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Huabei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.: Four kinds of drugs under the company are planned to be selected for national centralized drug procurement. Huabei Pharmaceutical announced that the company and its subsidiary Xiantai Company participated in the tenth batch of national centralized drug procurement, and all four varieties are planned to be selected, including penicillin sodium for injection, piperacillin sodium for injection, ampicillin sodium for injection and sulbactam sodium for injection. The price of the drug to be selected this time has decreased compared with the original sales price. In 2023, the sales income of penicillin sodium for injection was 129 million yuan, accounting for 1.28% of the annual operating income. If the bid is confirmed and the purchase and sale contract is signed, the company will fully guarantee the supply according to the demand of the selected area, and promote the increment of related products in the selected area and the development of the off-standard market.Ningbo Shipping Exchange: The freight rate of the United States and the West increased sharply, and the comprehensive index stopped falling and rose. This week, the Ningbo Export Container Freight Index (NCFI) of the Maritime Silk Road Index released by Ningbo Shipping Exchange closed at 1722.8 points, up 4.8% from last week. Among the 21 routes, the freight index of 7 routes rose and that of 14 routes fell. Among the major ports along the "Maritime Silk Road", the freight index of 4 ports rose and that of 12 ports fell. The overall shipment of the market has increased, liner companies have reduced their route capacity, and at the same time, they have adjusted the port-calling order of some routes in the west of the United States, and the freight rate has increased more than that in the east of the United States. The freight index of the US-East route was 1808.1 points, up 10.0% from last week. The freight index of the US-West route was 2092.1 points, up 43.5% from last week.Shanghai Shipping Exchange: The transportation demand of Persian Gulf routes remained high, and the market freight rate continued to rise this week. On December 13th, according to the news of Shanghai Shipping Exchange, this week, the export container transportation market in China was basically stable, and different routes were divided due to their different trends of supply and demand fundamentals, and the comprehensive index rose. On European routes, the growth of transportation demand is weak, the fundamentals of supply and demand lack further support, and the booking price in the spot market drops slightly. On the North American route, the transportation demand is generally stable, and the relationship between supply and demand is basically balanced. Major airlines push the freight rate up, and the spot market booking price rises sharply. On the Persian Gulf route, the transportation demand remained high, and the market freight rate continued to be supported by the local tension. This week, the market freight rate continued to rise. On the Australia-New Zealand route, the local demand for various materials showed signs of stabilization, the fundamentals of supply and demand improved, and the market freight rate stopped falling and rebounded. On the South American route, the transportation demand lacks the motivation for further growth, and the fundamentals of supply and demand weaken. This week, the spot market booking price dropped slightly.

GCL Technology: It is estimated that there will be no more share repurchase cancellation in 2024. GCL Technology (03800) announced that in view of the fact that the photovoltaic industry is still in excessive competition, in order to ensure the stability of the company's operation and cope with the uncertainty in the future, the company expects that there will be no more share repurchase cancellation in the year ending December 31, 2024.Guoyuan Securities: A special dividend plan was drawn up and announced by Guoyuan Securities. On December 13, 2024, the company held the 20th meeting of the 10th Board of Directors and the 11th meeting of the 10th Board of Supervisors, at which the Proposal on Special Dividend Plan was reviewed and approved. As of September 30, 2024, the accumulated undistributed profit of the company was 7.743 billion yuan, and the accumulated distributable profit of the parent company was 5.262 billion yuan. In order to enhance the investor's sense of gain and improve the investor's return level, the company has drawn up a special dividend plan: based on the existing total share capital of 4.364 billion shares, a cash dividend of 0.60 yuan will be distributed to all shareholders for every 10 shares, and a total cash dividend of 262 million yuan will be distributed. No bonus shares will be distributed, and capital will not be increased from the provident fund.Huangshan Capsule: It is planned to distribute a cash dividend of 0.27 yuan for every 10 shares. Huangshan Capsule announced that the company held the board of directors and the board of supervisors on December 13, 2024, and reviewed and approved the profit distribution plan for the first three quarters of 2024. According to the plan, the company plans to distribute a cash dividend of RMB27 to all shareholders for every 10 shares based on the existing total share capital of 299 million shares, with a total cash dividend of RMB8,075,700. This profit distribution will not send bonus shares, and capital reserve will not be converted into share capital.

Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Arab Republic of Egypt (full text) and Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Arab Republic of Egypt 1. On December 13, 2024, Commissioner the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a strategic dialogue with Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Abdul Atti. 2. The two sides exchanged in-depth and comprehensive views on China-Egypt relations and international and regional issues of common concern, and jointly reviewed the development achievements made by the two countries since the establishment of diplomatic relations, especially since the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership 10 years ago. 3. The two sides stressed the need to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state at their two meetings in 2024, take the "China-Egypt Year of Partnership" as a new starting point, and push bilateral relations to a higher goal of building a community of destiny between China and Egypt facing the new era. The two sides appreciated the many diplomatic, economic, trade, investment, cultural and tourism activities held by the two countries this year to promote and develop bilateral relations in various fields. (Xinhua News Agency)China International Economic Exchange Center held the annual economic conference in China on December 14th, attended by Han Wenxiu of China Finance Office, and the annual economic conference in China on December 14th, with the theme of implementing the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and promoting sustained economic recovery. Han Wenxiu from Zhongcai Office, Zhao Chenxin, Deputy Director of National Development and Reform Commission, Sheng Qiuping, Vice Minister of Commerce, and Wang xin, Director of Research Bureau of China People's Bank will give keynote speeches. (China International Economic Exchange Center)Li Yunze met with Timothy Geithner, Chairman of Huaping Investment Group, USA. Recently, Li Yunze, Party Secretary and Director of State Financial Supervision and Administration, met with TimothyF.Geithner, Chairman of Huaping Investment Group, USA and his party. The two sides exchanged views on the macroeconomic and financial situation, the development prospect of China's financial industry and Huaping's investment and development in China.