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Turkish Foreign Minister: Turkey will continue to help Syrian refugees return to their homes "safely and voluntarily". Turkish Foreign Minister Feidan said on the 9th that Turkey will continue to make efforts to help Syrian refugees it receives return to their homes "safely and voluntarily". On the same day, Feidan said at the meeting of Turkish diplomatic envoys abroad that Turkey is willing to provide support for Syria's reconstruction. "We have always advocated ensuring peace and stability in Syria through international consensus." Feidan stressed that the extremist organization "Islamic State" and the terrorist organization PKK must not benefit from the turmoil in Syria.South Korea's public prosecutor's office issued an arrest warrant against former defense minister Jin Longxian on suspicion of "civil strife and abuse of power". On the 9th local time, the special investigation headquarters of South Korea's public prosecutor's office said that it issued an arrest warrant against former defense minister Jin Longxian on the grounds of "civil strife and abuse of power". On December 5, local time, South Korean prosecutors banned former Defense Minister Jin Longxian from going abroad on the grounds of alleged "civil strife". (World Wide Web)Deutsche Bahn Freight Company announced that it will lay off 5,000 people. On December 8, local time, Deutsche Bahn Freight Company announced that it will lay off 5,000 people by 2029, of which 1,000 will be laid off first in 2025. Deutsche Bahn's freight business has been losing money for many years, and the company hopes to turn losses into profits before 2026. In October this year, the company decided to implement a restructuring plan. This plan was originally scheduled to lay off 2,300 people from 2025, and the scale of layoffs has expanded. (CCTV Finance)

The central bank increased its holdings of gold and released a positive signal. Shanghai Gold ETF received a net purchase of funds for eight consecutive months. According to the data, as of the end of November, 14 commodity gold ETFs listed and traded in A shares all received a net purchase of funds during the year. From April to November, two ETFs received net capital inflows for 8 months, and Shanghai Gold ETF(518600) was the one with the largest net purchase, with an interval net inflow of 370 million yuan, which attracted considerable attention. (China Securities Network)COMEX gold futures hit $2,700 per ounce, up 1.52% in the day.Jincai Internet: It is planned to establish a joint venture with Qingdao Zhongcai Fund. Jincai Internet announced that the company plans to sign a strategic cooperation agreement with Qingdao Zhongcai Fund to jointly establish a joint venture company Yidong Future Digital Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. The registered capital of the joint venture company in the future is 170 million yuan, of which 138.14 million yuan is subscribed by Qingdao Zhongcai Fund in cash, accounting for 81.26% of the registered capital; The company subscribed for a capital contribution of 31.86 million yuan in the form of equity, that is, the capital contribution was 31.86 million yuan based on the appraisal of 100% equity of Fangxin Technology, accounting for 18.74% of the registered capital.

Market information: Tim Kuniskis, the boss of Dodge and Ram, has returned to Stratlandis Stratlandis. Earlier in 2024, Tim Kuniskis resigned as an executive in Stellantis.The CFPB of the United States ordered the supervision of Alphabet to file a lawsuit to fight back. The Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPB) announced that it ordered the federal supervision of Google Payment under Alphabet and determined that the services provided by Google Payment posed risks to consumers. Google Payment has filed a lawsuit against the authorities' decision.Yiwu, Zhejiang Province paid a premium of 55%, and the unit price of a residential land was 10,286 yuan. Yiwu, which is under the jurisdiction of Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, sold a residential land on December 9. The plot is located in the southeast of the intersection of Futian Road and Datong Road, Futian Street, Yiwu City. The land use is urban residential land, commercial and financial land and commercial land. The construction land area is 24,009.03 square meters, the planned construction area is 55,220.77 square meters, and the floor area ratio is 2.3. The starting price is about 366 million yuan, and the starting floor price is 6,628 yuan/square meter. After 161 rounds of bidding, the plot was finally won by Yiwu Xinsheng Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., a local private enterprise in Jinhua, Zhejiang New Era Real Estate Group Co., Ltd., with a total price of 568 million yuan, with a floor price of 10,286 yuan/square meter and a premium rate of 55.19%.