The three cities of Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan signed the Action Plan for the Integrated Development of Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan in 2025, and the three cities of Hunan, Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan jointly signed the Action Plan for the Integrated Development of Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan in Xiangtan on the 10th, fully implementing and accelerating 126 key cooperation items, focusing on "urbanization" and "high quality", and building Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan into a mega-city. The action plan calls for speeding up the construction of high-quality urbanization development system and mechanism around the comprehensive reform of market-oriented allocation of elements in Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan metropolitan area, the market integration of Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan metropolitan area, and the system and mechanism integration of Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan educational and scientific talents; Focus on industrial planning guidance, major factor guarantee, park cooperation and co-construction, application scenario expansion, business environment optimization, and establish a coordinated development mechanism for Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan industries; Promote the formation of a comprehensive transportation system and a convenient and efficient modern logistics system. (Xinhua News Agency)Liu Lihua, Director of the Seed Industry Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: It will promote the revision of the regulations on the protection of new plant varieties. Liu Lihua, Director of the Seed Industry Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said at the press conference of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on the 10th that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will further intensify its work, accelerate the identification, excavation, improvement and creation of germplasm resources, and promote the sharing and utilization of resources according to the requirements of building a strong agricultural country.Ukraine National Natural Gas Transportation Company: On December 11th, the nominated amount of Russian natural gas at Sudzha border crossing was 42.39 million cubic meters, while on December 10th, it was 42.34 million cubic meters.
Without the government's approval, the South Korean National Assembly passed the budget reduction bill for next year. On the 10th, the South Korean National Assembly held a plenary meeting and adopted a cut version of the 2025 budget with a total amount of 673.3 trillion won (about 3.41 trillion yuan). According to Yonhap News Agency, this is the first time that the South Korean National Assembly passed the budget without agreement between the ruling party and the opposition party. In the 300-seat parliament, 278 members voted on the budget, 183 were in favor, 94 were against and 1 abstained. The ruling National Power Party and some opposition party members voted against it. This budget is one of the focal points of the recent struggle between the ruling and opposition parties in South Korea and one of the factors inducing the current political chaos. The original budget proposed by the government was 677.4 trillion won, but the largest opposition party, the Common Democratic Party, demanded a reduction of 4.1 trillion won, mainly involving the government reserve fund, the special activity expenses of the presidential secretary's office and the national security office, the special work expenses and special activity expenses of the procuratorate and the supervision institute. (Xinhua News Agency)Hong Kong held an insurance forum to share the advantages of a global risk management center, and the Hong Kong Insurance Regulatory Authority held the 2024 Asian Insurance Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on the 10th. Focusing on "Meeting the Challenges of Global Market Fluctuation", the forum brought together more than 400 professionals from insurance, banking and asset management, regulators, law enforcement agencies and related institutions to share the advantages of Hong Kong as a global risk management center and explore the prospects and challenges of global financial markets. (Xinhua News Agency)The opening of Yunnan Guanlei Port passed the national acceptance, and on December 10th, the opening of Yunnan Guanlei Port passed the national acceptance. It marks that the location advantage of the Lancang-Mekong River connecting the six countries will be further highlighted, effectively helping the "Belt and Road" construction to achieve new breakthroughs in Southeast Asia. The national inspection team consists of the General Administration of Customs, the Ministry of Transport, the State Administration of Immigration and the Joint Staff of the Central Military Commission. After on-site inspection, listening to reports, reading materials and centralized review, the inspection team thought that the infrastructure and inspection facilities at the port of Guanlei were perfect, in line with national standards, and had all the conditions for formal opening, and unanimously agreed to pass the inspection and sign the national inspection minutes. Located in Mengla County, Guanlei Port is the first port for Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and other ASEAN countries to enter China via Mekong River, with a designed annual cargo capacity of about 150,000 tons and a designed annual passenger transport capacity of about 100,000 passengers.
Citigroup's chief financial officer said that investment banking fees may increase by 25% to 30% year-on-year. Income guidance is maintained at the high end of the range of $80 billion to $81 billion.Shenzhen Futian Guidance Fund supports the extension of the duration of the tube fund for 2 years. Shenzhen Futian Guidance Fund Investment Co., Ltd. issued the Notice on Supporting the Extension of the Duration of the Tube Fund for 2 years to its sub-fund management institutions. The Notice shows that: First, Futian Guidance Fund supports the extension of the duration of the tube fund for 2 years; Second, actively promote the sub-funds to implement the operation of extending the duration in accordance with the procedures agreed in the partnership agreement. It is reported that Futian Guidance Fund is a policy industry guidance fund company wholly established by Futian District Government of Shenzhen. By the end of November this year, Futian Guidance Fund had participated in 51 sub-funds with a total scale of 160.447 billion yuan.Over 40% of the passengers at Shenzhen Bay Port brush their faces for customs clearance. At Shenzhen Bay Port, the per capita brush their faces for customs clearance for 10 seconds. At the same time as the implementation of the policy of "one sign and multiple lines" for Shenzhen residents to go to Hong Kong, Shenzhen Bay Port recently opened the "brush face clearance" measure. According to the statistics of Shenzhen Border Inspection Station, as of December 9, the number of people who used the "no-show-documents" channel for customs clearance exceeded 630,000, and the number of people who "brushed their faces for customs clearance" accounted for about 43% of the number of people who passed through the express channel in a single day. Passengers in the "ID-free" channel, through the head-up camera, automatic verification of fingerprints, faces and other biometric information, completed the customs clearance inspection within 10 seconds. (CCTV Finance)