Nov 13 — Ant Group said in an internal memo that Senior Vice President Chen Liang, citing personal life planning, has stepped down as chief marketing officer and head of public and client communications and will become a senior adviser. Chen joined Ant’s predecessor Alipay in March 2008 and led the group’s brand and public-relations function, building its brand and PR system.

The Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission said the Ministry of Public Security, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate and the Supreme People’s Court have recently placed 18 major food‑safety criminal cases under centralized supervision, including the "formaldehyde cabbage", fake imported health supplements and sulfur‑treated bamboo shoots cases. Authorities said they will continue a high‑pressure crackdown and strict, law‑based prosecution of food‑safety crimes.

台湾加权指数11月13日（周五）开盘上涨916.4点，涨幅2.13%，报44008.27点。