TREE NEWS update: GoPlus issued a security alert on November 5 warning that Android’s latest security bulletin covers multiple severe vulnerabilities affecting Android 14, 15, 16, 16 QPR2 and 17. The firm advised users to check their devices and promptly install system updates provided by manufacturers.
TREE NEWS update: Binance Wallet said it will merge any undistributed $PREDICT airdrop batches into the first distribution after the token goes live, if listing occurs after a scheduled payout date. The five original distribution dates — the $PREDICT listing day, Nov. 6, Nov. 13, Nov. 20 and Nov. 27, 2026 — and their questionnaire deadlines remain unchanged, and users need not resubmit. Eligibility for each batch is still determined by its original questionnaire deadline.
TREE NEWS update: Beijing Yimiao Shenzhou Biopharmaceutical Co. received a drug registration certificate from the National Medical Products Administration for its self-developed CAR-T cell therapy, Pojiorlencel injection, for adults with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy. It is the first CAR-T cell drug approved in Beijing.
TREE NEWS update: Chengdu sold six residential plots within its municipal jurisdiction at the reserve price on a single day, raising a total of 1.405 billion yuan. The parcels cover a combined land area of 165,973.26 square meters, with total planned gross floor area of 331,655.46 square meters. All six sites changed hands at their starting prices with no premium.
TREE NEWS update: European Central Bank Governing Council member Boris Zigman said a December interest-rate increase is “quite likely,” signaling the ECB may tighten policy again before year-end. The remark points to continued concern over inflation among rate-setters. No further details on the size or conditions of a potential move were given.
TREE NEWS update: An oil tanker struck a mine in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday morning, Iran’s navy said. The announcement gave no details on the vessel’s identity, its flag, the extent of damage or casualties. The Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most important oil chokepoint, with roughly a fifth of global petroleum liquids consumption passing through it.
TREE NEWS update: Wang Jian, former Party committee member and deputy general manager of State Grid Hunan Electric Power Co., is under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law. The probe is being conducted by the discipline inspection and supervision team stationed at State Grid Corp. of China and the Zhuzhou City Supervisory Commission in Hunan.
TREE NEWS update: Crédit Mutuel Arkéa said attackers drained funds from the French bank’s own account rather than customer accounts, and that they may have cashed out in crypto. The bank would not confirm a reported €118 million ($133 million) loss, saying only that the scale is about right.
TREE NEWS update: Gate rolled out a Proof of Security (PoSEC) framework on Nov. 5, which it said makes it the first digital asset exchange to extend security verification beyond reserve sufficiency to asset storage structure and risk protection. A Nov. 4 snapshot showed cold storage coverage of 104.58%, with cold and hot wallets holding 88.26% and 11.74% of assets respectively. An independent third-party auditor is verifying the data, with the report to be published on Gate’s website.
TREE NEWS update: VeriSilicon Holdings said its order backlog reached 18.569 billion yuan as of the end of September 2026, up 265.90% from the end of last year and 49.16% from the end of the second quarter, marking 12 consecutive quarters at a high level. The company expects adjusted EBITDA to turn positive in the second half of 2026 and full-year adjusted net profit attributable to shareholders to turn positive in 2027.
TREE NEWS update: China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology conducted 42 batches of technical app inspections in the third quarter of 2026, ordering 967 apps to rectify violations, publicly naming 163 and removing 72 from app stores. The compliance rate of apps on shelves rose 1.3 percentage points quarter-on-quarter, with platforms including Tencent’s MyApp, Honor App Store, Xiaomi App Store and Baidu Mobile Assistant ranking highest.
TREE NEWS update: Saudi Arabia and Syria signed a defense cooperation agreement on the 4th, during Syrian transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s visit to Riyadh. Al-Sharaa met Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, their second meeting in Saudi Arabia in less than a month. The specific contents of the agreement have not been disclosed.
TREE NEWS update: The foreign ministers of Oman and Iran discussed arrangements to ensure the safety of maritime passages, stressing the need to move from de-escalation toward reaching a lasting agreement. The talks were disclosed by Oman’s state news agency.
TREE NEWS update: China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Price Cost and Certification Center, led by Deputy Director Cheng Gang, conducted a research visit to Guangdong province on October 28-29. The team visited China Southern Power Grid, the National New Energy Storage Innovation Center and Guangdong Power Exchange Center to examine independent energy storage and power market construction. Staff from the center’s new energy price and cost division joined the trip.
TREE NEWS update: Lianxun Instruments said Nov. 5 that controlling shareholder, actual controller and chairman Hu Haiyang proposed repurchasing RMB 100 million to RMB 150 million of the company’s A-shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange via centralized bidding, using own or self-raised funds. The shares would fund an employee stock ownership plan or equity incentive. The buyback price would not exceed 150% of the average trading price over the 30 sessions before board approval.
TREE NEWS update: Tencent’s Hunyuan Hy4 model debuted on WorkBuddy on November 4, and the team has urgently scaled its inference cluster tenfold and raised users’ free trial quota to handle the surge in calls. High-end compute constraints and peak concurrency mean some periods may still hit usage limits; users are advised to switch to Hy3, whose free access on WorkBuddy is extended to November 15, 2026, or to use off-peak evening hours.
TREE NEWS update: Chinese Vice Premier and Politburo member Liu Guozhong conducted inspections in Guangxi and Fujian from November 3 to 5, emphasizing the need to advance the Healthy China initiative and ensure decisive progress during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. Liu called for high-quality development of the health sector and continuous improvement of public health and well-being.
TREE NEWS update: The Shanghai Stock Exchange held two special forums on mergers and acquisitions in recent days, one with listed companies and one with market institutions, drawing seven listed firms and seven securities, valuation, venture capital and insurance representatives. Topics included central and state-owned enterprise peer competition, cross-sector M&A, installment payments, tech-company valuation and M&A insurance credit enhancement. In the first three quarters of 2026, Shanghai-listed companies added 546 asset restructuring cases, including 46 major ones worth more than 500 billion yuan.
TREE NEWS update: Chai Wei, former party secretary and chairman of Northeast SMEs Financing Re-guarantee Co., was expelled from the Communist Party and dismissed from public office, Jilin province’s discipline inspection commission announced on the 5th. The commission said it had opened a disciplinary investigation into Chai, a member of the 12th Jilin Provincial Party Committee, over serious violations of discipline and law, with the probe approved by the provincial party committee.
TREE NEWS reports: The pound’s effective exchange rate rose to its highest level since 2016. The trade-weighted measure of sterling’s value against a basket of currencies climbed to its strongest point in roughly a decade, marking a notable move in foreign-exchange markets.