Recently, a Shandong netizen posted a video claiming that their child detected an unusual taste while drinking Wangzai milk, and upon cutting open the can, discovered "black foreign objects" inside. In the early hours of November 23, Shandong Wangwang Food Co., Ltd. issued a statement regarding the matter, stating that the company conducted a comprehensive review of the production line and found no anomalies; the company has sealed the samples for future reference. On November 23, a staff member from the Jinan Jiyang District Market Supervision Administration indicated that the matter is under investigation, stating, "Wangwang has factories in several locations, and we will first investigate whether it was produced by our local factory; specific circumstances are currently unclear." A representative from the Jibei Economic Development Zone Management Committee stated that the district's market supervision administration is investigating. (Ji Mu News)

Regarding the recent escalation of the Russia-Ukraine situation, especially after Ukraine used American-made and British-made weapons to strike targets within Russia, President Putin approved a new version of Russia's basic nuclear deterrence policy. Hungarian Prime Minister Orban stated in an interview on November 22 that Russia is "by no means just talking" and that "Europe must act cautiously."

According to reports from the Hezbollah-affiliated Lighthouse television station on November 23, local time, the Israeli army launched an attack on the central part of Beirut, Lebanon that day. Preliminary reports indicate that the attack resulted in at least 4 deaths and 23 injuries. According to the Lebanese National News Agency, on November 23 local time, Israeli warplanes attacked an 8-story residential building in the Basta area of Beirut.

Market research institutions TrendForce expressed in a press release this week that Apple is encouraging its display panel suppliers to increase investment in OLED displays for laptops. In 2024, Apple officially introduced the iPad Pro series with RGB AMOLED panels, marking the expansion of RGB AMOLED technology to medium-sized products. In addition to tablets, the trend of integrating AMOLED panels into laptops is also growing. The report mentions that although Apple plans to introduce AMOLED panels into its MacBook series between 2026 and 2027, the company has already started encouraging panel manufacturers to expand investment. Manufacturers are transitioning RGB AMOLED production lines from the 6th generation to the 8.6 or 8.7 generation configuration to meet the expected demand. The benefits of OLED technology compared to current MacBook Pro models with Mini LED screens include increased brightness, improved contrast, and deeper blacks, among others. Switching to OLED displays is also expected to enable future MacBook Pro models to have a thinner design.

"The liquor industry must adhere to long-termism, create outstanding quality, focus on consumers, build a community of shared destiny for manufacturers, and simultaneously strengthen international brand building by integrating traditional culture with modern tastes, enhancing international influence." On the morning of November 22, the AIIC2024 Liquor Industry Innovation and Investment Conference was held in Hainan, Haikou. Wang Xinguo, President of China Alcoholic Drinks Distribution Association, said at the conference that the Chinese liquor industry is currently in three key periods: the digestion period after the previous high-speed growth, the adaptation period to the new environment, and the exploration period of new opportunities. Wang Xinguo believes that as an important part of consumer goods, the value attributes of traditional cultural symbols in liquor consumption will not change, and the long-term positive trend in the industry will also remain. However, companies must innovate and adapt, as "market pressure in the liquor industry is intensifying, highlighting contradictions among manufacturers, so one must take a comprehensive view of this round of industry adjustments." Taking a comprehensive view requires a full understanding of the current phase of rapid growth "digestion period", facing the "adaptation period" of the new environment, and the "exploration period" towards new opportunities.

Cui Dongshu published an article saying that the national passenger car market is still in a strong inventory removal cycle this year. It continued from active inventory removal at the beginning of the year to August, and September-October was in a stage of passive inventory removal. Under the influence of factors such as the wait-and-see decline brought about by the expected stimulus policy and the trade-in policy driving the release of consumer enthusiasm in various regions, manufacturers expanded production in October to cope with the market-driven trend, and the new energy trend in October was relatively good. At the end of October 2024, the national passenger car inventory was 2.97 million units, 0.05 million units lower than the previous month, 0.71 million units lower than October 2023, and 0.75 million lower than October 2022. The current downturn in the fuel vehicle market has brought about overall prudence on the part of manufacturers, and production was still shrinking significantly before the year-end sprint. Inventory at the end of October 2024 and the existing inventory based on a comprehensive estimate of future sales volume support 40 days in the future. Compared with 64 days in October 2022 and 50 days in October 2023, both dropped significantly, and the overall inventory pressure was low.

FTSE Russell announced on November 22 local time that zeekr and Bharti Hexacom will be included in the FTSE global large cap index, and Svitzer Group will be removed. This change will take effect on Monday, December 23.

On November 22, the official website of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government published the "Guiding Opinions of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government on Further Strengthening Investment Promotion Work under the New Situation" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), proposing 20 specific guiding opinions around four aspects: building a new investment promotion pattern, reshaping the new investment promotion model, improving the new policy system, and strengthening new support for investment promotion, aiming to accelerate the construction of a high-level new model for investment promotion. The "Opinions" propose to innovate capital investment promotion, promote and support the establishment of venture capital funds, Jiangxi business development funds, and other market-oriented funds, attract various funds to gather, and provide fund support for strong projects. Strengthen the investment guidance funds at the provincial, municipal, and county levels with strategies such as "investment to promote guidance," "investment promotion linkage," and "investment incubation combination," to encourage industrial funds to invest early, invest small, and invest in new projects, thus forming a collaborative investment force of "capital + industry" and "chain leader + fund." Carry out special actions for fund investment promotion partners, strengthen cooperation with leading domestic fund institutions, and broaden fundraising channels.

According to Qihoo 360's announcement, on November 19, China UnionPay Co., Ltd. (referred to as "China UnionPay") and Qihoo 360 Technology Group Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Qihoo 360") officially established a joint laboratory for cybersecurity technology research. The laboratory will focus on research in the areas of financial business security, data security, and new technology security.

On November 23rd at 3:59 AM local time, a reporter from the main station stationed in Lebanon heard at least four consecutive explosions in the capital Beirut. (CCTV News)