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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)Market News: It is reported that Morgan Stanley will buy a mortgage loan from Santander Bank, worth about 900 million euros.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.

Bank of Communications: Wang Wenjin resigned as business director. Due to job transfer, Wang Wenjin has submitted a written report to the board of directors of the company and resigned as business director (corporate and institutional business). His resignation will take effect on December 13, 2024.Russian Defense Ministry: Russian air defense forces shot down 13 Ukrainian drones in Kursk, Belgorod, Rostov and Lipetsk last night.Chinese researchers have developed a new type of implantable cranial nerve probe. The reporter learned from Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences that Zhang Qiang, a researcher at the institute, and his collaborators have developed a new type of implantable hydrogel neural probe to realize long-term stable monitoring of cranial nerve signals, precise regulation of neural circuits, and preliminary exploration in the application of diagnosis and treatment of severe brain diseases. Related research results were recently published in the international academic journal Advanced Materials. (Xinhua News Agency)

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.The qualification of general manager of Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance Co., Ltd. was approved. On December 13th, the website of Beijing Financial Supervision Bureau issued an official reply, approving the qualifications of directors and general managers of Gert Christian Middelhauve Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance Co., Ltd.. The company shall require the above-mentioned personnel with approved post qualifications to strictly abide by the relevant regulatory provisions of the General Administration of Financial Supervision, take up their posts within 3 months from the date of making this administrative licensing decision, and report their posts in a timely manner as required. If he fails to arrive within the above-mentioned prescribed time limit, this approval document will become invalid, and the decision-making organ shall go through the formalities for cancellation of administrative license.The retail price of refined oil may end up stranded. According to calculation, as of the seventh working day on December 13th, the average price of reference crude oil varieties was 70.58 USD/barrel, with a change rate of -0.87%, and the corresponding domestic retail price of gasoline and diesel should be lowered by 40 yuan/ton. At 24: 00 on December 18th, it is the last price adjustment window of the retail price in 2024, so the retail price is likely to end stranded. By December 13th, 2024, the domestic retail price of gasoline and diesel had experienced "9 up, 9 down and 6 stranded". After the fluctuation offset, gasoline and diesel (standard products) were reduced by 115 yuan/ton and 125 yuan/ton respectively. (Jin Lianchuang)