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United Nations Report: The number of victims of human trafficking caused by poverty, conflict and climate change has surged. On December 11th, local time, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said in its latest report covering 156 countries that the number of victims of human trafficking in the world has risen again after the decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Global Trafficking in Persons Report 2024 shows that the number of victims increased by 25% from 2019 to 2022. Vulnerability caused by poverty, conflict and climate crisis has led to the exploitation of children and a sharp increase in forced labor cases.The Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng Science and Technology Index both fell, while Meituan (03690.HK), Xpeng Motors (09868.HK) and JD.COM (09618.HK) all fell more than 2%.The Nikkei index rose above 40,000 points, and the US CPI data supported the Fed's interest rate cut expectations. The Japanese stock market climbed with the technology stocks, and the US inflation met expectations, which supported the Fed's interest rate cut expectations this month. After the yen weakened late yesterday, the shares of export enterprises also rose. The Topix index rose 1.2% to 2,783.63 points, and the Nikkei 225 index rose 1.7% to 40,038.02 points. The index rose above 40,000 points for the first time since October 15th.

Long bright technology won an order from the state-owned bank Xinchuang, and recently, long bright technology successfully won an expert order from a state-owned bank for the "Innovation Project of Localization of Bank Card Clearing System".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.According to the information on the suspension and resumption of trading of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Hasen shares were not announced due to important matters, and they were suspended all day on December 12.

The European Central Bank may no longer mention the need to adopt a "restrictive" policy to curb inflation. The financial market has completely digested the expectation that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, and the possibility of a larger rate cut is close to zero. Any adjustment of the ECB's future guidance may be minimal. It may no longer mention the need to adopt "restrictive" policies to curb inflation, which is an implicit signal that interest rates will at least fall to the so-called neutral level. Lorenzo Codogno of LC Macro Advisors said: "In view of the great uncertainties in international geopolitics and policies, it is still appropriate to rely on data and determine the appropriate level and duration of restrictions one after another."Shanghai Electric and China Power Construction invested in the establishment of the Oriental Hub Photovoltaic Company. According to the enterprise survey APP, recently, Shanghai Oriental Hub Photovoltaic Co., Ltd. was established, with Yu Zhanglai as the legal representative and a registered capital of 20 million yuan. Its business scope includes: electric vehicle charging infrastructure operation; Charging pile sales; Motor vehicle charging sales; Charging control equipment leasing, etc. Enterprise equity penetration shows that the company is jointly owned by Shanghai Electric New Energy Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric, and Zhongdianjian Huadong Investment Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Power Construction.Russia said it would not make concessions on the Ukrainian issue and hoped to make contact with the US. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zacharova said at a regular press conference on the 11th local time that Russia would not make concessions on the Ukrainian issue in response to the negotiation proposal put forward by US President-elect Trump on the 8th, and hoped to make contact with the US, but so far it has not received any "serious suggestions" from the team of US President-elect Trump. Zacharova also said that the recent statement of Ukrainian President Zelensky showed that "achieving peace is not a priority for Ukraine". Zelensky reiterated a few days ago that Uzbekistan will not sign any kind of peace agreement without security guarantee.