#Company profit 270 million, distributing 180 million as year-end bonuses##The boss distributes 180 million year-end bonuses, stating that young people face great pressure# According to a report by Elephant News, Cui Peijun, the founder of Henan Mining Crane Co., Ltd., revealed the company's latest year-end bonus distribution plan on February 12. It is reported that the total amount of year-end bonuses distributed by the company this year will approach 180 million yuan, of which 60 million yuan will be distributed in cash directly at the annual meeting, while the remaining amount will be distributed through online channels. In response to the nickname given to him online as 'the boss who loves to distribute money the most,' Cui Peijun also made a statement. He said that this is not simply because he enjoys distributing money, but because he understands that contemporary young people have a hard life. Considering that everyone generally bears the heavy pressure of car loans and mortgages, he hopes to alleviate some of the living burdens for employees in this way, helping as much as he can.
According to the latest analysis report published by Carbon Brief, China's carbon dioxide emissions are expected to decrease by 0.3% for the entire year, mainly due to a 1% reduction in emissions achieved in the fourth quarter of 2025. This performance continues a long-term trend that began in March 2024 and has persisted for nearly two years, during which China's carbon emissions have remained stable or declined. Although data shows that fossil fuel-related emissions are expected to see a slight increase of 0.1% in 2025, the cement industry has performed outstandingly, with its carbon dioxide emissions significantly decreasing by 7%, successfully offsetting the increase brought about by fossil fuels.
The United States and Taiwan have successfully reached and signed a new trade agreement, marking a reduction in tariffs to 15% for both sides. Under this mutually beneficial framework, Taiwan will take action to remove trade barriers against the United States of up to 99%. Meanwhile, Taiwan also plans to purchase U.S. goods worth approximately $84 billion to further promote bilateral trade.
The Chinese real estate market seems to be迎来了一丝曙光, the prolonged crisis may be alleviated to some extent. According to the information disclosed by the National Bureau of Statistics this Friday, the downward trend in second-hand housing prices in January has weakened.
Specific data shows that the prices of second-hand residential properties in 70 cities fell by 0.54% month-on-month. It is worth noting that this is the smallest decline in the past eight months. In terms of newly built commercial housing, excluding government-subsidized housing sources, the price decline is 0.37%, which remains consistent with last month.
Recently, various favorable policies aimed at stabilizing the housing market have been continuously introduced. In December, Beijing further relaxed the purchase restrictions for non-Beijing residents. In addition, the central government has also taken action to reduce the corresponding value-added tax rate for residential properties held for less than two years.
According to reports, Japanese authorities have detained a Chinese fishing vessel in the exclusive economic zone waters off Nagasaki. The Japanese side accuses the vessel of ignoring a stop order and attempting to escape, and the captain involved has now been arrested.
Regarding the situation of a Chinese fishing vessel being detained in the Nagasaki waters. The Japanese side has detained a Chinese fishing vessel in Nagasaki's exclusive economic zone and arrested the captain. It is reported that the reason for this action is that the vessel did not comply with the stop request and attempted to flee.
According to a report by Caixin on February 12, in order to standardize the community content ecosystem, the official governance account of Xiaohongshu, Potato Steward, issued an important notice aimed at guiding users to proactively label content generated or synthesized by artificial intelligence.
In the announcement, Xiaohongshu elaborated on the reasons for this initiative. Recently, the platform has received multiple user complaints pointing out the phenomenon of using AI technology to forge the images of public figures and create fake videos. The official believes that such unauthorized content production infringes on the legitimate rights and interests of public figures, and since some publishers do not clearly label that the content is AI-generated, this practice is eroding the trust foundation among community users.
Therefore, Xiaohongshu clearly stated that it will strictly implement the relevant provisions of the "Regulations on Labeling Content Generated or Synthesized by Artificial Intelligence" and continuously improve the platform's automatic identification and detection technology for AI-generated and synthesized content. For creators, if they do not consciously label AI-generated content during the publishing process, once the platform detects it through technical means, it will forcibly add a label to that content. It is worth noting that for this type of AI-generated content that has not been proactively declared, the platform will impose distribution restrictions as a punitive measure, namely reducing its recommendation volume.
【U.S. Proposes NATO 3.0 Concept】According to a report from Caixin on February 12, during the NATO Defense Ministers' meeting held in Brussels, Belgium, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby outlined the U.S. vision for the future of the alliance. Colby stated that the U.S. is committed to implementing the so-called "NATO 3.0" strategy, aimed at building a new type of alliance structure based on "partnership rather than dependence." He emphasized that the U.S. position is for European countries to take on a leading role in NATO's conventional defense sphere. In his view, this adjustment is essentially a return to the spirit of "NATO 1.0," refocusing on the core function of "defense and deterrence."
On February 12, the Financial Associated Press reported that SpaceX founder Elon Musk believes that encountering aliens during the journey of space exploration is not impossible. He further clarified the company's strategic direction, stating that SpaceX has shifted its main focus to the lunar project, with the goal of building a self-sustaining city, a plan that is expected to become a reality in ten years. At the same time, the company is also dedicated to establishing cities on Mars and plans to start related work in about five to seven years.
Although the Spring Festival is not typically seen as a traditional peak period for overseas tourists visiting China, recent statistics from multiple online travel agencies (OTAs) reported by Caixin show a significant upward trend in the inbound tourism market. According to data provided by Qunar, during the Spring Festival holiday, the number of orders for domestic flights booked with non-Chinese passports increased by nearly 30% compared to the same period last year; data from the Fliggy platform also reflected this enthusiasm, with foreign travelers’ flight bookings for the Spring Festival holiday achieving over 4 times year-on-year growth just in early January.
Despite the impressive data, several industry insiders provided a more rational analysis. They pointed out that the true peak season for inbound tourism usually occurs in the spring and autumn, and the Spring Festival is not a major peak for tourist flow. Due to the concentrated demand for domestic residents to return home for family visits and travel during the Spring Festival, infrastructure resources such as transportation capacity, hotel accommodations, and scenic area reception capabilities are in a state of high saturation. Experts stated that considering the relatively low base of inbound tourism during the Spring Festival in previous years, although there has been a certain degree of growth this year, the overall scale remains limited, and there has not yet been a significant trend of large-scale foreign tourists flocking to China for the New Year.
According to exclusive information disclosed by the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily on the 12th, ByteDance's Volcano Engine has preliminarily set the date for a series of major updates to be launched on February 14, 2026. At that time, the highly anticipated Doubao Model 2.0 will officially debut, along with the audio and video creation model Seedance 2.0 and the image creation model Seedream 5.0 Lite. This upgrade not only marks the official arrival of Doubao Model 2.0, but also signifies a significant enhancement and improvement in its foundational model performance and enterprise-level Agent service capabilities.
Anti-involution On February 12, according to the Financial Associated Press, in order to guide healthy competition in the market, the State Administration for Market Regulation officially released the "Compliance Guidelines for Pricing Behavior in the Automotive Industry." The guidelines clearly indicate that automotive manufacturing companies, in cases where they do not legally handle backlog products, will face significant legal risks if they implement the following nine types of behavior that cause the actual ex-factory price to fall below production costs in order to squeeze out competitors or pursue monopoly in the market: First, directly setting the ex-factory pricing of complete vehicles and components below production costs; Second, using a "high configuration low standard" method, that is, selling high-specification, high-grade products as low-specification, low-grade products, thereby indirectly lowering prices; Third, lowering actual selling prices through discounts, subsidies, and other preferential measures; Fourth, engaging in unequal value material exchanges; Fifth, suppressing actual ex-factory prices during debt settlement processes; Sixth, adopting methods such as "more shipments with fewer invoices" or not issuing invoices at all; Seventh, indirectly lowering prices through additional quantity or bulk discounts; Eighth, engaging in vicious competition by lowering bid prices in bidding activities; Ninth, using any other forms that cause the actual ex-factory price to fall below production costs.