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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)The bauxite of the Guinea project of Tianshan Aluminum Group was shipped for the first time. According to the news of Tianshan Aluminum Group, on the afternoon of December 11th, local time in Guinea, Zeng Chaolin, the chairman of the company, attended and presided over the first shipment ceremony of the bauxite of Guinea project. This inaugural ceremony marks that the whole chain of the project has entered the operation stage. Subsequently, the company will increase infrastructure investment and mining scale, and gradually increase production capacity and transportation capacity. It is expected that the bauxite self-sufficiency rate will be 100% within two years, ensuring the company to obtain stable and low-cost bauxite resources and continuously maintain the competitive advantage of the integrated industrial chain.The negative spread of 10-year national debt between China and the United States has expanded to nearly 250BP, which is the largest in more than 22 years.

Yunnan Germanium Industry: downstream customers didn't feedback that the company germanium was directly used in quantum chip products. Some investors asked Yunnan Germanium Industry (002428) on the interactive platform: in quantum computing and quantum communication, germanium is widely used in the manufacturing process of quantum chips, which can achieve excellent performance. Excuse me, does the company have germanium products used in quantum chips? Yunnan Germanium Industry replied that at present, the downstream customers of the company have not reported to the company that it is directly used in this product.Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other five departments: Since December 15th, the personal pension system has been pushed from 36 pilot cities (regions) to the whole country, and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other five departments have issued the Notice on the Full Implementation of the Personal Pension System. Since December 15th, the personal pension system has been extended from 36 pilot cities (regions) to the whole country. The so-called personal pension is a supplementary old-age insurance system with voluntary participation, market-oriented operation and national policy support. Individuals voluntarily deposit a sum of money in a specific account, which does not exceed 12,000 yuan per year. Different from ordinary bank wealth management, funds and commercial insurance, individual pensions can enjoy the preferential policy of deferred taxation. In order to promote the preservation and appreciation of individual pensions, the circular requires optimizing product supply, and on the basis of existing financial products such as wealth management products, savings deposits, commercial pension insurance and Public Offering of Fund, specific pension savings and index funds will be included in the catalogue of individual pension products. (Xinhua News Agency)Encourage and support commercial banks to sell all types of personal pension products. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other five departments issued the Notice on the Full Implementation of the Personal Pension System, which pointed out that the scope of commercial banks offering personal pension business should be carefully determined and commercial banks should be encouraged to sell all types of personal pension products. Commercial banks should improve online and offline service channels, provide more personalized services for participants to change their bank accounts and receive personal pensions, and provide convenience for wealth management companies, insurance companies and other institutions to carry out personal pension business.

Lu Kang led a delegation to visit the United States and had an in-depth exchange of views with people from all walks of life on Sino-US relations. From December 1 to 7, Lu Kang, Vice Minister of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, led a delegation to visit the United States. In Washington, new york, and San Francisco, Lu Kang met with officials from the White House and the State Council, members of Congress, and relevant people from business circles, think tanks, media, universities, societies, enterprises, etc., and exchanged in-depth views on Sino-US relations. (official website of the International Liaison Department)According to sources, Hamas's demand for a ceasefire in the Israeli Gaza has been relaxed, and a hostage agreement is expected to be reached. According to sources, Hamas will now agree to let the Israeli army stay temporarily after the fighting stops.In response to Trump's tariff threat, some Canadian governors supported the "cut-off" of energy products to the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and provincial governors held another meeting on December 11 local time to discuss the tariff threat of US President-elect Trump. After the meeting, Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Christia freeland told the media that "many governors strongly supported Canada to take strong countermeasures, and some of them took the initiative to list the key minerals and metals produced in their provinces and exported to the United States." Doug Ford, Governor of Ontario, Canada, said after the meeting that if the United States insists on imposing tariffs on Canada, Ontario will "cut off" the energy supply to the United States. He said, "We will cut off the energy supply to Michigan, New York and Wisconsin." Ford also believes that Canada needs to "prepare for the battle" and Trump's tariff will be "100%". (CCTV News)