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Minister of Finance Lan Foan attended and delivered a speech at the launching ceremony of the China-World Bank Group Global Ecosystem and Transformation Center. On December 8, the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank jointly held the launching ceremony of the China-World Bank Group Global Ecosystem and Transformation Center (hereinafter referred to as the Global Center). Lan Foan, Minister of Finance, delivered an opening speech with Peng Anjie, President of the World Bank, and signed a memorandum on the Global Center and an agreement on the renewal of the China-World Bank Group Partnership Fund. Liao Minyi, Vice Minister of Finance, and Philo, Vice President of the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank, made closing remarks. More than 100 Chinese and foreign representatives from more than 20 embassies and international organizations in China, as well as relevant domestic departments and research institutions attended the event. Lan Foan emphasized that in the past decade, the central government has invested nearly 6 trillion yuan to fully guarantee the construction of beautiful China. The "gold content" of China's ecological environment has improved significantly, and the "green content" of its development has increased significantly. At the same time, China has assumed the responsibility of a big country, demonstrated its role as a big country, and achieved a major transformation from a participant to a leader in global environmental governance. China is willing to take the global center as a bridge, share China's experience in ecological protection and development, and embark on the road of green transformation together with other countries.Afternoon comments on Hong Kong stocks: Hang Seng Index rose by 1.72%, Hang Seng Technology Index rose by 2.55%, Hong Kong stocks closed at noon, Hang Seng Index rose by 1.72% and Hang Seng Technology Index rose by 2.55%. Chinese brokerage stocks and consumer stocks were among the top gainers, with China Merchants Securities, Mengniu Dairy and Tongcheng Travel up over 7% and over 5% respectively.The deposit interest rate is declining, and the interbank deposit receipt fund is popular. Under the background of the current downward trend of non-bank interbank deposit interest rate, the interbank deposit receipt rate is relatively more attractive, and the interbank deposit receipt fund has recently gained the popularity of funds. On December 12, Hongta laterite fund announced that the company held a meeting of fund share holders of the 7-day holding fund of Hongta laterite CSI interbank deposit certificate AAA index by means of communication to review the proposal on matters related to the continuous operation of the fund. Previously, the fund had a net asset value of less than 50 million yuan for 60 consecutive working days. However, the fund shares voted at the fund share holders' meeting were less than half of the total fund shares on the equity registration date, and failed to meet the effective meeting conditions. On December 5th, the 7-day holding period of the AAA index of China National Securities Interbank Deposit Certificate also announced the convening of the holders' meeting on the continuous operation of the fund, and the fund manager proposed to continue to operate the fund. (CSI Taurus)

The transition period of yellow-card electric bicycles in Zhengzhou was extended for another two years. On December 12th, the reporter learned that Zhengzhou Public Security Bureau, Zhengzhou Bureau of Industry and Information Technology and Zhengzhou Municipal Market Supervision Administration jointly issued a notice, and after research, it was decided to extend the transition period of yellow-card electric bicycles (the temporary anti-theft record number with black letters on yellow background) after the expiry date of December 31st, 2024. According to the circular, in order to strengthen the management of electric bicycles, combined with the actual situation in Zhengzhou and the needs of the masses, it was decided through research that the transition period of yellow-card electric bicycles (the temporary anti-theft record number with black letters on the yellow background) will be extended from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. (Dahe Daily)Lan Foan met with World Trade Organization Director-General Ivira. On December 9, 2024, Minister Lan Foan met with World Trade Organization Director-General Ivira in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on enhancing the transparency of subsidy policy, supporting the operation of global trust funds and maintaining the multilateral trading system.A former employee of Adebio was sentenced and involved in AstraZeneca employees' insurance fraud case. A former employee of the genetic testing company Aidebio, which worked closely with AstraZeneca, committed medical insurance fraud together with AstraZeneca sales staff during his tenure in the company. He was sentenced to three years' imprisonment and fined for fraud, and I pleaded guilty. A judgment obtained shows that Ma, a former employee of Aide Bio involved in the case, conspired with AstraZeneca employees to tamper with the genetic test report during his tenure. He began to accept public security investigation in September 2021 and was sentenced in August 2023. However, on December 9, 2024, the company replied that "there is no problem (cooperation with AstraZeneca), which has no impact on us and has nothing to do with us" and denied that any employees were involved. (financial magazine)

South Korea's ruling party has made it a unified position within the party to oppose the "special inspection law for civil strife" and "Jin Jianchit's inspection law". South Korea's ruling National Power Party said that it will make it a unified position within the party to oppose the "special inspection law for civil strife" and "Jin Jianchit's inspection law". (CCTV News)The weighted share price index of Taiwan Stock Exchange closed 0.6% higher at 23,046.80 points.This year, the amount of M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong has reached 38 billion US dollars, which has triggered a rare bidding war. This year is expected to be the busiest year for M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong in the past decade, with industries ranging from skin care products to logistics real estate, and the bidding war has also warmed up. It is reported that China Mobile's bid for Hongkong Broadband may face competition from American private equity firm I Squared Capital. Bi Hua, chairman of Fenmei Packaging, is negotiating with Qihao Capital to jointly counter the privatization offer of Shandong Xinjufeng. The data shows that the scale of M&A transactions for listed companies in Hong Kong has reached $38 billion this year, the highest level since 2017, including the merger of Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities, a smaller competitor, to become the largest brokerage firm in China.