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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 project of Chuangpu Instrument Industrial Park started in Hefei, with a total investment of 320 million yuan. According to the news of Hefei High-tech Zone Management Committee, on December 10th, the project of Chuangpu Instrument Industrial Park at the intersection of Caihong West Road and Peacock Terrace Road in Hefei High-tech Zone officially started. The total investment of the project is 320 million yuan, which is planned to be completed at one time and is expected to be put into use in the second half of 2027.Survey: More than 40% of analysts expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates this month, but most think that January next year is the best time. According to the latest survey, observers of the Bank of Japan predict that January is the most likely time to raise interest rates next time, but more than 40% of the respondents still expect to take action next week. According to the survey, about 52% of the 52 economists surveyed expect the Bank of Japan to raise the policy interest rate from 0.25% in January, compared with 32% in the last survey. About 44% of the respondents expect the central bank to take action at the end of the two-day meeting on December 19, down from 53% in the last survey. The survey results show that observers believe that the Bank of Japan's policy meeting this month is likely to move or not to move to a large extent. About 88% of the respondents said that the earliest possible time to raise interest rates in their risk scenarios is next week. Another equally high data shows that Japan's economic and price environment will justify raising interest rates this month.

Police in Xichang, Sichuan: A man who knocked down a pedestrian after drinking and driving killed three people and was detained.Zhangjiakou Smart Grid Auto Equity Investment Fund was registered and established. The enterprise search APP shows that recently, Zhangjiakou Smart Grid Auto Equity Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) was established with a capital contribution of 301 million yuan. Its business scope includes: engaging in equity investment, investment management and asset management with private equity funds. Enterprise investigation shows that the company is jointly owned by Zhangjiakou Industrial Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd. and Zhangjiakou Nanshan Economic Development Zone Construction and Development Co., Ltd.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.

In the concept of ice and snow economy, there were many daily limit changes, such as iceberg cold and hot, iceberg cold and hot, Longjian shares and Jingxue energy-saving daily limit, and Dalian Shengya, Changbai Mountain, Yeti shares and Sante ropeway were among the top gainers.Zhaoyi Innovation established a management consulting company in Zhuhai. According to the enterprise search APP, Zhuhai Lingchuang Management Consulting Co., Ltd. was recently established with a registered capital of 5 million yuan, and its business scope includes: enterprise management consulting. Enterprise survey shows that the company is wholly owned by Zhaoyi Innovation.The Chinese representative called for promoting the political process in Yemen and stressed respect for sovereignty and peace. On the 11th local time, the UN Security Council held a meeting on the situation in Yemen. In his speech, the Chinese representative called on all parties to the Yemen conflict to take practical actions and jointly promote the political process of resolving the Yemen issue. Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said that Israel and Houthi forces have been attacking each other, and Israel recently said it would consider launching a new large-scale attack on Yemen, which is deeply worrying. At the same time, the recent dramatic changes in the situation in Syria have brought new unstable factors to the whole Middle East, and the situation in Yemen and the Red Sea may also suffer new shocks. China once again calls on Houthi armed forces to stop harassing merchant ships of various countries in the Red Sea waters and maintain the safety of the navigation channels in the Red Sea waters. At the same time, it calls on all parties concerned to maintain calm and restraint and stop actions that aggravate tensions. (CCTV News)