European Central Bank Management Committee Muller: It is expected that Europe will recover slowly.Spot gold fell below $2,680 per ounce, down 1.38% in the day. COMEX gold futures fell 2.00% in the day and are now reported at $2701.50 per ounce.Ping An, China: From January to November, the accumulated property insurance premium income was 292.3 billion yuan.
Hong Kong media revealed that French President Macron plans to visit China in the new year. On the 13th, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post quoted several people familiar with the matter as saying that French President Macron plans to visit China in the new year. The report mentioned that Bona, foreign affairs adviser to the French President, took a team of assistants to China this week to "act as an advance stop" for Macron's visit to China in 2025. (World Wide Web)Twenty-five pilot banks in Shenzhen have opened a total of 64,000 cross-border wealth management accounts. The reporter was informed that by the end of November 2024, 25 pilot banks in Shenzhen had opened a total of 64,000 cross-border wealth management accounts, with a total amount of cross-border receipts and payments of 42.74 billion yuan, accounting for 48.1% and 44.2% of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area respectively.The International (Xiong 'an) Robot Industry Alliance was formally established. On December 12th, it was learned from the 2024 xiong'an new area Intelligent Robot Industry Development Conference held in xiong'an new area, Hebei Province that the International (Xiong 'an) Robot Industry Alliance and Xiong 'an Robot Innovation and Technology Research Institute were formally established. "As an important representative of the future industry, the intelligent robot industry is in a critical period of rapid development. The establishment of the International (Xiong 'an) Robot Industry Alliance will strongly promote the development of Xiong 'an robot industry, and the establishment of Xiong 'an Robot Innovation Technology Research Institute will provide strong technical support for the sustainable development of intelligent robot industry, marking a solid step in technology research and development and innovation of xiong'an new area robot industry. " Zhang Qin, former vice chairman of China Association for Science and Technology, said. (xinhuanet)
Iran has agreed to the IAEA's additional supervision of the Foldo uranium enrichment plant. In a report, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that Iran has agreed to the United Nations nuclear watchdog to take additional supervision measures on its Foldo uranium enrichment plant, after Iran indicated that it plans to significantly increase the production of highly enriched uranium at the plant. The IAEA said last week that Iran has transformed its Fordo uranium enrichment plant, located south of Tehran, which will "significantly increase the production speed of uranium with an abundance of 60%", which is close to 90% needed to make nuclear weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency called on Iran to carry out inspections urgently, while European powers urged Tehran to "immediately stop its nuclear upgrade".Du Zhaocai, former deputy director of the State Sports General Administration, was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment and fined 4 million yuan. On December 13, 2024, Wuhan Intermediate People's Court of Hubei Province publicly pronounced the bribery case of Du Zhaocai, former party member and deputy director of the State Sports General Administration and former party secretary and vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association, and sentenced the defendant Du Zhaocai to 14 years' imprisonment and fined 4 million yuan. The property and fruits of his crime shall be recovered according to law and turned over to the state treasury. It was found through trial that from 2012 to 2022, the defendant Du Zhaocai took advantage of his position as Party Secretary and Director of the Athletics Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the Chinese Athletics Association, member of the Party Committee of the State Sports General Administration, assistant to the director, deputy director, and Party Secretary and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Football Association to provide assistance to relevant units and individuals in matters such as event hosting, personnel arrangement, player transfer, etc., and illegally accepted other people's property totaling RMB 4,341. (CCTV News)Gao Xiuying, the former deputy general manager of CITIC Daika Co., Ltd., was "double-opened". After investigation, Gao Xiuying, as a leading cadre of party member, a state-owned enterprise, abandoned his initial mission and deliberately opposed organizational review, taking the lead in breaking the discipline and breaking the law, seriously polluting the political ecology of his unit; Ignoring the spirit of the eight central regulations, illegally accepting gifts, banquets and travel arrangements; Violation of organizational principles, failure to report personal matters truthfully, running away from official positions, and making profits for relatives and friends in employee recruitment and job transfer; There is no bottom line for honesty, illegally holding shares of non-listed companies, and wantonly engaging in illegal business operations abroad to obtain huge profits; Failing to report and submit working materials to the superior unit as required; Moral corruption, violation of life discipline. Rely on enterprises to eat enterprises, harm the public and enrich the private interests, use their powers to ask for property from subordinates, illegally operate the same business of the enterprises they serve, and seek huge illegal interests.