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Putin had a phone conversation with Hungarian President Orban on the situation in Ukraine. According to the Tass news agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Orban discussed the further development of energy projects.Eight people were killed when the Israeli army attacked a house in the central part of Gaza, and eight people were killed and many others were injured when the Israeli army bombed a house in Nuseilet refugee camp in the central part of Gaza on the evening of 10th local time.Thirteen people lost contact due to the road collapse in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. According to the website of the Emergency Management Department on December 11, the the State Council Work Safety Committee issued the Notice on Handling Major Production Safety Accidents on December 10. On December 4, 2024, a major road collapse accident occurred at the construction site of No.5 bid section of Shenjiang Railway in Hangcheng Street, Baoan District, Shenzhen, which has caused 13 people to lose contact. According to the Measures for Handling Major Accidents, the the State Council Safety Committee decided to supervise the handling of this major accident. Guangdong Province should, in accordance with the Regulations on the Reporting, Investigation and Handling of Production Safety Accidents and other relevant laws, regulations and rules, promptly organize accident investigations, quickly identify the cause of accidents, and study and put forward handling opinions in strict accordance with the requirements of accident investigations. Before the accident is closed, the accident investigation report (not finalized) shall be submitted to the the State Council Safety Committee Office for examination and approval, and Guangdong Province shall be responsible for approving the case and announcing it to the public. After the case is closed, the accident investigation report and the implementation of the accident handling decision shall be reported to the the State Council Safety Committee Office for the record.

Market information: Trump's nominee for finance minister, Bertrand Besson, said that Federal Reserve Chairman Powell can complete his remaining term.Argentine President Millai: Argentina's economy will grow in 2025 and inflation will decline.Zhou Liwei has served as the Standing Committee of Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Minister of Organization Department. According to the website of Shandong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, on December 11th, the 12th Anti-corruption Coordination Group of the Provincial Party Committee held its fourth meeting to convey the spirit of studying the anti-corruption work of the CPC Central Committee, comprehensively summarize the anti-corruption work in Shandong Province, and study and deploy key tasks. Xia Hongmin, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, secretary of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission, director of the Provincial Supervision Commission and leader of the provincial anti-corruption coordination group, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. Zhou Liwei, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, director of the Organization Department and deputy head of the provincial anti-corruption coordination group, Li Wei, deputy governor and director of the provincial public security department, Huo Min, president of the provincial court, Gu Xuefei, chief procurator of the provincial procuratorate, Lei Yun, deputy secretary of the provincial discipline inspection commission and deputy director of the provincial supervision commission, and other members of the provincial anti-corruption coordination group attended the meeting. This shows that Zhou Liwei has served as the Standing Committee of Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Minister of Organization Department.

Japanese Reuters's short-term non-manufacturing boom judgment index in December is 30, with the previous value of 19; Reuters's short-term judgment index of manufacturing prosperity in December was -1, with the previous value of 5.Japanese manufacturers' confidence index turned negative to the central bank's forecast in December. A short-term survey in Reuters, Japan, found that Japanese manufacturers' business confidence deteriorated further in December due to concerns about US protectionist policies. The survey of 505 large Japanese non-financial enterprises showed that manufacturers' confidence index fell from 5 in November to -1 in December, which was the first time since last February, and the number of pessimists exceeded optimists for the first time in 10 months. The loss of business confidence may cast a shadow over the Bank of Japan's forecast. The Bank of Japan had previously predicted that a steady recovery driven by rising wages and consumption would help inflation reach the 2% target in a sustainable way and justify further interest rate hikes. Many manufacturing industries have reported that business confidence has declined. Among electronic machinery manufacturers, steel and non-ferrous metal manufacturers, pessimists far exceed optimists.SpaceX is valued at about $350 billion due to internal stock sales. According to an email sent to employees seen by the media, SpaceX and its investors have agreed to acquire the company's common stock of up to $1.25 billion at a price of $185 per share. This transaction values the rocket and satellite manufacturer owned by elon musk at about $350 billion. The memo said that the price of $185 per share was much higher than the valuation of $112 less than three months ago. The memorandum was further confirmed by insiders. According to the memo, only SpaceX offered to buy up to $500 million in common stock.