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Mackler M, Governor of the Bank of Canada: (Regarding the potential tariff policy) We can't make policies based on what may happen. If the (US) tariffs are implemented as promised, it will cause serious damage to the Canadian economy.Israeli: Community alarm sounded near Gaza.President of Hilton Asia Pacific: India's outbound travel will be the story of the next decade. According to the data of the World Tourism and Travel Council, in 2023, Indian tourists spent $34.2 billion on outbound travel. Allen Watts, president of Hilton Asia Pacific, said that compared with the future, the current level of Indian outbound travel consumption is "negligible". "The story of India is unfolding before us," he said. "India's outbound travel will be the story of the next decade." According to the World Tourism and Travel Council's Economic Impact in 2024 report, by 2034, the outbound spending of Indian tourists is expected to more than double, reaching 76.8 billion US dollars, which will make India's position in the global tourism consumption country rise from the 12th in 2023 to the 7th.

Qianjin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.: The subsidiary company obtained the dapoxetine hydrochloride Pharmaceutical Registration Certificate, and Qianjin Pharmaceutical announced that Qianjin Xiangjiang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. received the dapoxetine hydrochloride Pharmaceutical Registration Certificate approved and issued by National Medical Products Administration. The medicine is suitable for the treatment of male premature ejaculation patients aged 18 to 64.The Nikkei 225 index just broke through the 39,900.00 mark, and the latest report was 39,899.07, up 1.34% in the day.Weilai will build a 9-vertical and 9-horizontal high-speed power exchange network in the coming year. At the communication meeting before NIO Day 2024, Weilai announced the latest construction progress of the charging and replacing infrastructure layout. As of December 12th, Weilai has built 2,779 power exchange stations in China, including 907 expressway power exchange stations. Weilai will open the national 9 vertical and 9 horizontal high-speed power exchange network during the year, and it is estimated that there will be over 900 expressway power exchange stations, with an average of one power exchange station every 200 kilometers. This marks that Weilai has completed the construction of expressway power exchange network among major cities in China, and it is also the first automobile enterprise in China to complete the construction of power supply and energy replenishment facilities covering national high-speed trunk lines, so that users can realize high-speed direct power exchange between major cities in China. (Securities Times)

The US media said that the Biden administration is considering imposing new sanctions on Russian oil trade. Informed sources: The details have yet to be finalized. The Bloomberg website reported on the 10th local time that the Biden administration is considering imposing new sanctions on Russian oil trade before Trump returns to the White House, and the specific details have yet to be finalized. The article said that the Biden administration is weighing new and stricter sanctions against Russia's lucrative oil trade, trying to increase pressure on the Kremlin before Trump returns to the White House. According to an insider who asked not to be named, the details of possible new measures are still being worked out, but Biden's team is considering imposing restrictions on some Russian oil exports. Up to now, the Russian side has not responded. (CCTV)Reuters survey: In December, the Bank of England decided to keep interest rates unchanged or cut interest rates by 100 basis points next year. All 71 economists surveyed during December 6-11 predicted that the Bank of England would keep its target interest rate unchanged at 4.75% at its meeting on December 19. Among the economists who predict the interest rate outlook until the end of 2025, about 54% (36 out of 67) expect to cut interest rates by 100 basis points by the end of next year, another 17 expect to cut interest rates by at least 125 basis points, and 14 expect to cut interest rates by at most 75 basis points.Japan's Shimane nuclear power plant operating company said that there was no abnormality in the reactor water level gauge of Unit 2, which was previously misjudged. On December 12, local time, China Electric Power Company of Japan conducted an investigation on the report that the reactor water level gauge of Unit 2 of Shimane nuclear power plant was once abnormal, and the results showed that there was no abnormality. The company said that the value displayed by the instrument was normal, but the operator misunderstood the data and misjudged it as abnormal. (CCTV News)