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From next month, Wuhan will be exempted from the qualification examination fee for taxi drivers. It was learned from the Passenger Transport Development Center of Wuhan Municipal Transportation Bureau that from next year, Wuhan will no longer charge the qualification examination fee for cruising taxis and online booking taxi drivers.General Administration of Customs: China's imports of iron ore, coal and natural gas increased in the first 11 months. According to customs statistics, in the first 11 months of 2024, China imported 1.124 billion tons of iron ore, up 4.3%, and the average import price (the same below) was 768 yuan per ton, down 3.9%; 506 million tons of crude oil, down by 1.9% to 4,208.8 yuan per ton, up by 0.3%; 490 million tons of coal, up 14.8%, 688.4 yuan per ton, down 12.5%; 120 million tons of natural gas, up by 12% to 3,506.2 yuan per ton, down by 5.8%; 97.09 million tons of soybeans, an increase of 9.4% and a decrease of 15.1% to 3,591.7 yuan per ton; Refined oil reached 44.94 million tons, up by 4.5%, reaching 4,322.9 yuan per ton, up by 4.5%. In addition, 26.333 million tons of plastics with primary shapes were imported, a decrease of 2.4% to 10,800 yuan per ton, a decrease of 0.1%; The unwrought copper and copper products reached 5.127 million tons, up by 1.7% and 67,700 yuan per ton, up by 11.1%.Omnicom will buy Interpublic Group, and Omnicom has agreed to buy Interpublic Group. According to the agreement, Interpublic shareholders will receive 0.344 shares of Hongmeng Group for every share they hold. After the transaction is completed, the shareholders of Hongmeng Group will hold 60.6% of the shares of the merged company, and Interpublic shareholders will hold 39.4% of the shares. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. John Wren will continue to be the chairman and CEO of Hongmeng Group, and Phil Angelastro will continue to be the chief financial officer. Philippe Krakowsky and Daryl Simm will be co-presidents and chief operating officers of Hongmeng Group.

Korean media: Some US troops stationed in South Korea imposed curfews and travel restrictions. On the 9th, South Korean media quoted sources as saying that after the emergency martial law storm in South Korea, some US troops stationed in South Korea began to implement travel restrictions and curfews. According to the Korea Herald, a US soldier stationed in Humphries Barracks, Pyeongtaek City, Gyeonggi Province revealed that after South Korean President Yin Xiyue issued an emergency martial law on the evening of the 3rd, the US military stationed in South Korea issued a travel restriction to restrict US military personnel from going to the capital Seoul and its surrounding major cities. Only the US military stationed in South Korea, whose home is in Seoul, was allowed to go to Seoul. Another U.S. military personnel who did not want to be named said that the U.S. military stationed in South Korea has implemented a curfew, requiring all soldiers who go out to return before 23: 00 every day. In addition, the US military stationed in South Korea also warned soldiers not to go to crowded areas near Wushan Air Force Base and Humphries Barracks. According to the South Korean media, the commander of the US military stationed in South Korea, Paul Lachamera, issued a statement on the 5th, asking relevant personnel to "be vigilant" about the location, mode, time and companions of their own travel around South Korea. According to sources, the US military stationed in South Korea will decide to lift or upgrade the above restrictions on the 11th according to the political situation in South Korea. (Xinhua News Agency)Malaysia's parliament passed a bill to expand network control, and Malaysia's parliament voted to pass a bill to expand local government's network control, imposing more severe penalties on content violations and giving law enforcement departments extensive powers, such as any authorized official can search and detain without a search warrant. As for the Internet service providers, they may have to bear the responsibilities according to law and be forced to disclose user information to the authorities during the investigation of suspected violations. According to the report, large-scale scientific enterprises such as Meta have pointed out in the past that they will abide by local laws and regulations in Malaysia, but they believe that excessive supervision will endanger the right to public discourse and bring unfair burden to online platforms.The upper limit of each order is 2000 yuan! IKEA launched a government consumption subsidy activity. From December 7 to December 31, IKEA launched a consumption subsidy activity. Consumers can buy designated furniture, home improvement, home textiles and aging-resistant products at IKEA Home App and IKEA (China) Customer Service Center, and they can enjoy 15% government subsidy when the paid amount is over 1999 yuan, with a maximum subsidy of 2,000 yuan per order. (released in Beijing)

The Nikkei 225 index closed at 39,197.42 points in early trading, up 0.09%.Rong Sheng Development failed to pay the "20 Rong Sheng Real Estate MTN003" as scheduled, with a total principal and interest of 1,678.08 million yuan. On December 10th, Rong Sheng Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. announced that the "20 Rong Sheng Real Estate MTN003" issued by the company failed to pay the principal and interest of 1,678.08 million yuan as scheduled. The debt was due today, but the company failed to repay it in full. Rong Sheng Real Estate said that it will actively communicate with bondholders on the follow-up disposal plan to seek a solution. "20 Rong Sheng Real Estate MTN003" passed the extension plan in 2022, with the principal extended for one year and the interest extended for two years. (澎湃)Commercial banks strengthen the marketing of personal pension business. According to combing, the "marketing fever" of personal pension business of ICBC, Agricultural Bank, China Construction Bank, Bank of China, Bank of Communications and other banks and their branches is heating up continuously recently. In addition, some banks have stepped up their efforts to "grab food" from the cake of personal pension business with the help of Internet financial platforms such as Jingdong Finance, and added more customers. The experts interviewed believe that it is an important measure for banks and other institutions to carry out personal pension business to implement the national strategy of actively responding to the aging population, which will help promote the implementation of personal pension policy. For banks, personal pension business can increase customer resources and provide a broader market space for bank wealth management business. (Securities Daily)