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Another member of South Korea's ruling party said he would vote to impeach President Yoon.Lan Foan met with World Trade Organization Director-General Ivira. On December 9, 2024, Minister Lan Foan met with World Trade Organization Director-General Ivira in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on enhancing the transparency of subsidy policy, supporting the operation of global trust funds and maintaining the multilateral trading system.According to the Quarterly Report of the Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong's capital market has benefited from the success of the interconnection mechanism with the mainland stock market since the third quarter, as well as the breakthrough in contact with the Middle East market. The net capital inflow of Hong Kong Stock Connect is strong. After the optimization of ETF Connect, the number of eligible Hong Kong ETFs has increased to 16, with a total market value of over HK$ 300 billion. Cross-border wealth management investment in the south has increased by over 60% since optimization, and the net subscription of Hong Kong funds has reached RMB 8.8 billion. The CSRC is considering the license applications of 15 virtual asset trading platforms, and it is expected that several operators will be licensed during the year. Liang Fengyi, Chief Executive Officer of China Securities Regulatory Commission, said that the ETF market in Hong Kong has achieved several new milestones this year and will devote itself to building a global hub. (Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission)

Another member of South Korea's ruling party said he would vote to impeach President Yoon.Another member of South Korea's ruling party said he would vote to impeach President Yoon.The word "Jin" was elected as the Japanese Chinese character of the year in 2024. According to NHK, on the afternoon of December 12, local time, Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, Japan announced the word "Jin" as the Japanese Chinese character of the year in 2024. According to the report, this year's word "gold" has two meanings. One is that athletes such as Japanese Olympic athletes have performed well and issued a shining "golden light"; The second is the political black gold problem in Japanese politics and frequent robberies caused by underground part-time jobs, because the pronunciation of "gold" in Japanese, like the word "shadow", also implies the meaning of "shadow". (China News Network)

Minister of Finance Lan Foan attended and delivered a speech at the launching ceremony of the China-World Bank Group Global Ecosystem and Transformation Center. On December 8, the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank jointly held the launching ceremony of the China-World Bank Group Global Ecosystem and Transformation Center (hereinafter referred to as the Global Center). Lan Foan, Minister of Finance, delivered an opening speech with Peng Anjie, President of the World Bank, and signed a memorandum on the Global Center and an agreement on the renewal of the China-World Bank Group Partnership Fund. Liao Minyi, Vice Minister of Finance, and Philo, Vice President of the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank, made closing remarks. More than 100 Chinese and foreign representatives from more than 20 embassies and international organizations in China, as well as relevant domestic departments and research institutions attended the event. Lan Foan emphasized that in the past decade, the central government has invested nearly 6 trillion yuan to fully guarantee the construction of beautiful China. The "gold content" of China's ecological environment has improved significantly, and the "green content" of its development has increased significantly. At the same time, China has assumed the responsibility of a big country, demonstrated its role as a big country, and achieved a major transformation from a participant to a leader in global environmental governance. China is willing to take the global center as a bridge, share China's experience in ecological protection and development, and embark on the road of green transformation together with other countries.The weighted share price index of Taiwan Stock Exchange closed 0.6% higher at 23,046.80 points.Market news: Britain is considering the largest auction of renewable energy subsidies in history.