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Minister of Finance Lan Foan attended and delivered a speech at the launching ceremony of the China-World Bank Group Global Ecosystem and Transformation Center. On December 8, the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank jointly held the launching ceremony of the China-World Bank Group Global Ecosystem and Transformation Center (hereinafter referred to as the Global Center). Lan Foan, Minister of Finance, delivered an opening speech with Peng Anjie, President of the World Bank, and signed a memorandum on the Global Center and an agreement on the renewal of the China-World Bank Group Partnership Fund. Liao Minyi, Vice Minister of Finance, and Philo, Vice President of the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank, made closing remarks. More than 100 Chinese and foreign representatives from more than 20 embassies and international organizations in China, as well as relevant domestic departments and research institutions attended the event. Lan Foan emphasized that in the past decade, the central government has invested nearly 6 trillion yuan to fully guarantee the construction of beautiful China. The "gold content" of China's ecological environment has improved significantly, and the "green content" of its development has increased significantly. At the same time, China has assumed the responsibility of a big country, demonstrated its role as a big country, and achieved a major transformation from a participant to a leader in global environmental governance. China is willing to take the global center as a bridge, share China's experience in ecological protection and development, and embark on the road of green transformation together with other countries.The 10-year main contract of treasury bond futures rose in the afternoon, hitting a record high. The 10-year main contract of treasury bond futures rose in the afternoon and now rose by 0.17% to 108.335 yuan, hitting a record high. In addition, the 30-year main contract rose by 0.27%, the 5-year main contract rose by 0.07%, and the 2-year main contract rose by 0.03%.South Korea will gradually reduce the rice planting area to cope with the decline in demand. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of South Korea said on Thursday that South Korea will strive to gradually reduce the rice field area to solve the problem of declining demand and adopt environmentally-friendly planting methods. Due to the change of diet structure, the annual rice consumption of Koreans has decreased, and the per capita rice consumption has dropped significantly from 61 kg in 2018 to 56.4 kg in 2023. At present, the total area of rice fields in South Korea is about 698,000 hectares, and the government says it plans to reduce the area of rice fields by 80,000 hectares next year. In addition, by 2029, the planting area of environmentally friendly rice will be expanded from 35,000 hectares this year to 68,000 hectares. The government will also allocate 244 billion won (about 170 million US dollars) to subsidize farms that grow strategic crops other than rice, such as wheat, beans and barley, which is an increase from 186.5 billion won this year.

According to the Quarterly Report of the Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong's capital market has benefited from the success of the interconnection mechanism with the mainland stock market since the third quarter, as well as the breakthrough in contact with the Middle East market. The net capital inflow of Hong Kong Stock Connect is strong. After the optimization of ETF Connect, the number of eligible Hong Kong ETFs has increased to 16, with a total market value of over HK$ 300 billion. Cross-border wealth management investment in the south has increased by over 60% since optimization, and the net subscription of Hong Kong funds has reached RMB 8.8 billion. The CSRC is considering the license applications of 15 virtual asset trading platforms, and it is expected that several operators will be licensed during the year. Liang Fengyi, Chief Executive Officer of China Securities Regulatory Commission, said that the ETF market in Hong Kong has achieved several new milestones this year and will devote itself to building a global hub. (Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission)Sino-Vietnamese communication is more convenient! The number of entry-exit personnel at Dongxing Port exceeded 8 million. With the continuous optimization of entry-exit policies, the number of entry-exit personnel at Dongxing Port, the border land port with the largest passenger flow between China and Vietnam, exceeded 8 million. According to the statistics of Dongxing Entry-Exit Frontier Inspection Station, the daily average passenger flow at Dongxing Port exceeds 20,000.The USD/JPY rose more than 30 points against the Japanese yen in the short term and is now reported at 152.56.

Kuwait set the price of crude oil sold to the Mediterranean region and northwest Europe in January at a discount of $4.90 per barrel.The USD/JPY rose more than 30 points against the Japanese yen in the short term and is now reported at 152.56.Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10942.05 points in the afternoon, up 0.86%. The GEM index opened at 2,297.69 points in the afternoon, up 1.60%. The small and medium-sized board opened at 11,810.25 points in the afternoon, an increase of 0.61%; The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,455.06 points in the afternoon, up 0.66%. The Shanghai and Shenzhen 300 Index opened at 4023.60 points in the afternoon, up 0.87%.