Du Zhaocai, former deputy director of the State Sports General Administration, was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment and fined 4 million yuan. On December 13, 2024, Wuhan Intermediate People's Court of Hubei Province publicly pronounced the bribery case of Du Zhaocai, former party member and deputy director of the State Sports General Administration and former party secretary and vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association, and sentenced the defendant Du Zhaocai to 14 years' imprisonment and fined 4 million yuan. The property and fruits of his crime shall be recovered according to law and turned over to the state treasury. It was found through trial that from 2012 to 2022, the defendant Du Zhaocai took advantage of his position as Party Secretary and Director of the Athletics Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the Chinese Athletics Association, member of the Party Committee of the State Sports General Administration, assistant to the director, deputy director, and Party Secretary and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Football Association to provide assistance to relevant units and individuals in matters such as event hosting, personnel arrangement, player transfer, etc., and illegally accepted other people's property totaling RMB 4,341. (CCTV News)The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index of Malaysia closed up 0.4% at 1,608.75.Yili shares: invested 130 million yuan to set up Anhui Jianwei Seed Fund. Yili shares announced that the company's wholly-owned limited partnerships, Jianwei Capital, Jianwei Seed Fund, Jianwei Parent Fund and Anhui Seed Fund jointly invested to set up Anhui Jianwei Seed Fund, with a total subscribed capital of 200 million yuan, and the company's wholly-owned limited partnerships contributed a total of 130 million yuan. The partnership term of the partnership enterprise is 12 years, and the fund can be extended twice for 1 year at the expiration of the term. The investment direction is mainly for the top ten emerging industries in Anhui Province, the future industries in the layout of new industries in various cities in the province and other key industries developed by the municipal government, focusing on small and medium-sized scientific and technological innovative enterprises with certain scientific and technological content and relatively new business models.
Zhang Liling, Assistant Managing Director (Economic Research) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, will leave in May next year. On December 13th, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced that Ms. Zhang Liling, Assistant Managing Director (Economic Research), has resigned for personal reasons and will leave in May 2025. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority will arrange an open recruitment for the post of Assistant President (Economic Research), and will make a separate announcement after the recruitment process is completed.Institutions: The prospect of sanctions has caused supply concerns, and oil prices are bound to record an increase in Zhou Du and an increase in Zhou Du. The prospect of more severe sanctions on Russian and Iranian countries has caused market concerns about supply disruption. US Treasury Secretary Yellen said that the United States is looking for ways to curb Russia's income, and Trump's national security candidate vowed to put the greatest pressure on Iran. These two factors boosted the benchmark oil price by 3% to 4% this week. In addition, political turmoil in the Middle East and other factors have also provided support for oil prices. However, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday that the global market will still face oversupply next year.Trump: The Middle East issue is easier to solve than the Russian-Ukrainian issue. Trump was interviewed by Time magazine in the United States. One of the questions was: "It is reported that you told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that you wanted him to end the Gaza war before you took office. What did he say about it? " Trump replied: "Before I talk about this issue, I think the Middle East issue is easier to deal with than the situation in Russia and Ukraine ... As we talk, things in the Middle East are going on very productively." However, Trump refused to disclose what exactly "something productive is happening" means. Asked whether he supports the "two-state solution" to the Palestinian-Israeli issue, Trump said: "I support the peace plan, which can take different forms. When I wrote the Abraham Agreement, it should have covered many people. "
The Jiading District Government of Shanghai organized statistics on the arrears of dealers. The reporter was informed that the relevant departments of the Jiading District Government of Shanghai have stepped in to count the arrears of dealers. At about 13: 00 on December 13th, the reporter of Beijing News Shell Finance saw at the registration site of Shanghai Yongqiao Village Committee that a staff member was organizing the dealers present to fill out the form, and the information collected included the name of the company, contact person, goods supplied, amount owed, due date, etc. (Shell Finance)Spot gold fell $6 in the short term and is now reported at $2,676 per ounce.UBS: Reduce Adobe's target price from $550 to $525, and maintain a "neutral" rating.