Trump: The Middle East issue is easier to solve than the Russian-Ukrainian issue. Trump was interviewed by Time magazine in the United States. One of the questions was: "It is reported that you told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that you wanted him to end the Gaza war before you took office. What did he say about it? " Trump replied: "Before I talk about this issue, I think the Middle East issue is easier to deal with than the situation in Russia and Ukraine ... As we talk, things in the Middle East are going on very productively." However, Trump refused to disclose what exactly "something productive is happening" means. Asked whether he supports the "two-state solution" to the Palestinian-Israeli issue, Trump said: "I support the peace plan, which can take different forms. When I wrote the Abraham Agreement, it should have covered many people. "Zhang Liling, Assistant Managing Director (Economic Research) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, will leave in May next year. On December 13th, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced that Ms. Zhang Liling, Assistant Managing Director (Economic Research), has resigned for personal reasons and will leave in May 2025. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority will arrange an open recruitment for the post of Assistant President (Economic Research), and will make a separate announcement after the recruitment process is completed.Ping An, China: From January to November, the accumulated property insurance premium income was 292.3 billion yuan.
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)The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to expand the judiciary.Market News: It is reported that Morgan Stanley will buy a mortgage loan from Santander Bank, worth about 900 million euros.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to expand the judiciary.Huifa Food: Shareholder Zhenghechang Investment Co., Ltd.' s shareholding reduction plan has not been completed yet, and Huifa Food announced the change. On November 8, 2024, the company disclosed the Announcement of Huifa Food Shareholder's shareholding reduction plan, and Shareholder Zhenghechang Investment Co., Ltd. plans to reduce its shareholding by centralized bidding to no more than 2,446,423 shares, which does not exceed 1% of the company's total share capital; The reduction of holdings through block trading does not exceed 4,892,846 shares, and does not exceed 2% of the company's total share capital. The planned reduction period is from November 29, 2024 to February 27, 2025. As of December 13, 2024, shareholder Zhenghechang Investment Co., Ltd. has reduced its shareholding by 1.7 million shares through centralized bidding. At present, the shareholder's shareholding reduction plan has not been completed.Turkish Foreign Minister held talks with US Secretary of State to discuss the situation in Syria. On December 13th, local time, Turkish Foreign Minister Feidan held talks with US Secretary of State Blinken, focusing on the latest development of the situation in Syria. Feidan said that the talks discussed the cooperation between Turkey and the United States. The primary task of the two countries is to ensure the stability of Syria and prevent extremist organizations "Islamic State" and the PKK from occupying a dominant position in Syria. In addition, the advancement of the armed "Syrian National Army" supported by Turkey in the region is also one of the topics. Blinken revealed that the United States and Turkey have reached a broad consensus on the future of Syria. The two sides discussed the future role of the United States and Turkey in Syria and the necessity of continuing efforts to crack down on the extremist organization "Islamic State". (CCTV News)