The Nikkei 225 index closed at 39,881.10 points in early trading, up 1.29%.The ethylene plant of ExxonMobil Huizhou Ethylene Phase I Project entered the commissioning stage, and ExxonMobil China announced that in December 2024, the 1.6 million tons ethylene plant of ExxonMobil Huizhou Ethylene Phase I Project was handed over to China and entered the commissioning stage in an all-round way. ExxonMobil Huizhou Ethylene Project is located in Huizhou Daya Bay Petrochemical Park. The first phase of the project mainly includes ethylene plants, high-end polyethylene and polypropylene production plants in the middle and lower reaches, and supporting utilities, docks, storage and transportation and environmental protection facilities.The individual pension system has been extended to the whole country. (Xinhua News Agency)
The personal pension system has been implemented nationwide since 15th, and national debt and index funds have been included in the product range. Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Finance, State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China, the General Administration of Financial Supervision and the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the Notice on the Full Implementation of the Personal Pension System. The Notice makes it clear that from December 15th, 2024, all workers who participate in the basic old-age insurance for urban workers or urban and rural residents in China can participate in the personal pension system. The scope of implementation of preferential tax policies has been expanded from 36 leading cities (regions) to the whole country. The Circular stipulates that on the basis of existing wealth management products, savings deposits, commercial old-age insurance and Public Offering of Fund products, national debt, specific old-age savings and index funds will be included in the scope of personal pension products. Financial institutions should do a good job in publicizing the asset allocation of personal pension products, carry out investment consulting services according to laws and regulations, and explore the default investment services. Strengthen the protection of financial consumers and investors, and guarantee the participants' right to know and choose independently. The "Notice" pointed out that the scope of commercial banks offering personal pension services 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. The "Notice" clarifies that on the basis of receiving the basic pension age, completely losing the ability to work, going abroad to settle down, etc., participants who suffer from major diseases, receive unemployment insurance benefits to meet certain conditions, or are receiving the minimum living guarantee can apply for receiving personal pensions in advance, and the specific measures will be formulated separately. Participants can apply through social insurance agencies at all levels, the national unified online service portal and commercial banks, and after verification, the commercial banks will issue personal pensions to their social security card bank accounts. The "Notice" requires relevant departments to strengthen supervision according to the division of responsibilities, strengthen information sharing, and promote the standardized operation of the system. At the same time, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of financial institutions and business entities to jointly promote the healthy development of the individual pension system. (CCTV News)In 2024, the qualification examination and approval of the first batch of new materials insurance compensation was started, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently issued a notice to organize the qualification examination and approval of the first batch of new materials insurance compensation in 2024. It is clear that the enterprise applying for qualification should be an enterprise that produces and manufactures the products listed in the Catalogue for the Demonstration and Guidance of the First Application of Key New Materials (2024 Edition). It belongs to an independent legal person registered in People's Republic of China (PRC), has strong design and development, manufacturing and industrialization capabilities, has a relatively complete team of professional technicians, and has mastered the core technology and intellectual property rights of this product development. The qualification examination and approval procedures need to go through three steps: enterprise declaration, review by local industrial and information authorities or recommended units such as the central enterprise group, and expert review organized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. After review, the product compensation qualification is determined, and the amount of subsidy funds is approved according to a certain proportion of the product value, and the effective period is no more than 3 years.Many places have started issuing coupons to help the consumption of catering and cultural tourism. With the arrival of the peak consumption season at the end of the year, Beijing, Changzhou, Jiangsu, Xi 'an and other places have started a new round of issuing coupons to support the consumption fields such as catering and cultural tourism. Shanghai "Lepin Shanghai" food and beverage coupons were distributed in the first batch in the third round, and all four coupons were arranged at a 30% discount. The first round of 40 million food and beverage coupons were collected within 15 minutes. Consumer vouchers cover many fields and are distributed in rolling stages to meet the needs of different consumers. The data shows that the role of consumer vouchers in stimulating consumption has steadily increased, effectively boosting consumer confidence and driving the recovery of related industries. Experts believe that consumer vouchers can produce a multiplier effect and promote economic activities. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen supervision, prevent violations, introduce social capital to participate in the issuance of consumer vouchers, and form a diversified development model. (Securities Times)
Ma Huateng: Contributing to the economic recovery, Ma Huateng said in People's Daily that Tencent, as a digital technology enterprise, actively responded to the deployment of the country to expand domestic demand and actively explored the development of digital consumption. By optimizing consumer tools such as WeChat payment, the company tries to create and serve effective demand and promote economic cycle by testing the e-commerce business such as live delivery of water video numbers. At the same time, Tencent relies on the WeChat ecosystem to enhance the absorption and friendliness of employment and entrepreneurship. Last year, it provided employment income opportunities for more than 50 million people. In the future, Tencent will also increase investment, devote itself to technological innovation and industrial upgrading, and jointly contribute to the stable and healthy development of China's economy with the vast number of private enterprises. (People's Network)The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the United States for providing Ukraine with the proceeds from Russia's frozen assets and announced retaliatory measures. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 11th local time, condemning the United States for providing Ukraine with a loan of $20 billion with the proceeds from frozen Russian assets as collateral, calling this behavior "theft". According to a report quoted by Russian Tass news agency from Russian Ministry of Finance, in retaliation, Russia will use the proceeds from the frozen assets of western countries in Russia to support Russia's regional and economic development.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.
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