cryptocurrency what is it and how does it work, Featured snippets

Former South Korean Defense Minister Jin Longxian attempted suicide in prison. (CCTV News)In response to MAC's refusal to lift the ban on group tours to mainland China, Democratic Progressive Party authorities deliberately confuse the audience and make excuses for refusing to lift the ban on group tours to mainland China, further exposing their confrontational nature of "independence", showing that they have no intention to promote cross-strait personnel exchanges and benefit the tourism industry and grassroots people in Taiwan Province, and arousing stronger dissatisfaction and opposition from the industry on the island and Taiwan Province compatriots. Adhering to the concept of "one family on both sides of the strait", we always respect, care for and benefit Taiwan Province compatriots, and always support the normalization of cross-strait personnel exchanges and cross-strait exchanges in various fields, including tourism. We warmly welcome Taiwan Province compatriots to visit the mainland for sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends, visiting and communicating, and studying and working.Market news: Japan is considering levying a 4% corporate tax surcharge for national defense expenditure.

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council introduced the situation of the 2024 Shanghai-Taipei Twin Cities Forum. The Taiwan Affairs Office held a regular press conference. Spokesperson Zhu Fenglian said that it is understood that the 2024 Shanghai-Taipei Urban Forum will be held in Taipei on December 17, and Shanghai will send a delegation to Taiwan to attend the forum. With the theme of "Smart Governance for a Sustainable Future", the forum will promote the interactive exchanges between the two cities in terms of friendly transportation, river governance and humanistic cities. During the forum, the two cities will also sign a memorandum on exchanges and cooperation. We hope the forum will be successful.South Korean banks' net household loans increased by 1.9 trillion won in October.The cross-strait youth ice and snow festival will be held in Heilongjiang, and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council will hold a regular press conference. Spokesperson Zhu Fenglian released an event news. From December 18th to 24th, the Youth Ice and Snow Festival on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will be held in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province and related cities. The theme of the Ice and Snow Festival is "Burning Ice and Walking Together". On December 19th, the launching ceremony, short video exhibition and award presentation of cross-strait youth will be held. During this period, a cross-strait youth exchange forum, the 9th Asian Winter Games venue tour, ice and snow experience, visits and exchanges will also be held. At present, Taiwan Province compatriots have signed up enthusiastically and participated enthusiastically. It is estimated that about 1,000 Taiwan compatriots, mainly young people from Taiwan Province, will participate in the Ice and Snow Festival. (Riyue Tan Tian)

Guotai Junan expects Hong Kong stocks to fluctuate upward in an N-shaped pattern next year to explore domestic demand and improve investment opportunities. Chen Ximiao, chief analyst of Guotai Junan's overseas strategy, said that looking forward to 2025, the disturbance factors in the Hong Kong stock market from the external environment will continue, and the pace of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve under overseas inflation, policy restrictions in areas such as strong US dollar and tariffs, and game friction among big countries will continue. However, the domestic policy thinking is clear, economic expectations are expected to stabilize under the financial impetus, and the profitability of molecular enterprises will improve, and the industrial chain will be able to cope with it. She said that in 2025, the sensitivity of the Hong Kong stock market to external shocks is expected to decline, and more attention should be paid to returning to its own logic. For the trend of Hong Kong stocks in 2025, it is expected to be dominated by the upward pattern of N-shaped shocks, and there are many opportunities for flexibility during the stage. In 2025, we should still actively look for the structure, and focus on the barbell strategy to shift the weight of the two ends. We need to pay more attention to the configuration rhythm and pay attention to the repair opportunities of some domestic products.Adani Port Company withdrew its loan request of US$ 553 million from the United States. On December 10th, local time, Adani Port Company stated that it would provide funds for its Colombo Port Terminal Project through internal accrual project and capital management plan, and withdrew its request for funds from DFC. DFC said last year that it would provide $553 million in financing for the port terminal project, which is partly owned by Adani Group. Last month, gautam Adani, the chairman of Adani Group, and seven other men were charged in the federal court in new york on suspicion of large-scale bribery and fraudulent schemes.Li Dongsheng: The annual benefit of the landing application of TCL AI technology exceeds 540 million yuan. On December 11th, Li Dongsheng, the founder and chairman of TCL, said at the TCL Global Technology Innovation Conference that TCL promoted the landing application of AI technology in high-value scenes such as R&D and manufacturing through long-term development planning, with an annual benefit exceeding 540 million yuan. Yan Xiaolin, CTO of TCL Technology, CTO of TCL Huaxing and Dean of TCL Industrial Research Institute, said that AI has been used to improve the display quality, provide human-computer interaction ability, and also used in intelligent manufacturing. This 540 million yuan is the direct new benefit approved by the financial department and business department of BU (business department), excluding the unclear benefits such as image quality improvement and voice function. (CBN)