Russian Foreign Minister: It's not the first time that Ukrainian President refused to propose a ceasefire. On December 12, local time, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that Hungarian Foreign Minister Sergei Jardot had spoken with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and told Ukrainian President Zelensky that he had rejected the Hungarian proposal for a temporary ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners of war in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Lavrov said that this is not the first time that the Ukrainian authorities rejected the relevant suggestions made by other countries after releasing their own signals. Hungarian Prime Minister Orban said on the 11th local time that Ukrainian President Zelensky explicitly rejected the proposal of a ceasefire on December 25th. "Hungary's rotating presidency of the European Union has come to an end. We have made the latest efforts for peace and proposed a ceasefire on December 25th and a large-scale exchange of prisoners of war. Zelensky explicitly rejected and ruled out this possibility ".WTI crude oil fell by 1.0% in the day to 69.17 USD/barrel.Will the defendant in the "Capitol Hill riots" be pardoned? Trump gave a timetable. US President-elect Trump said in an interview on the same day that he intends to pardon the "most" thugs accused or convicted in the "Capitol Hill riots" on January 6, 2021. This will be one of the first official actions during his second term as president. Trump said that the pardon will "start from the first hour, maybe the first nine minutes."
Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose by 1%, popular Chinese stock Yum! China rose by 2.8%, bilibili and Baidu rose by over 1.2%, Ali, New Oriental, Ideality, Pinduoduo and Netease rose by at most 1%, and YINN rose by 1.6%.As of the close of 23:00, the main domestic futures contracts fell more and rose less. No.20 rubber fell by nearly 3%, BR rubber fell by nearly 2%, and rubber, caustic soda, vegetable oil, rapeseed meal and hot coil fell by over 1%. In terms of increase, palm oil rose by nearly 1%.Russian officials: The failure of sanctions against Russia to achieve geopolitical goals will cost the EU 1.5 trillion euros. On the 12th local time, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko said that Russia has adapted to various sanctions and will develop relations with all countries willing to cooperate. He said that the EU is on a road of self-destruction, and any geopolitical goal cannot be achieved through sanctions. If the EU wants to refuse cooperation with Russia, this is the EU's choice, but most assessments show that this choice has caused the EU to suffer a loss of 1.5 trillion euros.
The director of the Federal Aviation Administration will step down on Trump's swearing-in day, and the director of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to step down on January 20, Trump's presidential swearing-in day. In a letter to employees issued by the FAA Information Office, Michael Whitaker announced his decision to leave. Whitaker has only been in office for more than a year. In October 2023, his nomination as director of FAA was unanimously approved by the Senate. Mark House, Assistant Director of Finance and Management of FAA, will serve as Acting Deputy Director.Hangzhou real estate new regulations will be implemented tomorrow, and the housing rate will be improved. official website of Hangzhou Bureau of Planning and Resources issued the Notice of Hangzhou Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources on Optimizing the Calculation Rules of Floor Area Ratio and Related Indicators of Construction Projects. This notice shall come into force as of December 13, 2024. After the implementation of the transfer project, the transfer project that has obtained the transfer decision and the newly established reconstruction and expansion project shall be implemented in accordance with the requirements of this notice. If the previous relevant policies are inconsistent with this notice, this notice shall prevail. This means that from tomorrow, all the newly-sold homesteads in Hangzhou can enjoy the new regulations on area identification, such as the closed balcony is only half the area, and the open wind and rain corridor is not included. The biggest surprise is the first article of the new regulations, which encourages diversified parking forms to meet the minimum parking standards, such as independent parking buildings, parking spaces under the ground floor overhead platforms and multi-storey parking spaces inside buildings. For cost reasons, some developers will cancel underground parking spaces and change them into ground parking buildings, and the design of traditional residential quarters in Hangzhou will usher in great changes. As a result, the housing rate of new houses in Hangzhou will increase in the future, and developers will not only have more room to build quality supporting facilities in the community, but also greatly increase the saleable value.Pan Yuanyuan, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of World Economics and Politics, China Academy of Social Sciences: China's determination to expand high-level opening-up has not changed. The Central Economic Work Conference proposed to expand high-level opening-up and stabilize foreign trade and foreign investment. We will expand independent opening and unilateral opening in an orderly manner, steadily expand institutional opening, promote the quality improvement and efficiency improvement of the free trade pilot zone and expand the reform mandate, and accelerate the implementation of the core policy of Hainan Free Trade Port. Actively develop service trade, green trade and digital trade. Deepen the reform of foreign investment promotion system and mechanism. We will steadily open up the service industry, expand pilot projects in the fields of telecommunications, medical care and education, and continue to build the brand of "Invest in China". Promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", deepen and improve the overseas comprehensive service system. Pan Yuanyuan, an associate researcher at the Institute of World Economics and Politics of China Academy of Social Sciences, said that the current situation of attracting foreign investment is rather grim, and the Central Economic Work Conference put forward the policy of expanding independent opening and unilateral opening, showing great determination to open up. In the face of difficulties and challenges, China is still actively exploring win-win cooperation with other countries and becoming a "stabilizer" in the turbulent international environment. Pan Yuanyuan believes that the current structure of attracting foreign investment in China has changed, and the service industry has great potential to attract foreign investment. Therefore, the next step is to further open the service industry. "Relying on China's large domestic market and industrial advantages, China has sufficient stamina to attract foreign investment and foreign investment." (SSE)