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January 23 - Negotiations between delegations from Russia, the United States, and Ukraine began in Abu Dhabi on the 23rd local time.

TSMC's ADR rose 1.2%.

On January 23, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) released the "Guidelines on Performance Benchmarks for Publicly Offered Securities Investment Funds." Bank of China Fund Management Co., Ltd. stated that it will fully implement the requirements of the "Guidelines on Performance Benchmarks for Publicly Offered Securities Investment Funds," prudently set performance benchmarks for new products, orderly promote the optimization of benchmarks for existing products, continuously improve its investment management level, and guide investment and operational behavior to focus more on long-term stability.

On January 23, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree approving the list of members of the Ukrainian delegation to the trilateral talks between Ukraine, the United States, and Russia in Abu Dhabi. The list has been published on the official website of the Ukrainian President. The members of the Ukrainian delegation include: Umerov, head of the delegation and secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine; Budanov, chief of staff of the Presidential Office; Allakhamia, chairman of the parliamentary group of the Servant of the People's Party of Ukraine; Bevz, advisor to the Presidential Office; Genatov, chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; Ivasenko, director of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine; Kislitsa, first deputy chief of staff of the Presidential Office; Ostrovyasky, first deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council; Pokrad, first deputy director of the National Security Service of Ukraine; and Skibitsky, deputy director of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. President Zelenskyy stated on January 23 that the delegations from Ukraine, the United States, and Russia will hold talks in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on January 23 and 24 to discuss the territorial issue.

On January 23, Anshuo Information announced that it expects its net profit for 2025 to be between 23 million and 30 million yuan, representing a year-on-year increase of 52.44% to 98.83%. In 2025, non-recurring gains and losses are expected to have an impact of approximately 8.8 million yuan on net profit, mainly due to government subsidies recognized by the company.

On January 23, Liandong Technology announced that it expects its net profit attributable to the parent company in 2025 to be between RMB 31 million and RMB 38 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 52.68% to 87.16%. During the reporting period, the semiconductor industry continued to experience a surge in activity, with electric vehicles, new energy, AI, and high-performance computing driving accelerated technological iteration and market expansion across the semiconductor industry chain. Demand for semiconductor testing equipment also increased, resulting in steady growth in the company's operating performance during the reporting period.

On January 23, Kingboard announced that it expects its net profit attributable to the parent company in 2025 to be between RMB 16 million and RMB 23.5 million, a year-on-year decrease of 39.84% to 59.04%. During the reporting period, competition in the field of electronic circuits and related electronic product innovation intensified overall, and the operating environment for downstream small and medium-sized innovative enterprises was tight, leading to a slowdown in R&D investment and project progress. The company's main business focuses on high-end prototypes, integrated electronic design and manufacturing services (IPDM), and technological innovation services throughout the entire electronic circuit lifecycle. Given the current industry context, this has a temporary impact on the company's current operations.

On January 23, Ping An Bank announced that its 13th Board of Directors, at its second meeting, approved increasing and renewing interbank credit lines for Ping An Securities, Founder Securities, and Ping An Insurance by RMB 4.9 billion, RMB 3 billion, and RMB 7.2 billion respectively, all with a term of one year. The Board also approved cooperation with Ping An Leasing on credit and negotiated deposit business, with an increased and renewed comprehensive credit line of RMB 9.5 billion, also with a term of one year. The principal amount deposited in negotiated deposit business from 2026 to 2028 will not exceed RMB 15 billion. From the beginning of the year to the date of disclosure, the total amount of related-party transactions between the bank and the aforementioned related parties was RMB 35 million, RMB 60 million, RMB 84.996 billion, and RMB 15 million respectively.

January 23 – A mini-ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, 2026. Li Chenggang, Vice Minister of Commerce and China's International Trade Representative, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Li Chenggang pointed out that China is a staunch defender and active participant in the multilateral trading system. China supports the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference in building greater consensus and achieving practical results on issues such as formulating a WTO reform work plan, incorporating the investment facilitation agreement into the WTO legal framework, extending the exemption of tariffs on electronic transmissions, and food security. He emphasized that China will actively participate in WTO reform, contributing to ensuring that the reform's benefits reach all members and responding to the questions of the times and the demands of the industry. During the meeting, Li Chenggang also met separately with ministers from Switzerland, the EU, and other member states, as well as WTO Director-General Iweala. He also exchanged pleasantries with members from South Africa, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK, and conducted in-depth exchanges of views on multilateral and bilateral issues of mutual interest. He also participated in a small-scale consultation on the investment facilitation agreement.

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