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The 10th anniversary of the middle route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project, today (12th) is the 10th anniversary of the middle route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project. Up to now, the project has transferred more than 10.6 billion cubic meters of water to Beijing. In the past decade, Beijing has greatly reduced the amount of groundwater exploitation and shut down more than 1,300 self-prepared wells. The groundwater level in the plain area of Beijing has risen for nine consecutive years. The groundwater depth has risen from 25.75 meters in 2015 to 12.61 meters today, and the groundwater reserves have increased by 7 billion cubic meters compared with 2015. There are 81 springs in Beijing that have re-flooded. Since 2019, the five major rivers in Beijing, Yongding River, Chaobai River, North Canal, Juma River and Chanhe River, have all been "flowing rivers" after a lapse of 26 years, and have been flowing into the sea for four consecutive years. (CCTV News)The person in charge of public relations of Extreme Vietnam responded to the operating conditions, saying that the company had no money. Xu Jiye, the person in charge of public relations of Extreme Vietnam Automobile, responded to the financial difficulties of the company, saying that the company needed to find funds to survive because of lack of money. Xu Jiye stressed that he joined the company because he was optimistic about the products, and even bought one without receiving a salary, and recommended it to relatives and friends. He angrily refuted the remarks that the company's difficulties questioned the quality of products and said that he would continue to promote the cause of autonomous driving.Malaysia established the National Office of Artificial Intelligence Policies and Regulations.

Xi 'an Aisheng Group: It is planned to conduct a comprehensive benchmarking survey on financial and internal control according to the asset securitization standards, and the Ordnance Industry Group issued the Comprehensive Financial and Audit Services Project of Xi 'an Aisheng Technology Group Co., Ltd. on the procurement e-commerce platform. The announcement shows that the project will conduct a comprehensive benchmarking survey on the purchaser's financial and internal control situation in accordance with the asset securitization standards, put forward rationalization suggestions, and issue a best-effort report. At the same time, review the annual financial statements of the purchaser during the standardized period, and assist the purchaser to complete the annual final accounts and tax returns; Cooperate with other intermediaries in their daily work. According to the requirements, the supplier must have the audit performance of similar asset securitization projects undertaken since January 1, 2021, and the project leader must have the successful project performance signed by two or more audit reports of similar asset securitization projects. According to the data, Xi 'an Aisheng Group is one of the earliest units engaged in the development and production of UAV systems in China. In 2009, 2017 and 2019, the developed products participated in the military parade of the 60th anniversary of the National Day, the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 70th anniversary of the National Day. In addition, Inner Mongolia No.1 Machinery Co., Ltd. (600967), which is also a subsidiary of China Ordnance Industry Group, just announced on December 7 that it plans to increase its capital with related parties. Upon completion, the company will hold 4.27% of its shares, and together with the actual controller China Ordnance Industry Group and concerted parties, it will hold 52.15% of its shares.Malaysia set up a national office of artificial intelligence policies and regulations, and Malaysia set up a national office of artificial intelligence on Thursday to formulate policies and solve regulatory problems, and hoped to build itself into a regional center for the development of artificial intelligence. In the past year, this Southeast Asian country has received billions of dollars of investment from global technology companies, which seek to build critical infrastructure to meet the growing demand for its cloud and artificial intelligence services. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said at the opening ceremony of the new office: "This is another historic moment in our digital transformation. According to the detailed information published on its website, the office is expected to serve as the central organization of artificial intelligence, providing services such as strategic planning, research and development, and supervision. On Thursday, the Malaysian government also announced the establishment of strategic partnerships with six companies, including Amazon, Google and Microsoft, which all announced data center, cloud computing and artificial intelligence projects in Malaysia in the past year.A total of 211 cases of monkeypox have been reported in France this year. The French Public Health Agency issued a communique on the 11th, saying that 211 cases of monkeypox have been reported in France this year, including 2 new cases in the past two weeks. The communique said that these monkeypox patients are all adults, including 203 males and 8 females. According to reports, after viral gene sequencing, 168 cases were infected with monkeypox virus II, of which 61 cases were further diagnosed as infected monkeypox virus IIb. (Xinhua News Agency)

The ethylene plant of ExxonMobil Huizhou Ethylene Phase I Project entered the commissioning stage, and ExxonMobil China announced that in December 2024, the 1.6 million tons ethylene plant of ExxonMobil Huizhou Ethylene Phase I Project was handed over to China and entered the commissioning stage in an all-round way. ExxonMobil Huizhou Ethylene Project is located in Huizhou Daya Bay Petrochemical Park. The first phase of the project mainly includes ethylene plants, high-end polyethylene and polypropylene production plants in the middle and lower reaches, and supporting utilities, docks, storage and transportation and environmental protection facilities.The personal pension system has been implemented nationwide since 15th, and national debt and index funds have been included in the product range. Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Finance, State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China, the General Administration of Financial Supervision and the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the Notice on the Full Implementation of the Personal Pension System. The Notice makes it clear that from December 15th, 2024, all workers who participate in the basic old-age insurance for urban workers or urban and rural residents in China can participate in the personal pension system. The scope of implementation of preferential tax policies has been expanded from 36 leading cities (regions) to the whole country. The Circular stipulates that on the basis of existing wealth management products, savings deposits, commercial old-age insurance and Public Offering of Fund products, national debt, specific old-age savings and index funds will be included in the scope of personal pension products. Financial institutions should do a good job in publicizing the asset allocation of personal pension products, carry out investment consulting services according to laws and regulations, and explore the default investment services. Strengthen the protection of financial consumers and investors, and guarantee the participants' right to know and choose independently. The "Notice" pointed out that the scope of commercial banks offering personal pension services should be carefully determined, and commercial banks should be encouraged to sell all types of personal pension products. Commercial banks should improve online and offline service channels, provide more personalized services for participants to change their bank accounts and receive personal pensions, and provide convenience for wealth management companies, insurance companies and other institutions to carry out personal pension business. The "Notice" clarifies that on the basis of receiving the basic pension age, completely losing the ability to work, going abroad to settle down, etc., participants who suffer from major diseases, receive unemployment insurance benefits to meet certain conditions, or are receiving the minimum living guarantee can apply for receiving personal pensions in advance, and the specific measures will be formulated separately. Participants can apply through social insurance agencies at all levels, the national unified online service portal and commercial banks, and after verification, the commercial banks will issue personal pensions to their social security card bank accounts. The "Notice" requires relevant departments to strengthen supervision according to the division of responsibilities, strengthen information sharing, and promote the standardized operation of the system. At the same time, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of financial institutions and business entities to jointly promote the healthy development of the individual pension system. (CCTV News)Zou Yingguang, General Manager of CITIC Securities: It is expected that the demand for cross-border investment and financing at home and abroad will be further released. At the investor open day of CITIC Securities in 2024, Zou Yingguang, General Manager of CITIC Securities, said that the demand for two-way cross-border investment and financing is very strong, whether it is a China enterprise "going abroad" or an overseas investor "coming to China". Among them, with the rapid evolution of China's new open economic system, cross-border finance will usher in greater development space, and securities companies will be in cross-border finance. In the medium and long term, China's macro securitization rate is still accelerating, the internationalization of Chinese-funded enterprises will continue to increase, and the opening up of China's capital market will continue to increase. It is expected that the demand for cross-border investment and financing from domestic and foreign customers will be further released.