Japan Life Insurance announced that it would spend $8.2 billion to acquire the life insurance company Resolution Life. On December 11th, Japan Life Insurance Mutual announced that it would spend about $8.2 billion to acquire the remaining 77% shares of the life insurance company Resolution Life. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. On the same day, Japan Life announced that it would acquire the remaining 20% shares of MLC Life Insurance from National Bank of Australia (NAB) and integrate MLC with Resolution Life.In November, Sichuan CPI rose by 0.1% year-on-year, and the price increase of pork and fresh vegetables dropped from the previous month. On December 10, the data released by the Sichuan Survey Corps of the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the consumer price index (CPI) in Sichuan rose by 0.1% year-on-year, and the growth rate dropped by 0.1 percentage point from the previous month. It decreased by 0.7% from the previous month. From January to November, the consumer price of Sichuan residents decreased by 0.1% compared with the same period of last year. In terms of food, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 1.8% year-on-year in November, and the growth rate dropped by 1.1 percentage points from the previous month. Among them, the prices of pork and fresh vegetables increased by 15.2% and 14.0% year-on-year, respectively, and the growth rate dropped from last month; The price of fresh fruit changed from a year-on-year increase of 3.4% last month to an increase of 2.0%; The prices of eggs and aquatic products decreased by 1.6% and 0.6% respectively. From the ring comparison, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol decreased by 1.9% from 0.3% last month, mainly because the average temperature in November was higher than that in previous years, which was beneficial to the production, storage and transportation of agricultural products, and most fresh food prices were affected by the super-seasonal decline.Vucic retaliated with a video: I won't run away. Later on December 9, local time, Vucic posted a video on social media "Telegram" saying that although western-funded protesters tried to "subvert the regime" in Serbia, the government had no intention of giving up. "If they think I am Assad, I will flee somewhere, then I won't." (Observer Network)
Bank of Communications International: In November, the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in the mainland was 52.3%, and the performance in December was optimistic. Bank of Communications International published a research report to give the mainland auto industry a leading rating. According to the report, the retail sales of passenger cars increased by 16.5% year-on-year in November; The retail penetration rate of new energy vehicles was 52.3%, exceeding 50% for the fifth consecutive month, and the retail sales of new energy vehicles increased by 50.5% year-on-year. In November, the export growth slowed down, and the proportion of new energy vehicles fell to 20%. The bank pointed out that considering that the Spring Festival in 2025 is earlier than that in 2024, some car purchases before the Spring Festival will be completed by the end of 2024, and the subsidy policy for trade-in will enter the final stage in December, and some car companies are also sprinting sales through promotional activities. The bank expects the passenger car market in December. It is expected to maintain the potential of the current retail sales to continue to increase year by year. However, after the sales sprint in December, the auto market entered the off-season of consumption, so it is necessary to be cautious that the stock price performance of the auto sector may fluctuate.There is a wave of "restriction on purchases" in the public offering market. The announcement of Huitianfu Fund on December 11th shows that since December 12th, Huitianfu Enhanced Income Bond A has suspended large-scale subscription, large-scale conversion and large-scale fixed investment business, and the amount of single or multiple cumulative subscriptions, conversion and fixed investment in a single fund account per day should not exceed 10 million yuan (inclusive). Recently, the reporter found that there is a "restricted purchase tide" in the public offering market. Whether it is active equity funds, bond funds or QDII funds, many outstanding products have recently announced the suspension of large-scale subscription, and even QDII products have directly "closed the market" and suspended all buying operations. (CSI)China strongly condemns Canada's illegal sanctions against relevant Chinese personnel. On the 10th, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Canada said that the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the pretext of so-called human rights, had planted and smeared China and announced that it had imposed illegal sanctions on relevant Chinese personnel, which seriously violated international law and the basic norms of international relations and seriously interfered in China's internal affairs. China firmly opposed this and strongly condemned it. (Xinhua News Agency)
Hainan has issued "two lists" in the commercial field, which will be implemented on December 25th. Recently, the Hainan Provincial Department of Commerce issued the List of No Administrative Punishment in the Commercial Field of Hainan Province and the List of Lighter Administrative Punishment in the Commercial Field of Hainan Province. There are 30 items in the two lists, and it is clear that some acts in the commercial field of Hainan Province will not be subject to administrative punishment or lighter administrative punishment, which will be implemented on December 25 this year. The List of Non-administrative Penalties in the Commercial Field of Hainan Province clarifies the name of the matter, applicable conditions, basis for non-punishment, relevant legal provisions, remarks and other contents, involving 17 items such as "the franchisor failed to report the franchise contract concluded in the previous year to the competent commercial department on time". Among them, 11 items are "minor violations, corrected in time, without harmful consequences, no administrative punishment"; Six items are "illegal acts, and if they are illegal for the first time and the harmful consequences are minor and corrected in time, they may not be given administrative punishment". The List of Lighter Administrative Penalties in Commercial Fields in Hainan Province clarifies the name of the matter, the applicable conditions, the basis of lighter punishment, relevant legal provisions, the range of lighter punishment, etc., involving 13 items such as "the auction enterprise illegally announces or displays before the auction". The Provincial Department of Commerce requires the competent commercial departments of cities and counties, the comprehensive administrative law enforcement bureau and the relevant offices of the department to conscientiously implement the requirements of the "two lists", apply the provisions of the "two lists" according to law, and apply the "two lists" to adhere to the principle of combining punishment with education.Monetary authority of singapore survey shows that economists predict that Singapore's core inflation rate will be 1.8% in 2025 and 2.8% in 2024 (the previous value is 2.9%).Vietnam Customs: In November, the coffee export was 63,019 tons; Rubber exports are 230,574 tons.