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Australia's ASX 200 index narrowed to 0.1%, and the Australian dollar increased. The just released Australian employment data was better than expected.Summary of Hong Kong stock announcements, Small Vegetable Garden: It is planned to sell about 101 million shares worldwide, and it is expected to be listed on December 20. BOSS direct employment -W: The operating profit in the third quarter increased by 26.5%, and the monthly active users increased by 30%. BAIC Investment and Hyundai Motor injected US$ 1.095 billion into Beijing Hyundai in proportion. China Pacific Insurance: Pacific Life Insurance's premium income from January to November was 228.842 billion yuan. Year-on-year growth of 2.2% Hong Kong Science and Technology Exploration: In November, the total merchandise transaction volume of orders reached HK$ 687 million. SJM Holdings: It plans to acquire new quality digital technology in Hengqin New District, Zhuhai City for 546 million yuan. It plans to discount about 7.89% and place up to 800 million shares. Net raised HK$ 530 million. Kyle Digital Technology: It is planned to allocate a total of 212 million shares at a discount of about 15.38% to raise HK$ 210 million. Mongolian Mining: It is planned to spend US$ 20.5 million to acquire Mongolian copper exploration company and expand diversified mineral business. CGNPC New Energy: In November, the power generation was 1,360.8 GW, a year-on-year decrease of 18%.Li Ziyuan: The plan to reduce the holdings of directors, supervisors and senior managers has not been completed. Li Ziyuan announced the change. On October 1, 2024, the company disclosed the Announcement on the Plan to Reduce the Holdings of Some Directors, Supervisors and Senior Managers of Zhejiang Li Ziyuan Food Co., Ltd. Zhu Wenxiu and other six directors, supervisors and senior managers plan to reduce their holdings by centralized bidding, which does not exceed 1,190,607 shares, and does not exceed 1% of the company's total share capital. As of December 12, 2024, the above-mentioned directors, supervisors and senior managers reduced their holdings of 813,400 shares through centralized bidding. At present, the share reduction plan has not been completed.

Syria's transitional government's commitment to inclusiveness has aroused concern. On the 11th, the caretaker Prime Minister of Syria's transitional government, Mohammed Al-Bashir, promised that the transitional government would protect the rights of all ethnic groups, sects and all people. However, the transitional government was formed with the "Syrian Salvation Government" under the rule of the "Syrian Sham Liberation Armed Forces" in Idlib province, and its inclusiveness caused many concerns. (Xinhua News Agency)The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a gale blue warning at 18: 00 on December 12. It is estimated that there will be 5 winds in parts of Inner Mongolia, northwestern Shaanxi, Shanxi, northern Hebei, Henan, Shandong and other places from 20: 00 on December 12 to 20: 00 on December 13, with gusts of 6~8; Most of the Yellow Sea, most of the East China Sea, Taiwan Province Strait, east of Taiwan Province, bashi channel, northern and central South China Sea, and Beibu Gulf will have strong winds of 7-8 grades and gusts of 9 grades. From 20: 00 on December 13 to 20: 00 on December 14, there were 5~6 winds in parts of central and eastern Inner Mongolia, northern Hebei, Shandong Peninsula and coastal areas of East China and South China, with gusts of 7~8; Most of the Yellow Sea, most of the East China Sea, Taiwan Province Strait, east of Taiwan Province, bashi channel, northern and central South China Sea, and Beibu Gulf will have strong winds of 7-8 grades and gusts of 9 grades.Truck manufacturer Paccar recalled more than 220,000 American cars due to electronic system problems. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Thursday that truck manufacturer Paccar recalled 220,972 cars in the United States because there was a problem with the electronic control unit (ECU), which might affect the systems related to braking and stability control. NHTSA said that the recalled vehicles included some Peterbilt and Kenworth cars produced in 2021-2025.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and HSBC signed a $1 billion trade flow arrangement for emerging markets.Macao celebrated the 25th anniversary of its return to the motherland with the debut of the digital MOP prototype system. In order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland, the "Celebrating the Successful Construction of Digital MOP Prototype System and the Release of Digital MOP White Paper" hosted by the Macao Monetary Authority was held on December 12th. It is reported that the Macao SAR, with the support of the People's Bank of China, has successfully built a prototype system of digital patacas, laying the necessary foundation for the future development of digital patacas. In the future, digital Macao pataca, as the legal tender of Macao SAR, has the same legal status and value as paper money and coins, with 100% reserve support and full legal compensation; And interoperate with various existing electronic payment systems in the Macao Special Administrative Region to realize the interconnection between wallets of different operating institutions, digital MOP wallets and bank accounts, and create a more efficient and cost-effective trading environment. (CCTV News)South Korea's Seoul Composite Index rose to 1%.