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According to the data released by Shanghai Steel Union, the price of battery-grade lithium carbonate (in early trading) was the same as that of the previous day, with an average price of 76,450 yuan/ton.Shennong Group has set up a new trading subsidiary in Guangxi. The enterprise search APP shows that recently, Guangxi Shennong Haiyun Trading Co., Ltd. was established, with the legal representative of He Xinyang and the registered capital of 10 million yuan. Its business scope includes: electronic product sales; Non-metallic minerals and products sales; Building materials sales, etc. Enterprise equity penetration shows that the company is wholly owned by Shennong Group.OPEC continues to lower its global oil demand forecast. According to Xinhua News Agency, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) released its monthly oil market report on the 11th, lowering its global oil demand forecast for 2024 and 2025. This is the fifth time that OPEC has lowered its global oil demand forecast for this year and next since August this year.

Xiong 'an Center of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei National Technology Innovation Center officially started operation. On December 12th, Xiong 'an Center of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei National Technology Innovation Center officially started operation, including the cooperation project of Xiong 'an Medical and Industrial Cross Transformation Research Institute of Peking University People's Hospital and the fourth generation semiconductor material doped AlN epitaxial wafer, and many independent innovative projects landed in xiong'an new area. As a national innovation platform, Xiong 'an Center will focus on key tasks such as building a first-class innovation platform, forming a composite innovation team, and improving the innovation and entrepreneurship ecology, and strive to create an important source of independent innovation and original innovation. (CCTV News)The annual passenger flow at the West Kowloon Station Port exceeded 25 million for the first time. It was learned from the West Kowloon Border Inspection Station of Shenzhen Border Inspection Station that as of 24: 00 on December 11th, the cumulative passenger flow at the West Kowloon Border Inspection Station exceeded 25 million for the first time this year, accounting for 36.7% of the total passenger flow since the opening of the West Kowloon Station Port, an increase of 36.5% compared with last year, an increase of 33% on average daily passenger flow, and 32.5% of foreign passengers entering the country without visas. Inspection ensures that cross-border trains increase by 36% year-on-year, and "customs clearance flow" helps "economic growth", injecting border inspection momentum into the country's high-level open and high-quality development. (Voice of Greater Bay Area)Chuanrun helps Goldwind Technology roll off the production line of a new generation of deep-sea 22MW offshore wind turbines. According to Sichuan Chuanrun Co., Ltd., recently, Goldwind Technology successfully rolled off the production line of a new generation of deep-sea 22MW offshore wind turbines in Shantou manufacturing base, setting a new record for Guangdong's largest single-unit capacity offshore wind turbines. As a key technical partner, Chuanrun provided a complete set of cooling system and lubrication system for the unit, which demonstrated the company's technical strength and innovation ability in the field of wind power.

Market news: South Korea's ruling party has elected a new party leader, and the new leader said that a presidential election may be held soon.Ministry of Water Resources: A number of projects to fully promote the construction of the national water network are accelerating. On December 12, the State Council Office held a press conference to introduce the tenth anniversary of the first phase of the East Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project. Zhang Xiangwei, director of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Water Resources, said that the Ministry of Water Resources has made every effort to promote the construction of the national water network according to the overall deployment of the Outline of the National Water Network Construction Plan, focusing on networking, supplementing the network and strengthening the chain. Judging from the main artery of the national water network, the middle route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project is accelerating. From the point of view of the backbone water transport and drainage channels of the national water network, a number of major inter-basin water diversion projects have been completed, such as connecting the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, connecting the Han River and Weihe River, and allocating water resources in the Pearl River Delta. At the same time, the water resources allocation around the Beibu Gulf, the backbone project of Jilin water network, the second phase of Huaihe River's waterway into the sea and other projects that have been demonstrated for many years have all started construction and are actively promoting the implementation of the projects.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)