1. Hong Kong stocks surged as tech sector led gains following breakthroughs in Chinese AI technology.

2. India's SENSEX fell over 10% from 2024 peak due to economic concerns and Trump's tariff threats.

3. Vietnam's stock market rose 5.01% in early 2025, anticipating upgrade to emerging market status.

4. Cosmetics counters are vanishing from mall first floors, with numbers dropping 37% since 2019.

5. China's office vacancy rates hit record highs, reaching 38.2% in Wuhan due to oversupply.

6. Shopping center vacancy rates across 27 Chinese cities reached four-year highs in 2024.

7. China's real estate market expected to stabilize in 2025 with policy support after 2024 adjustment.

8. De Beers suffered $2.9 billion writedown as value dropped from $8.5B to $4B on weak Chinese demand.

9. Pandora reported 13% revenue growth while Chinese sales declined 21% against global trends.

10.Tencent's investment in Old Shop Gold yielded 15-fold returns since its 2024 IPO.

11.NPC representative proposed modifying jewelry consumption tax to reduce industry burdens.

12.Temple-related cultural products saw 310% year-on-year growth, popular among younger generations.

13.E-commerce appliances show high failure rates: 72.3% for TVs and 48.38% for water heaters.

14.Meituan's Flash Warehouse achieved 5 million daily orders in the instant retail market.

15.Dingdong Maicai reported 18.4% GMV growth and sixfold increase in Q42024 profit.

16.Tencent spent 281 million yuan in 27 days promoting itsAI-integrated Yuanbao App.

17.AI tool Manus gained popularity despite reliability concerns and commercial viability questions.

18.Trump administration is in talks with four different groupsregarding TikTok's acquisition.