Foreign media: Blinken testified in Congress about the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, and the pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted his speech several times. According to the Turkish Anadolu News Agency, US Secretary of State Blinken testified in the House of Representatives on the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan on the 11th local time, during which several pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted his speech several times.Samsung Electronics will hold its 2025 strategy meeting next week. Yonhap News Agency quoted unnamed industry sources as saying that Samsung Electronics will hold its 2025 global strategy meeting next week. The electronic products business meeting is scheduled to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, while the semiconductor department meeting will be held on Thursday. The main agenda items include the upcoming Galaxy S25 smartphone. Lee Jae-yong, the company's executive chairman, is not expected to attend these meetings.Lan Foan met with World Trade Organization Director-General Ivira. On December 9, 2024, Minister Lan Foan met with World Trade Organization Director-General Ivira in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on enhancing the transparency of subsidy policy, supporting the operation of global trust funds and maintaining the multilateral trading system.
Extreme Vietnam insider: Xia Yiping still stays in the company's on-site office and is seeking financing. On the morning of the 12th, Xia Yiping, CEO of Extreme Vietnam, appeared in the company's headquarters office. Xia Yiping said that he appeared first to prove to employees that he had not run away, to tide over the difficulties with the company, and second to communicate with employees face to face. Network video shows that Xia Yiping is surrounded by many employees. The demands of employees mainly include paying social security, medical insurance and provident fund, paying wages and giving employees "N+1" compensation. Xia Yiping responded that knowing that everyone is very angry, everyone has followed us for so long, and I am very grateful. "These problems are being solved. Now I am communicating with you. If I escape, I will not come." Some employees in Vietnam confirmed this statement. "His main task at present is financing, and he is also actively contacting investors for help." Insiders revealed. (The Paper)Pakistan KSE-100 index rose 1% to 112,128.50.This year, the amount of M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong has reached 38 billion US dollars, which has triggered a rare bidding war. This year is expected to be the busiest year for M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong in the past decade, with industries ranging from skin care products to logistics real estate, and the bidding war has also warmed up. It is reported that China Mobile's bid for Hongkong Broadband may face competition from American private equity firm I Squared Capital. Bi Hua, chairman of Fenmei Packaging, is negotiating with Qihao Capital to jointly counter the privatization offer of Shandong Xinjufeng. The data shows that the scale of M&A transactions for listed companies in Hong Kong has reached $38 billion this year, the highest level since 2017, including the merger of Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities, a smaller competitor, to become the largest brokerage firm in China.
Pakistan KSE-100 index rose 1% to 112,128.50.South Korea's ruling party has made it a unified position within the party to oppose the "special inspection law for civil strife" and "Jin Jianchit's inspection law". South Korea's ruling National Power Party said that it will make it a unified position within the party to oppose the "special inspection law for civil strife" and "Jin Jianchit's inspection law". (CCTV News)The personal pension system has been extended to the whole country, and banks have issued assessment tasks: before the first quarter, each person must complete at least 20 accounts, and the personal pension system has been extended from 36 pilot cities (regions) to the whole country. The reporter learned that major banks have already laid out in advance in non-pilot areas and started the work of making an appointment to open an account for personal pension funds. A staff member of the personal finance department of a state-owned bank told reporters that with the full roll-out of the personal pension system, their bank is preparing for a 100-day attack. The staff also revealed that at present, the bank has issued specific task indicators to employees. "Each employee needs to complete about 20 to 30 account opening tasks, from now until the end of the first quarter of next year." (per meridian)