Five departments: Promote the listed specialized and innovative SMEs to upgrade their technology through mergers and acquisitions. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other five departments recently jointly issued the Notice on Launching the "One Chain in January" SME Financing to Promote National Bank Activities, which promoted the construction of SME financing, promoted a good ecology and helped the high-quality development of SMEs. According to the notice, the relevant departments will promote the listed specialized and innovative SMEs to upgrade their technology through mergers and acquisitions and further develop and grow.The Party Group of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held the second symposium in 2024. On December 11th, the Party Group of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection held the second symposium in 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment) to hold a symposium on "the outstanding problems found in management services and supervision discipline, and the work of veteran cadres that the Ministry of Ecology and Environment should focus on strengthening". Ying Zhao, member of the Party Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, held the meeting and made a statement on behalf of the Party Group. Liao Xiyuan, head of the discipline inspection and supervision team stationed in the Ministry and member of the party group of the Ministry, attended the meeting and made suggestions. The second supervision and inspection office of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection sent personnel to give guidance. (Ministry of Ecology and Environment)Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader of the US Senate, was treated after he fell down. On December 10th, local time, Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader of the US Senate, fell down after the Republican luncheon and was subsequently treated. It is reported that McConnell was seen walking back to the office of the Capitol, followed by a medical team, and was escorted by Balasso, chairman of the Republican Party Committee of the Senate. A spokesman for McConnell did not immediately respond to the medical situation. (CCTV)
Market information: US Senate Minority Leader McConnell is receiving treatment after falling.US Treasury Secretary Yellen: I also expressed my concern about fiscal responsibility. We need to cut the deficit. I hope that Congress can try to pay for any extension of Trump's personal tax cuts passed in 2017.EIA: The net import of crude oil in the United States will drop by 20% in 2025. The us energy information administration (EIA) said on Tuesday that it is expected that the net import of crude oil in the United States will drop by 20% to 1.9 million barrels per day next year, which will be the lowest level since 1971, suggesting that the output of the United States will increase and the demand of refineries will decrease. EIA said in its Short-term Energy Outlook in December that the US oil production is expected to increase from 13.24 million barrels per day in 2024 to 13.52 million barrels per day in 2025. EIA also said that the crude oil processing capacity of refineries will be 16 million barrels per day in 2025, a decrease of 200,000 barrels per day compared with 2024. EIA now predicts that the average spot price of Brent crude oil in 2025 will be $73.58 per barrel, which is lower than the previous forecast of $76.06 per barrel. The average spot price of crude oil in the United States is $69.12 per barrel, which is lower than the last forecast of $71.60 per barrel.
The United States successfully conducted a ballistic missile interception test in Guam for the first time. The US Missile Defense Agency issued a statement on the 10th that the United States successfully conducted a ballistic missile interception test in Guam in the western Pacific for the first time. The statement said that in the test conducted that day, the United States launched a "Standard -3 Block 2A" missile using the Aegis anti-missile system equipped with a new AN/TPY-6 radar and vertical launcher, and intercepted an air-launched medium-range ballistic missile near the coast of Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency called this an "important step" to enhance Guam's defense, and its data will help to build a future defense system for Guam. (CCTV)The State Council said: The Syrian authorities have the responsibility to ensure and destroy any chemical weapons they find.An attack on a minibus in Haiti caused 8 deaths and 10 injuries. On December 10, local time, Haitian police released a report saying that a minibus was attacked by gangs in Deluge, Artibonite province on the 9 th, causing 8 deaths and 10 injuries, including 8 serious injuries. (CCTV)