The General Administration of Market Supervision launched the third batch of national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot work. On December 11th, according to the news of official website, the General Administration of Market Supervision held the on-the-spot meeting of commercial secret protection and the third batch of national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot meeting in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, to implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, systematically summarize the effectiveness of the national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot work, deeply analyze the current situation, and deploy and carry out the third batch of national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot work. On the basis of the good results of the first and second batches of pilot projects, the General Administration of Market Supervision launched the third batch of innovative pilot projects this year, and in December, it identified 11 areas such as Minhang District of Shanghai as the third batch of national commercial secret protection innovation pilot projects, and agreed to change the pilot scope of Hefei High-tech Zone in Anhui Province to Hefei City. The launch of the third batch of pilot projects has further expanded the provincial coverage of innovation pilot work and achieved comprehensive coverage in the eastern, central and western regions, which will continue to deepen the influence from point to area and give full play to the radiation-driven effect of innovation pilot work on improving the overall level of trade secret protection in China.Citigroup: It is expected that the gold and silver markets will resume their gradual upward trend within 3-12 months, reaching $3,000/ounce and $36/ounce respectively. Under basic conditions, it is expected that the price of crude oil will gradually drop to 60 USD/barrel in the middle of 2025, and will remain near this level in the second half of 2025 and 2026.ExxonMobil: It is estimated that the profit growth potential will reach $20 billion and the cash flow growth potential will reach $30 billion.
Hainan has issued "two lists" in the commercial field, which will be implemented on December 25th. Recently, the Hainan Provincial Department of Commerce issued the List of No Administrative Punishment in the Commercial Field of Hainan Province and the List of Lighter Administrative Punishment in the Commercial Field of Hainan Province. There are 30 items in the two lists, and it is clear that some acts in the commercial field of Hainan Province will not be subject to administrative punishment or lighter administrative punishment, which will be implemented on December 25 this year. The List of Non-administrative Penalties in the Commercial Field of Hainan Province clarifies the name of the matter, applicable conditions, basis for non-punishment, relevant legal provisions, remarks and other contents, involving 17 items such as "the franchisor failed to report the franchise contract concluded in the previous year to the competent commercial department on time". Among them, 11 items are "minor violations, corrected in time, without harmful consequences, no administrative punishment"; Six items are "illegal acts, and if they are illegal for the first time and the harmful consequences are minor and corrected in time, they may not be given administrative punishment". The List of Lighter Administrative Penalties in Commercial Fields in Hainan Province clarifies the name of the matter, the applicable conditions, the basis of lighter punishment, relevant legal provisions, the range of lighter punishment, etc., involving 13 items such as "the auction enterprise illegally announces or displays before the auction". The Provincial Department of Commerce requires the competent commercial departments of cities and counties, the comprehensive administrative law enforcement bureau and the relevant offices of the department to conscientiously implement the requirements of the "two lists", apply the provisions of the "two lists" according to law, and apply the "two lists" to adhere to the principle of combining punishment with education.The Israeli army claimed to have attacked "most of Syria's strategic arsenals" in the past 48 hours. The Israel Defense Forces said on the 10th that hundreds of attacks were carried out in Syria in the past 48 hours, hitting most of Syria's strategic arsenals. In terms of ground operations, the Israeli army claimed to have attacked more than 130 arsenals and military buildings in Syria. On the naval side, Israeli warships attacked two naval ports in Syria where 15 ships docked, and the Israeli army destroyed dozens of ship-to-ship missiles. On the air force side, Israeli warplanes have flown in Syrian airspace for hundreds of hours and carried out more than 350 air strikes, targeting a wide range, including air defense positions, air force airports and dozens of weapons production facilities in Damascus and Homs, destroying Scud missiles, cruise missiles, fighter planes, tanks, radars and other weapons and equipment. (CCTV)German Foreign Minister: Germany will provide an additional 8 million euros of humanitarian aid.
ExxonMobil: By 2030, we plan to invest about 140 billion US dollars in major projects and Permian basin development plans.Zamrazilova, Deputy Governor of the Czech Central Bank: I hope to see the inflation rate drop in January, and then I can start to consider further relaxing interest rates.Vietnam Customs: From January to November, Vietnam exported US$ 14.4 billion, up 14.4% year-on-year; Imports reached US$ 16.4 billion, up 16.4% year-on-year.