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Five members of South Korea's ruling party supported the impeachment of Yin Xiyue. Kim Jae-sub, a member of South Korea's ruling National Power Party, announced through live television that he would no longer abide by the ruling party's position of opposing the impeachment of President Yin Xiyue and would vote in favor of the next presidential impeachment case. At present, five members of South Korea's ruling party have indicated that they will support the impeachment of President Yin Xiyue. There are 300 seats in South Korea's National Assembly, and the impeachment case of the President must obtain at least 2/3, that is, at least 200 members vote in favor before it can pass the National Assembly and enter the trial stage of the Korean Constitutional Court. At present, South Korea's parliament, including the largest opposition party, the Common Democratic Party, has 192 seats in the opposition camp and 108 seats in the ruling party. On the premise that all members of the opposition camp voted for impeachment, only eight members of the ruling party voted for it, and Yin Xiyue's impeachment case will pass the parliament. At present, three members of parliament from the ruling party need to vote for impeachment. (CCTV International News)President of Japan Life Insurance: I don't think we are behind our competitors in overseas acquisitions, but we are concerned about different countries.Japan Life Insurance announced that it would spend $8.2 billion to acquire the life insurance company Resolution Life. On December 11th, Japan Life Insurance Mutual announced that it would spend about $8.2 billion to acquire the remaining 77% shares of the life insurance company Resolution Life. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. On the same day, Japan Life announced that it would acquire the remaining 20% shares of MLC Life Insurance from National Bank of Australia (NAB) and integrate MLC with Resolution Life.

Spot gold just broke through the $2,690.00/oz mark, and the latest price was $2,689.72/oz, down 0.15% in the day.Another South Korean lawmaker from Yin Xiyue's party said that he would vote to impeach Yin Xiyue.Bank of Communications International: In November, the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in the mainland was 52.3%, and the performance in December was optimistic. Bank of Communications International published a research report to give the mainland auto industry a leading rating. According to the report, the retail sales of passenger cars increased by 16.5% year-on-year in November; The retail penetration rate of new energy vehicles was 52.3%, exceeding 50% for the fifth consecutive month, and the retail sales of new energy vehicles increased by 50.5% year-on-year. In November, the export growth slowed down, and the proportion of new energy vehicles fell to 20%. The bank pointed out that considering that the Spring Festival in 2025 is earlier than that in 2024, some car purchases before the Spring Festival will be completed by the end of 2024, and the subsidy policy for trade-in will enter the final stage in December, and some car companies are also sprinting sales through promotional activities. The bank expects the passenger car market in December. It is expected to maintain the potential of the current retail sales to continue to increase year by year. However, after the sales sprint in December, the auto market entered the off-season of consumption, so it is necessary to be cautious that the stock price performance of the auto sector may fluctuate.

Sinotrans has set up a new company, including land international cargo transportation agency business. The enterprise search APP shows that recently, Sinotrans Logistics (Alashankou) Co., Ltd. was established with Chen Xin as its legal representative and registered capital of 10 million yuan. Its business scope includes: domestic container cargo transportation agency; International freight forwarder; Land international freight forwarding agent; Import and export agents, etc. Enterprise survey shows that the company is indirectly wholly-owned by Sinotrans.State Railway Administration: From January to November, the national railway passenger volume reached a record high, and the State Railway Administration announced that from January to November, the national railway passenger volume reached a record high. From January to November, the number of railway passengers sent nationwide reached 4.015 billion, up 12.6% year-on-year, and the annual number of passengers sent exceeded 4 billion for the first time, reaching a record high. Passenger turnover reached 1,484.061 billion person-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 7.8%. In the month of November, the number of railway passengers sent nationwide was 304 million, up 8.8% year-on-year; Passenger turnover reached 98.135 billion person-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 2.5%. The volume of freight delivery has increased steadily. From January to November, the national railway freight volume was 4.715 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.5%. In November, the national railway freight volume was 455 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.4%; The freight turnover was 324.521 billion tons kilometers, up 2.4% year-on-year.According to a survey conducted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, economists raised Singapore's GDP growth forecast from 2.6% to 3.6% in 2024.