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The principal responsible person of the National Energy Administration met with Kazakhstan's Minister of Energy Sat Kaliev, and the principal responsible person of the National Energy Administration Wang Hongzhi met with Kazakhstan's Minister of Energy Sat Kaliev in Beijing on December 10th. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on cooperation in the fields of nuclear energy, oil and gas, electricity and renewable energy. Wang Hongzhi emphasized that the energy authorities of the two countries should implement the results of the summit meeting, further strengthen communication and exchange, guide and support enterprises to deepen pragmatic cooperation, implement existing oil and gas supply contracts, ensure the safe and smooth operation of oil and gas pipelines, jointly implement new energy projects such as wind power and photovoltaic, and expand cooperation in nuclear energy and other fields. Sat Kaliev said that the energy cooperation between Kazakhstan and China is an important foundation of bilateral relations. Kazakhstan is willing to actively deepen cooperation in the oil and gas field between the two countries, welcomes Chinese enterprises to participate in the development of power and renewable energy projects in Kazakhstan, and hopes to actively learn from China's advanced experience in the field of nuclear power and explore cooperation opportunities.China Merchants Securities' salary adjustment: "The investment bank's salary is cut by half and the bonus is cancelled". It is reported that China Merchants Securities is taking more measures to reduce the salary. At present, the investment bank's salary is cut by half and the bonus is cancelled, so is the institutional department. A number of China Merchants Securities confirmed the authenticity of the above news to the trade wind, and also said that the "business entertainment expenses of the investment bank were basically cancelled". Affected by the slowdown of IPO rhythm, the equity business of China Merchants Securities Investment Bank has shrunk significantly. Wind data shows that since 2024, the amount of equity underwriting has been 8.181 billion yuan, down over 50% year-on-year.Fosun Tourism Culture: It plans to buy back the company's shares and revoke its listing status on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Fosun Tourism Culture Group announced on December 10, and on December 9, the board of directors decided to propose to buy back the company's shares by agreement in accordance with Article 86 of the Company Law, and submitted the proposal to the planned shareholders.

Argentina's MERVAL index closed up 1.31% to 2.231 million points.Industrial integration has injected new vitality, and the activity of mergers and acquisitions has increased. The data shows that since the beginning of this year, a total of 132 A-share companies have issued announcements related to mergers and acquisitions, compared with 82 in the same period last year. Among them, since the release of "Six Articles on Mergers and Acquisitions", nearly 50 listed companies have issued relevant announcements on mergers and acquisitions, and the process of mergers and acquisitions of listed companies has accelerated. Experts said that under the impetus of policies, the activity of mergers and acquisitions has been significantly improved, and industrial integration has become the main logic of mergers and acquisitions. Listed companies can seize the favorable opportunity of capital operation to promote mergers and acquisitions, which can quickly broaden their business fields, enrich their product matrix and achieve greater and stronger results.Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesman: Our message to all Syrians is that Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity are the top priority at present.

On the first day of Shanghai Disneyland's new policy on electric wheelchairs, the abuse phenomenon was alleviated, and scalpers opened up a "new track". On December 10th, the first day of the implementation of the new policy on electric wheelchairs in Shanghai Disneyland, the reporter found that the abuse problem of electric wheelchairs was initially improved. But at the same time, scalpers are also opening up a "new track". Some merchants promoted a "large-load children's cart" to reporters. "One day in 80 yuan, the deposit is free, and the maximum load is 120 kg. It is the same cart for jane doe stars to take pictures, and it can be sent to the Disney subway station or the hotel front desk within 10 kilometers." He said that many couples come to rent, that is, boys are tired and need to be pushed all the time, and girls can take pictures in the car. "The garden basically doesn't care about children's cars, just camping cars." Subsequently, the reporter reported the above interview to the staff of Shanghai Disneyland, who said that they would feed back these contents to colleagues in the operation department to remind them to discuss and adjust relevant measures in time. (Shell Finance)On Monday, the price of Brent crude oil futures for January delivery on the European Intercontinental Exchange rose by $1.02, or 1.43%, to close at $72.14 a barrel. The New York Mercantile Exchange's West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures for January delivery rose 1.17 US dollars, or 1.74%, to close at 68.37 US dollars per barrel.Volkswagen will resume its protracted cost-cutting negotiations with workers next week, and Volkswagen and the labor union will continue negotiations next week, because the two sides still have differences on how to make the automaker more competitive. Arne Meiswinkel, the chief negotiator of the management, said on Monday night that the two sides will hold the fifth round of negotiations again on December 16th to discuss the restructuring of the Volkswagen brand.