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The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council introduced the situation of the 2024 Shanghai-Taipei Twin Cities Forum. The Taiwan Affairs Office held a regular press conference. Spokesperson Zhu Fenglian said that it is understood that the 2024 Shanghai-Taipei Urban Forum will be held in Taipei on December 17, and Shanghai will send a delegation to Taiwan to attend the forum. With the theme of "Smart Governance for a Sustainable Future", the forum will promote the interactive exchanges between the two cities in terms of friendly transportation, river governance and humanistic cities. During the forum, the two cities will also sign a memorandum on exchanges and cooperation. We hope the forum will be successful.South Africa's consumer prices rose by 2.9% year-on-year in November, and it is estimated to increase by 3.1%.Hailiang shares: 325,700 shares of the company were repurchased for the first time. Hailiang shares announced that on December 10, 2024, the company repurchased 325,700 shares through a special account for stock repurchase, accounting for 0.0163% of the company's total share capital. The highest transaction price was 10.86 yuan/share, the lowest transaction price was 10.52 yuan/share, and the total transaction amount was 3,518,700 yuan. This repurchase conforms to the requirements of the company's repurchase plan and relevant laws and regulations.

Sichuan Bank successfully issued 5.4 billion tier-2 capital bonds for the first time, with a subscription multiple of 6.6 times. Sichuan Bank completed its first capital bond issuance on December 10th. According to the information released by China Foreign Exchange Trading Center, the scale of Tier 2 capital bonds issued by Sichuan Bank this time is 5.4 billion yuan, and the subscription multiple is as high as 6.6 times, while that of coupon rate is 2.20%, with a term of 5+5 years. This bond attracted more than 100 institutional investors including banks, brokers, funds, trusts and wealth management subsidiaries to participate in the subscription, with a cumulative investment of more than 35 billion yuan.Bernstein: Raise the target price of American Airlines from $14 to $24, and upgrade its rating from "keep pace with the market" to "outperform the market".On the 11th, the glass fell by 1.20%, and the latest main contract positions changed as follows. According to the exchange data, as of December 11th, the main contract glass 2501 closed, up or down by -1.20%, with a turnover of 365,200 lots. The position data showed that the top 20 seats were clear, and the difference position was 73,552 lots. The total turnover of glass futures contracts was 754,900 lots, a decrease of 1,229,700 lots from the previous day. The first 20 seats in the contract held 600,900 lots, an increase of 3,641 lots over the previous day. Short positions in the top 20 seats of the contract were 707,300 lots, an increase of 13,900 lots over the previous day. (Sina Futures)

AKIRA AMARI, a former Japanese parliamentarian, said that relying on TSMC alone for high-end chips is the biggest risk.Shanghai Ailu: Signed the Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Huaneng New Energy. Shanghai Ailu (301062) announced on the evening of December 11th and signed the Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Huaneng New Energy: Huaneng New Energy will combine the technological research and development and industrial introduction advantages of the company and its holding subsidiary Aina New Energy, and conduct business transactions on the "glass fiber reinforced polyurethane composite frame" products independently developed by Aina New Energy, and through product procurement and technical exchange.The Ukrainian military said it attacked the oil depot in the Bryansk region of Russia.