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Turkish Foreign Minister held talks with US Secretary of State to discuss the situation in Syria. On December 13th, local time, Turkish Foreign Minister Feidan held talks with US Secretary of State Blinken, focusing on the latest development of the situation in Syria. Feidan said that the talks discussed the cooperation between Turkey and the United States. The primary task of the two countries is to ensure the stability of Syria and prevent extremist organizations "Islamic State" and the PKK from occupying a dominant position in Syria. In addition, the advancement of the armed "Syrian National Army" supported by Turkey in the region is also one of the topics. Blinken revealed that the United States and Turkey have reached a broad consensus on the future of Syria. The two sides discussed the future role of the United States and Turkey in Syria and the necessity of continuing efforts to crack down on the extremist organization "Islamic State". (CCTV News)Before the US stock market: China ETF-Direxion fell by nearly 4% and Broadcom rose by about 14% when it was three times richer. Before the US stock market, China Stock Exchange fell by about 3% and Pinduoduo fell by about 1%. Broadcom rose by about 14%, the company's Q4 profit exceeded expectations, and AI revenue in the whole fiscal year doubled by 220%.China Seismological Network officially measured that a magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred at 17: 09 on December 13th in Kuqa City, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang (41.23 degrees north latitude and 83.31 degrees east longitude) with a focal depth of 21 kilometers.

In the first three quarters, China's total cargo transportation was 41.63 billion tons, up 2.3% year-on-year. The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing released the China Road Freight Development Report (2023-2024) today (13th). According to the report, due to the adjustment of transportation structure, although the proportion of road transportation in China has declined, it is still the main body of the freight market, and road freight has maintained steady growth. According to the report, in the first three quarters of this year, China's total cargo transportation was 41.63 billion tons, up 2.3% year-on-year. From the perspective of freight structure, the proportion of freight undertaken by railway and waterway transportation has increased, while the proportion of road transportation has decreased. In the first three quarters, the volume of road freight transport was 30.66 billion tons, up 3.1% year-on-year, accounting for more than 73%. Road transport is still the main body of the freight market. (CCTV News)Blinken asked Turkey to urge Hamas to agree to the hostage agreement, and US Secretary of State Blinken asked Turkey to use its relations with Hamas to urge Hamas to agree to the hostage agreement. Blinken said that during his talks with the Turkish President and Turkish Foreign Minister, he discussed the necessity of Hamas saying "yes" to the ceasefire agreement in Gaza. Blinken said: "We talked about the need for Hamas to agree to the (Gaza) agreement, which may eventually help end the war."Chinese researchers have developed a new type of implantable cranial nerve probe. The reporter learned from Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences that Zhang Qiang, a researcher at the institute, and his collaborators have developed a new type of implantable hydrogel neural probe to realize long-term stable monitoring of cranial nerve signals, precise regulation of neural circuits, and preliminary exploration in the application of diagnosis and treatment of severe brain diseases. Related research results were recently published in the international academic journal Advanced Materials. (Xinhua News Agency)

Bank of Communications International: For the first time, it covers the "buy" rating and target price of HK$ 5.86 given by the rich industrial trust. The Bank of Communications International published a report that the rich industrial trust has multiple investment advantages and stock price drivers, including stable profit prospects, low valuation, further interest rate cuts and potential inclusion in Shanghai-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, which are all beneficial to the valuation of REITs. For the first time, the bank covers the purchase of wealth and gives a "buy" rating with a target price of HK$ 5.86. Bank of Communications International believes that the rental income prospect of Zhifu Industrial Trust can remain basically stable. At the same time, the current share price corresponds to a dividend of 9.4% in 2025, and the gap between the dividend yield and the yield of 10-year US bonds is about 1.1 standard deviation lower than the long-term level. It is considered that the current valuation is still far below its long-term average level, and has reflected most of the worries of the retail market in Hong Kong. The report continued that although high interest rates will still have a negative impact on this year's earnings, it is expected that the dividend per unit of Zhifu will resume growth from next year under the condition of continuous interest rate reduction. It is expected that the dividend per unit will decrease by 10%, increase by 3.8% and increase by 4.1% from 2024 to 2026 to 36.34, 37.71 and 39.26 Hong Kong cents respectively.The qualification of general manager of Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance Co., Ltd. was approved. On December 13th, the website of Beijing Financial Supervision Bureau issued an official reply, approving the qualifications of directors and general managers of Gert Christian Middelhauve Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance Co., Ltd.. The company shall require the above-mentioned personnel with approved post qualifications to strictly abide by the relevant regulatory provisions of the General Administration of Financial Supervision, take up their posts within 3 months from the date of making this administrative licensing decision, and report their posts in a timely manner as required. If he fails to arrive within the above-mentioned prescribed time limit, this approval document will become invalid, and the decision-making organ shall go through the formalities for cancellation of administrative license.Alipay launched the commercial insurance code, and the first batch has been connected to Taikang and Zhongan medical insurance. On December 13th, Alipay launched the commercial insurance code. This means that after the patient has paid the medical insurance for hospitalization, if it needs to be supplemented, he can directly use the business insurance code to apply for prepayment of hospitalization expenses, and then initiate reimbursement claims to the insurance company. At present, users can open this service by searching for "business insurance code" on Alipay, and can apply for medical treatment quota according to the prompts. The first phase of the commercial insurance code has covered the mainstream millions of medical insurance under Taikang Online and Zhongan Online, and will cover more insurance institutions and insurance types in the future.