Microsoft Corp (Microsoft) announced the acquisition of game developer and interactive entertainment content publisher Activision Blizzard, including Activision Blizzard's net cash, the transaction value will reach 68.7 billion US dollars, this will be Microsoft Corp's largest ever acquisition. After the completion of the deal, Microsoft Corp will become the third largest game company in the world by revenue, after Tencent and Sony Group Corp. The deal has been approved by Microsoft Corp and Activision Blizzard's board of directors and is expected to be completed in fiscal year 2023 after various reviews. Activision Blizzard's games include call of Duty, Candy Legend, Warcraft, Diablo, Watchman and hearthstone Legend.

Big technology companies face the biggest wave of potential technology regulation in a generation. Europe, Asia and the United States are considering new laws that could impose strict restrictions on the way large technology companies treat smaller competitors. At the same time, global regulators are pushing ahead with dozens of competition and privacy-related investigations that may give tech giants more than just "speeding tickets". Regulators and executives say measures under consideration include orders or settlement agreements. the content may involve cutting off transatlantic data flow, suppressing certain types of digital advertising, delaying major product changes or forcing technology companies to continuously monitor related activities.

According to the latest report released by data research firm Canalys, thanks to the success of iPhone 13, Apple Inc accounted for 22% of global smartphone shipments in the fourth quarter of 2021, ranking first in the global smartphone market.Samsung is not far behind with a 20% market share. In addition, XIAOMI ranked third with 12 per cent, OPPO ranked fourth with 9 per cent and vivo ranked the top five with 8 per cent. Canalys said Apple Inc iPhone's new flagship aircraft performed very strongly in the Chinese market.

CEOs of major US passenger and cargo airlines say that when the new 5G service is launched in the United States this week, it could seriously disrupt flight operations unless the 5G service is delayed within two miles of the main airport runway.. Airline executives said in a letter to US officials on Monday that the launch of 5G services would further increase the likelihood that flights would be disrupted. Airline executives asked officials to "take all necessary action to avoid deploying 5G networks at base stations too close to the airport runway until the US Aviation Administration (FAA) confirms that it will not cause catastrophic interference. "

The British government's decision to freeze BBC's licence fee revenue will leave the company with a huge funding gap, which in turn will affect its programmes, staffing and ambitions. Nadine Doris, the culture secretary, said licence fees would be frozen for two years, at 159 pounds, and then rise in line with inflation until the end of 2027. This will be one of the least generous financial solutions the company has received in decades. The plan will force BBC to cut spending and will affect the broadcaster's programming, staffing and ambitions.

SIIX, a large Japanese contract electronics manufacturer, will double the output of battery packs used in motorcycles and industrial tools as early as 2023.. It will invest hundreds of millions of yen to introduce production equipment to factories in Mexico and Chinese mainland to cope with the shortage of battery supply caused by electrification of the equipment. In terms of contract manufacturing of electronic components, Hicks competes with Jabil Circuit of the United States and FLEX of Singapore. Hicks has set up a development base in Singapore and cooperated with about 20 companies, including Orient. In order to expand the scope of receiving orders, a system from product development, design to contract production will be established.

Toyota Motor Corp (Toyota Motor) said on Tuesday that the semiconductor shortage caused by the COVID-19 epidemic continued to drag down output, so it would not be able to meet its target of producing 9 million vehicles in the fiscal year ending March 31.. The world's largest carmaker said global output would reach 700000 vehicles in February, more than last year but 150000 fewer than originally planned.

Many automakers made strong profits last year due to a surge in luxury car sales and the shift of scarce semiconductors to the most profitable models. Faced with the double whammy of the epidemic and shortages of chips and other components, most carmakers have had to cut production throughout the year. Given generally strong demand, many companies have chosen to shift their resources to their most expensive and profitable models to protect profit margins. Luxury brands such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Porsche and BMW have released sales reports, and a younger generation of luxury consumers went on a buying spree last year.

Amazon.Com Inc (Amazon.com) said it will continue to accept payments using Visa Inc credit cards in the UK, which means the online retail giant has cancelled plans to stop using the service.. Amazon.Com Inc said he was working closely with Visa Inc to find a potential solution. Amazon.Com Inc said for the first time in November that the company would stop accepting credit cards that use the service. Amazon.Com Inc once blamed the decision on Visa Inc's high fees. Amazon.Com Inc also has his own credit card in the UK, with the brand MasterCard (Mastercard).

The US stock market got off to a shaky start in 2022. More than 220US listed companies with a market capitalization of more than $10 billion are now down at least 20 per cent from their highs. Although the share prices of some companies have rebounded from their lows, the share prices of many companies are still in bear market regions. These include giants in the S & P 500s such as Walt Disney, Netflix Inc, Salesforce.com and Twitter. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index has been particularly volatile, with about 39 per cent of its constituent stocks falling by at least half from their high, while the index itself is down about 7 per cent from its peak.

Co-sponsored by China Bank International Asset Management Co., Ltd and AAC Mgmt HoldingAquila Acquisition Corporation submitted its main board listing application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday, the first company to apply for listing after the establishment of a new SPAC listing mechanism for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.. According to the preliminary IPO documents, Aquila Acquisition Corporation acquired the company for a special purpose and was established to merge with one or more companies. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has set up a new SPAC listing mechanism to take effect on January 1 and accept listing applications.

American aircraft manufacturerBoeing Co (Boeing) said on Tuesday that a small number of employees at its composite parts plant in Tianjin, China, had been affected by the community-level epidemic blockade, but that the plant had "maintained normal operating levels."。

Unilever said that after completing the strategic review, the company has determined that its future lies in significantly expanding its fast-growing businesses such as health, beauty and hygiene.. Unilever says the health, beauty and hygiene categories provide higher sustainable market growth rates. Unilever said major acquisitions and accelerated divestitures of low-growth brands and businesses would be part of that strategy. The move follows the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group's announcement of its interest in buying GSK Consumer Healthcare, the consumer health business of GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK).

Insect food is rich in protein, which has attracted worldwide attention as a measure to deal with the food crisis. Vending machines that can buy insect food have begun to appear in various parts of Japan.. It is well received because it is easily available and has unexpected delicacies. Fried locusts, fried tiger wasps, cricket biscuits. There are 10 kinds of goods in the vending machine, most of which contain 4 or 20 insects and a bottle of about 1000 yen (about 55 yuan). These goods are produced by Hamaru Foods, which makes and sells insect food. The company began to set up vending machines in 2020 and wholesale goods from vending machines produced by other enterprises.

Starbucks Corp (Starbucks) has added new features to the "special star delivery" service, which has been launched nationwide for Meituan takeout.. At the same time, Meituan takeout also equipped the exclusive distribution team for Starbucks Corp "dedicated Star delivery", and trained the riders on the knowledge related to coffee delivery, so as to improve the service standards from the aspects of rider dress, communication skills, instrument voice and so on. Meituan also landed and applied the innovative product function of his "super store" to Starbucks Corp for the first time, and is expected to be fully presented to customers by the end of 2022. At that time, each Starbucks Corp store in Meituan will have a multi-functional home page that integrates trading, booking and display.

Yum China announced that his brand KFC has explored local flavors from all over China, adding more and more traditional local cuisine to the menu.. Over the years, KFC has launched many Chinese breakfast products, such as congee, large cakes, rice balls, bean flowers and so on. Since January 2021, 12 products have been listed in 10 markets, covering breakfast, afternoon tea and midnight snacks. City-flavored breakfast products, especially hot and dry noodles, Xiaolongbao and Hu spicy soup, have won the favor of consumers. Regional dishes also include Fujian Meyan, Noodles with Soy Bean Paste, Beijing Style, Guangdong Shuangpi Milk, Northwest Barbecue kebabs and so on.

JD.com Group announced that it had reached a strategic cooperation with Shopify Inc, becoming Shopify Inc's first strategic partner in China.. JD.com will open up a green channel for international merchants and emerging brands on Shopify Inc to enter the green channel of cross-border e-commerce, and at the same time help Chinese merchants to go out to sea in one stop and establish an independent DTC station for the global market through Shopify Inc. The deal marks an important step in Shopify Inc's expansion in China and further promotes JD.com 's internationalization. Shopify Inc has also set foot in the Chinese market before. In 2020, the company began to allow merchants to accept Alipay. But the cooperation with JD.com is by far its most important driving force.

The Fair Trade Commission, South Korea's anti-monopoly law enforcement agency, said on the 18th that it would issue a correction order for 23 container shipping companies to bid up freight charges for export routes from South Korea to Southeast Asia and impose a fine of 96.2 billion won (about RMB500m).The above-mentioned shipping company met a total of 541 times from December 2003 to December 2018 and reached 120 agreements on the freight of import and export routes between South Korea and Southeast Asian countries. Among the enterprises punished, in addition to 12 local shipping companies such as Modern Merchant Shipping and Koryo Shipping, there are 11 foreign shipping companies, such as Changrong Shipping, Oriental overseas Container Shipping, Wanhai Shipping, Cosco Shipping and its subsidiary Xinxinhai Shipping.

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Hisense Group releases financial results for 2021. The group's revenue was 175.5 billion yuan, up 24% from the same period last year; overseas revenue was 73.1 billion yuan, up 33% from the same period last year, accounting for 42% of the total revenue. In 2021, Hisense overseas's own brands accounted for more than 80% of revenue. Hisense TV sales have increased by more than 30% in the United States and Mexico, and by more than 30% in key markets such as the five European countries (Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the West).

Goldman Sachs Group (Goldman Sachs) announces financial results for the fourth quarter of 2021 and the whole year of 2021. Net revenue in the fourth quarter was $12.64 billion, up 8% from a year earlier, while net profit was $3.94 billion, down 13% from a year earlier. Full-year net revenue in 2021 was $59.34 billion, up 33 per cent from a year earlier, while net profit was $21.64 billion, up 129 per cent from a year earlier. As of the end of December 2021, Goldman Sachs Group's total assets under management were $2.47 trillion, compared with $2.15 trillion a year earlier.