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The State Council Taiwan Affairs Office: Welcome Mr. Ma Ying-jeou to lead a delegation to visit again. On the 11th, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of, introduced at a regular press conference that Mr. Ma Ying-jeou will lead Taiwan Province youth to attend and visit the Youth Ice and Snow Festival on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in Heilongjiang and Sichuan from December 18 to 26. We welcome Mr. Ma Ying-jeou to lead a delegation to visit again and will make arrangements for various activities. (Xinhua News Agency)Citigroup: It is expected that the overall commodities will fall slightly in 2025.Local regulators have found out the situation of institutions purchasing unlicensed financial information service products. The reporter was informed that some local securities regulatory bureaus are finding out the situation of institutions purchasing unlicensed financial information service products. The regulatory requirements require the securities fund and futures-related operating institutions within their jurisdiction to self-inspect the purchase of foreign financial information service products without the permission of the National Network Information Office. The main contents include a brief description of financial information service products, the contact telephone number and email address of foreign institutions, and so on. According to relevant regulations, the provision of financial information services by foreign institutions in China must be approved. Up to now, a total of 31 foreign institutions and 10 enterprises invested and established by foreign institutions in China have been licensed to provide financial information services. (Cailian)

 Vietnam Customs: The export volume of rice in November was 704,608 tons.One person died in a residential explosion in Shenzhen, and the cause of the explosion is under further investigation. At 14: 46 on December 11, 2024, the Shenzhen Fire Rescue Detachment received an alarm: an alarm occurred in a residential building in Building 1, Yuefu Phase II Residential Building, Yuehai Street, Nanshan District, and the command center dispatched firefighting forces to the scene for disposal. As of 18: 00, the open flame had been extinguished, causing one death and no other injuries. The cause of the accident is under further investigation. (Shenzhen Fire Protection)

German Foreign Minister: The return of Syrian refugees must be coordinated with partners in Europe and the United Nations.German Foreign Minister: The return of Syrian refugees must be coordinated with partners in Europe and the United Nations.Date of hearing the liquidation petition of R&F Property's subsidiary. On Wednesday, the Hong Kong court postponed the date of hearing the liquidation petition to December 16th, when representatives of R&F Properties (Hong Kong) will go to court with lawyers of Seatown Holdings Private Equity Fund. Seatown Holdings is supported by Singapore Temasek Holdings.