Internal notice of Extreme Vietnam: The social security accumulation fund has been paid successfully in November, and the company's financial status may not be paid normally in December. According to the internal staff of Extreme Vietnam, the internal notice issued by Extreme Vietnam said that the social security accumulation fund and individual tax in Shanghai, Beijing and Zhejiang, which everyone is concerned about at present, have just been paid successfully thanks to the strong support of shareholders of Baidu and Geely. Please believe that the company is doing its best to tide over the difficulties with you. However, the notice also mentioned, "We are still very sorry about the problem in December. The company's book cash has bottomed out, and according to the relevant regulations of social security, December 13 is the final time limit for operating social security downsizing. If you miss the window period, the social security accumulation fund in December will not be paid in your own name. Colleagues who choose not to downsize may face the same problem next month. "(Sina Technology)