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Reuters survey: the short bet of won is at the highest level since October 20, 2022; Indian Rupee's short bet reached the highest level since November 17, 2022; Investors reduced their short bets on Philippine peso, Indonesian rupiah, Thai baht and Singapore dollar.On the 12th, South Korea's National Assembly voted to pass a special civil strife inspection law to investigate President Yin Xiyue's suspicion of civil strife. (Xinhua News Agency) 

Alleged of tax evasion, Adidas' German headquarters was raided for two days in a row. On December 11th, local time, criminal prosecutors and customs investigators raided Adidas' German headquarters for the second day in a row, which was an escalation of years of investigation on the sports brand's alleged tax evasion. The amount of tax evasion may exceed 1.1 billion euros. The European Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), headquartered in Luxembourg, said on the 11th that it was conducting a "criminal investigation" against a German sportswear trading enterprise group on the grounds that it was "suspected of tax evasion related to customs duties and import and sales taxes". Adidas said that this long-term investigation is unlikely to have "any significant financial impact".The average annual salary of doctors is 690,000, and the fixed income accounts for 70%. On the afternoon of December 10th, National Health Commission held a press conference in Shenzhen around the promotion of Sanming's medical reform experience. Relevant officials in Guangdong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen introduced the local medical reform including centralized procurement, price adjustment and salary reform. In 2012, the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government fully invested in introducing the modern management mode of the University of Hong Kong and established the Shenzhen Hospital of the University of Hong Kong. From the details of space design and department name, we can feel that this hospital is different from ordinary mainland hospitals, and the difference in internal system may be even greater-the average annual salary of doctors in this hospital is 690,000 yuan, which is 4.8 times that of the local social wage, of which the fixed salary accounts for 70% and the performance appraisal is 30%. Generally speaking, performance income accounts for a large part of doctors' income. The reporter interviewed two doctors in tertiary hospitals in Beijing, and their performance pay accounted for about 60-70%, which was significantly higher than the fixed salary. In a set of internal data presented by Xu Xiaoping, secretary of the Party Committee of Shenzhen Hospital of the University of Hong Kong, the salary structure of three well-known 3A hospitals in Beijing, Sichuan and Zhejiang is listed, showing that the proportion of fixed income ranges from 20% to 47%. (Beijing News)In the latest centralized purchase of sitagliptin tablets, the price dropped to less than 20 cents per tablet, with a drop of over 90%. The reporter learned at the scene of the tenth batch of drug centralized purchase that more than 30 companies bid for sitagliptin, which is known as the largest variety in this centralized purchase, including Huahai Pharmaceutical, Kelun Pharmaceutical, Zhengda Tianqing, tonghua dongbao, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical, Jiudian Pharmaceutical, Shiyao Ouyi, Chenxin Pharmaceutical and many other companies. Judging from the bidding results, the lowest bid price among enterprises has dropped below 0.2 yuan per piece, which is more than 90% lower than the limit price. Statistics show that in 2023, the sales of this product in the terminals of public medical institutions in China exceeded 2 billion yuan, and the sales of Merck, the original research manufacturer, accounted for more than 90%, so there is a large room for the replacement of generic drugs. The quotation of Meradong in this collection is about 7.37 yuan per piece. (science and technology innovation board Daily)

The Bank of Japan's short-term survey may show that business confidence has hardly changed. It is reported that the short-term survey released by the Bank of Japan on Friday may show that the mood of large manufacturers has remained almost unchanged in the last quarter under the influence of complex signals such as the recovery of the automobile industry and concerns about the global economic slowdown. Economists surveyed by data provider Quick predict that the prosperity judgment index of large-scale manufacturing industry will be +12, compared with +13 in the last survey. The survey is closely watched for clues about the decision of the Bank of Japan at its meeting next week. If it shows strong capital expenditure plan, high inflation expectation and tight employment situation, it may support the idea of raising interest rates early.Dongpeng Beverage has set up two new companies in Hainan. According to the enterprise search APP, Hainan Dongpeng Beverage Marketing Co., Ltd. and Hainan Dongpeng Food & Beverage Co., Ltd. were established recently, and their legal representatives are both Liu Meili, with a registered capital of 100 million yuan. Enterprise investigation shows that both of them are wholly owned by Dongpeng Beverage.The attack on the headquarters of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation in Afghanistan killed four people. An official from the Ministry of Interior of the Afghan Interim Government said on the 11th that the suicide attack at the headquarters of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation that day killed four people and seriously injured four others. Mufti Abdul Martin Carney, spokesman of the Interior Ministry of the Afghan interim government, issued a statement on the 11th, confirming that Khalil Rahman Haqqani, Acting Minister of Refugee and Repatriation Affairs, was killed in the attack. Haqqani is one of the leading figures of the Taliban in Afghanistan, and also the uncle of sirajuddin Haqqani, Acting Minister of the Interior of the Afghan Interim Government. (Xinhua News Agency)