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The United Nations Security Council discussed the situation in Central Africa. China called on the international community to provide targeted help. On December 13, local time, the United Nations Security Council discussed the situation in Central Africa. The Chinese representative said that the current situation in Central Africa is generally stable, and the international community should provide targeted and constructive help in a timely manner to support regional countries in taking a development path in line with their own national conditions. The meeting was briefed by Abari, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa and Director of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa. Geng Shuang, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, said that it is necessary to maintain the overall positive momentum of the regional situation. In the past six months, the situation in Central Africa has been generally stable and the political peace process has made positive progress. Gabon held a constitutional referendum according to the established timetable, Rwanda successfully held a general election, and Chad continued to advance the process of peace and reconciliation. The progress is worthy of recognition and welcome. At present, many countries are actively preparing for general or local elections. We hope that all political forces in the countries concerned will strengthen dialogue and consultation, bridge differences, build consensus and steadily advance the political process. The international community should provide targeted and constructive help in a timely manner and support regional countries to take the development path that suits their own national conditions.From now on, the sunny and dry mode will be started in the central and eastern regions, and the temperature in many places in the south will hit a new low. On the whole, from today to the 17th, most of the weather in the northwest to the central and eastern regions will be sunny and dry. December is also one of the driest months in the second half of the year in the central and eastern regions, so the public should pay attention to replenish water in time. Around the 18th, the precipitation in the whole country will increase again, so it is necessary to pay attention to the weather changes in time and take corresponding precautions. This cold air that is affecting China will continue to move eastward and southward, and the areas with the highest temperature and low innovation will be concentrated in Jianghuai to the southeast coastal areas. In big cities, Nanjing, Shanghai, Fuzhou, Guangzhou and Haikou will have the coldest day in the second half of the year. At the same time, the minimum temperature is also obviously downward. It is estimated that the lowest temperature will be below 0℃ in many places from the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River to the central and northern Guizhou tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. In the city, tomorrow morning, the lowest temperature in Changsha, Hangzhou and Nanjing will only be around 0℃, and it will feel cold. (Weather in China)Foreign media: Satellite images show that Russia is packing up equipment at the Syrian air base. According to a report on the website of Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore on December 14, the satellite images of Maxar Technology Company in the United States show that Russia seems to be packing up military equipment at an air base in Syria. According to the satellite image taken on December 13th, at least two An -124 transport planes' noses were raised at the Hermimim Air Force Base in Latakia province, which is located on the Syrian coast. Maxar Technology said that the nose doors of two An -124 heavy transport planes parked on the apron have been opened, ready to load equipment and goods. A nearby Ka -52 helicopter gunship is being dismantled and may be ready for transportation, while the personnel of the S-400 Triumph air defense missile system are also preparing to leave from the previous air base deployment site. (Reference message)

Fat Donglai: Measures will be taken to control purchasing behavior. Fat Donglai released the control measures on purchasing behavior, saying that from December 14, Fat Donglai will implement the following series of measures to control, including improving the real-name information of membership cards, implementing dynamic code checkout for membership cards, restricting the purchase of goods, limiting the flow of stores, and quickly processing purchasing mechanisms.Ministry of Education: Steadily promote the expansion of high-quality undergraduate courses and go all out to do a good job in the employment of college graduates. On December 13th, Huai Jinpeng, Party Secretary and Minister of the Ministry of Education, presided over a party meeting to convey the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference, and to study, deploy and implement the work. The meeting stressed that it is necessary to strengthen the supporting role of education in science, technology and talents, focus on grasping strategic competition and historical initiative, closely promote educational development, scientific and technological innovation and personnel training, accelerate the construction of "double first-class", dynamically adjust disciplines and majors ahead of schedule, speed up the training of talents urgently needed in national strategy, strengthen the construction of national strategic scientific and technological strength, and strongly support the construction of modern industrial system.Wafer factory "bargains for orders"? Insiders: It's not so exaggerated that there is no need for drastic price reduction at present. Recently, some industry media reported that the Chinese mainland wafer foundry has overflowed its capacity and is striving for more IC design factory orders to return at a low price discount. A manager of Chinese mainland Head Wafer Factory told reporters that the actual situation was "not as serious as reported by the media, and not so exaggerated". The source said that since the fourth quarter of this year, the quotation of its wafer factory has been "stable at present". In the fourth quarter, product orders from display drivers, power management and other categories were "not bad", and the market demand was similar to that previously publicly disclosed. The independent control of the mainland market is still the main theme. It is understood that the fourth quarter is usually the "off-season" of the wafer foundry industry, and downstream customers will review the sales plan at the beginning of the year, and they are not willing to stock up and receive goods. A person from a consumer chip company in Chinese mainland said, "Fab factories generally adjust prices according to market supply and demand." Yang Shengxin, a senior analyst of Sigmaintell's semiconductor business unit, said in an interview that according to the observation of Sigma Intell, Chinese mainland's wafer factory decreased by about 5% in the fourth quarter of 2024, and concentrated on 12-inch products; The price of China Taiwan Province Wafer Factory has not changed significantly. (science and technology innovation board Daily)

Han Wenxiu, Deputy Director of the Central Finance Office: China's GDP is expected to increase by about 5% this year. At the 2024-2025 China Economic Annual Meeting held at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, Han Wenxiu, deputy director of the Central Finance and Economics Committee Office and director of the Central Rural Work Leading Group Office, said that China's GDP is expected to increase by about 5% this year. The contribution to global economic growth is close to 30%; Employment and prices remained stable, the international balance of payments was basically balanced, and the country's foreign exchange reserves remained above 3.2 trillion US dollars. (CCTV News)According to the information released by the National Earthquake Center of the University of Chile, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Maule region of central Chile on the 13th. (Xinhua News Agency)Famous products Ye Guofu: Promote high-quality development with high-quality consumption. Recently, Ye Guofu, the founder, chairman and CEO of Famous Products, talked with the media about the 2024 Central Economic Work Conference and expressed confidence in the consumer market in China next year. Ye Guofu said that benefiting people's livelihood is widely expected and actively responds to the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference. Enterprises have the responsibility to fully support and cooperate with the state to do a good job in consumption, boost consumption, enhance consumption capacity, and promote high-quality development with high-quality consumption.