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China Life's first PCT application expense compensation insurance project landed in Shanghai. The reporter learned from China Life Group on December 10th that China Life's first PCT international patent application expense compensation insurance project landed in Shanghai recently. It is reported that the first PCT insurance of a medical technology enterprise in Minhang District of Shanghai was exclusively underwritten by China Life Insurance Shanghai Branch. The relevant person in charge of the company said, "This product has alleviated the high cost pressure when we apply for international patent authorization. At the same time, the insurance product can also enjoy the intellectual property premium subsidy in Minhang District, which further enhances the confidence of enterprises in applying for PCT international patents. "The achievements of China's international cooperation in desertification control were unveiled at COP16. On the 9th, the China Pavilion of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP16) held a side event with the theme of "Green Technology, Green Future" to share the successful experience of China's international cooperation in desertification control.Kremlin: It is Assad's personal decision to resign as Syrian president.

The data of VAT invoice shows that the development momentum of "two new products" is good, and the effect of replacing old products with new ones is steadily promoted. The data of VAT invoice shows that in November, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by enterprises nationwide increased by 4.5% year-on-year. Cumulatively, from January to November, it increased by 6.1% year-on-year, which was 4.2 percentage points faster than the overall purchase amount of enterprises nationwide. Especially in key areas, the effect is obvious, for example, the equipment procurement of industrial enterprises has grown steadily. From January to November, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by industrial enterprises increased by 5.1% year on year. Among them, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by manufacturing, electric hot gas and water production and supply industries increased by 5.2% and 5.5% respectively year-on-year, which was higher than the overall growth rate of industrial procurement equipment. For another example, the equipment in business, information and technology industries is updated rapidly. From January to November, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by modern service industries such as leasing business services, information technology services and scientific research and technology services increased by 10.4%, 16.6% and 19.6% respectively year-on-year, which were significantly higher than the overall growth rate of equipment purchased by enterprises nationwide, reflecting the accelerated development of industries related to new quality productivity. According to the data of VAT invoice, from January to November, the retail sales revenue of household audio-visual equipment such as televisions and household appliances such as refrigerators increased by 15.9% and 18.7% year-on-year, respectively, which was 11.4 and 14.2 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of retail industry, especially driven by the "Double Eleven" promotion, which increased by 28.8% and 74.4% year-on-year in November. On the other hand, the overall sales of furniture products are improving. According to the data of VAT invoice, from January to November, the sales revenue of furniture retail industry and sanitary ware retail industry increased by 16.8% and 12.5% respectively, which was 12.3 and 8 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of retail industry, and it showed a rapid growth trend in November, increasing by 36% and 18.8% respectively. (State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China)The results of the general survey of agricultural germplasm resources to rescue endangered resources exceeded expectations. Germplasm resources are strategic resources to ensure the stable and safe supply of grain and important agricultural products. Since 2021, China has started the national general survey of agricultural germplasm resources with the largest scale, the widest coverage and the largest number of participants since the founding of New China. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced today that over the past three years, the general survey has found out the variety, quantity and characteristics of germplasm resources, and newly collected a large number of agricultural germplasm resources for rescue protection. During the census, there were 1.5 million census takers in China, with a cumulative journey of more than 63 million kilometers. The census covered 31 provinces and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The crop census includes 332 agricultural counties that were not involved in the previous two times, filling the gaps in special ecological areas such as drought and plateau, borders and ethnic minority areas. Under the initiative of both inspection and insurance, the census results exceeded expectations.The loose monetary signal ignited the bond market. The yield of 10-year government bonds hit 1.83% and hit a new low. Affected by the loose monetary signal, the yield of 10-year government bonds once again hit a record low. During the session on December 10th, the yield of the 10-year active bond "24 Treasury Bond 11 with Interest" (240011) fell by 7.5BP (basis point) and hit 1.8300%, hitting a record low. The yield of 30-year active bond "24 Special Bond 06" (2400006) also went down all the way, falling to 2.0450%, down 4BP from the previous day. Treasury futures rose strongly all day, and the 30-year main contract closed up 1.37%, setting a record high. The ETF market of government bonds was all red, and the 30-year ETF rose by 1.87%. Politburo meeting of the Chinese Communist Party, held on the 9th, sent a signal of steady growth, which formed a favorable support for the bond market. For the economic work in 2025, the meeting first mentioned "extraordinary countercyclical adjustment", and the tone of monetary policy changed from "steady" that lasted for 14 years to "moderately loose". The loose monetary signal pushes the bond market to strengthen. According to industry analysts, the debt bull will continue in the future, and the yield of 10-year government bonds can be seen as low as 1.6%. However, there are also views that if the economic fundamentals continue to run in 2024 next year, the bond market yield will rebound in the future and need to be treated with caution. (CBN)

Jiejie Microelectronics: The shareholding ratio of the controlling shareholder is passively diluted to 34.66%.Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau: If Trump imposes a 25% tariff, Canada will take countermeasures. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau said on Monday that if US President-elect Trump imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from Canada, Ottawa will also take tariff measures to fight back. Trudeau said at an event organized by the Chamber of Commerce in Halifax, Nova Scotia: "Of course, we will respond to unfair tariffs in many ways as we did eight years ago, and we are still studying the appropriate response." The Canadian leader said that there are signs that Americans are "beginning to realize that imposing tariffs on all goods imported from Canada will make the cost of living for Americans much higher".Traders said that Spanish buyers have bought a lot of American corn in the past few weeks, exceeding 400,000 tons.