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Lan Foan, Minister of Finance, met with Nott, Chairman of the Financial Stability Board. On the afternoon of December 9, 2024, Lan Foan, Minister of Finance, met with Nott, Chairman of the Financial Stability Board, and his party by appointment. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the work of the Financial Stability Board, the financial stability situation in China and the economic and financial policies of major economies. (Ministry of Finance website)South Korea will gradually reduce the rice planting area to cope with the decline in demand. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of South Korea said on Thursday that South Korea will strive to gradually reduce the rice field area to solve the problem of declining demand and adopt environmentally-friendly planting methods. Due to the change of diet structure, the annual rice consumption of Koreans has decreased, and the per capita rice consumption has dropped significantly from 61 kg in 2018 to 56.4 kg in 2023. At present, the total area of rice fields in South Korea is about 698,000 hectares, and the government says it plans to reduce the area of rice fields by 80,000 hectares next year. In addition, by 2029, the planting area of environmentally friendly rice will be expanded from 35,000 hectares this year to 68,000 hectares. The government will also allocate 244 billion won (about 170 million US dollars) to subsidize farms that grow strategic crops other than rice, such as wheat, beans and barley, which is an increase from 186.5 billion won this year.The USD/JPY rose more than 30 points against the Japanese yen in the short term and is now reported at 152.56.

Behind the cheers of the shooting of American medical insurance executives: blood-sucking insurance companies and the new threat of "ghost guns", the suspect who shot and killed a senior executive of an American medical insurance company in the streets of new york City was arrested on the 9th. Police said on the 11th that a number of evidences have confirmed the criminal facts of suspect Luigi Man Ghione. After the shooting, the American public's anger against medical insurance companies broke out on the Internet, and the "ghost gun" 3D printed pistol used by the suspect also showed that the problem of gun proliferation in the United States became increasingly difficult to solve. Agence France-Presse reported that since Thompson was shot, the voice of ridicule and satire has flooded the Internet, and the lack of sympathy has become the mainstream sentiment of the public, which reflects the dissatisfaction and anger of Americans towards the medical system. (CCTV)Another member of South Korea's ruling party said he would vote to impeach President Yoon.Spring Festival travel rush's first day train tickets will be sold on 31st of this month. The student booking service was launched today. It was learned from China State Railway Group Co.,Ltd. today (12th) that Spring Festival travel rush will be launched on 14th of January next year in 2025, and Spring Festival travel rush's first day train tickets will be sold on 31st of this month. In view of students booking tickets during Spring Festival travel rush, Railway 12306 launched a new function today.

South Korean police tried to search Cheongwadae's office again.Afternoon comments on Hong Kong stocks: Hang Seng Index rose by 1.72%, Hang Seng Technology Index rose by 2.55%, Hong Kong stocks closed at noon, Hang Seng Index rose by 1.72% and Hang Seng Technology Index rose by 2.55%. Chinese brokerage stocks and consumer stocks were among the top gainers, with China Merchants Securities, Mengniu Dairy and Tongcheng Travel up over 7% and over 5% respectively.Indian Trade Secretary: India's export performance is very good. India's service trade will soon reach 50% of the total trade volume.