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The Bank of France expects France's economy to grow at zero month-on-month in the fourth quarter. The Bank of France, BNP Paribas, recently released the results of its monthly economic survey, and it is expected that France's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow at zero month-on-month in the fourth quarter of this year. (Xinhua News Agency)Du Zhaocai, former deputy director of the State Sports General Administration, was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment and fined 4 million yuan. On December 13, 2024, Wuhan Intermediate People's Court of Hubei Province publicly pronounced the bribery case of Du Zhaocai, former party member and deputy director of the State Sports General Administration and former party secretary and vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association, and sentenced the defendant Du Zhaocai to 14 years' imprisonment and fined 4 million yuan. The property and fruits of his crime shall be recovered according to law and turned over to the state treasury. It was found through trial that from 2012 to 2022, the defendant Du Zhaocai took advantage of his position as Party Secretary and Director of the Athletics Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the Chinese Athletics Association, member of the Party Committee of the State Sports General Administration, assistant to the director, deputy director, and Party Secretary and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Football Association to provide assistance to relevant units and individuals in matters such as event hosting, personnel arrangement, player transfer, etc., and illegally accepted other people's property totaling RMB 4,341. (CCTV News)Beijing Daxing Airport opened direct flights to Sydney and Melbourne for the first time. At 1: 10am on December 13th, China Southern Airlines flight CZ5025 took off from Beijing Daxing International Airport for Sydney, Australia, which was the first direct flight from Beijing Daxing Airport to Australia. On the 14th, China Southern Airlines will also fly the Daxing-Melbourne route in Beijing. (CCTV News)

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to expand the judiciary.The financial technology companies supported by Wal-Mart are valued at $2.5 billion. The traditional banking industry is under threat. Wal-Mart is injecting more funds into its newly-started financial start-ups, obtaining a valuation of $2.5 billion for this company, and indicating its ambition to further set foot in the financial services industry. According to informed sources, the world's largest retailer is jointly leading the financing of more than 300 million US dollars with investment company Ribbit Capital. This marks a new valuation for the company named One, in which Wal-Mart holds a majority stake. Wal-Mart has been providing products to many customers and employees in order to gain a greater foothold in the field of financial services. For the financial industry, the threat of Wal-Mart and other companies encroaching on its territory is getting closer and closer. Just last year, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon mentioned the competitive threat of Wal-Mart and other enterprises, pointing out that its hundreds of millions of customers and huge resources at its disposal were "extraordinary competitive advantages".Russian Defense Ministry: Russian air defense forces shot down 13 Ukrainian drones in Kursk, Belgorod, Rostov and Lipetsk last night.

Minsheng Bank: New Hope Chemical was approved to increase its shareholding by no more than 68 million shares. Minsheng Bank announced that the State Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau approved New Hope Chemical Investment Co., Ltd. to increase its shareholding in Minsheng Bank by no more than 68 million shares through the secondary market within six months. After the completion of the increase, New Hope Chemical and its concerted actions will hold no more than 2.24 billion shares of Minsheng Bank, with a shareholding ratio of no more than 5.12%.Exclusive Baidu Geely Joint Voice: The transfer process has been completed, and the social security for employees of Jiyue was paid in November. On the afternoon of December 13th, Sina Technology learned exclusively that Baidu and Geely Automobile, the two major shareholders of Jiyue Automobile, have reached a consensus today and jointly stated that as shareholders, they will actively assist the management of Jiyue to properly handle related matters: the social security payment for employees and the compensation for employees who leave their posts will be solved as soon as possible; Maintain the normal use, after-sales and maintenance of users' vehicles; Promote the reasonable and legal settlement of other matters. According to reports, Geely and Baidu have completed the transfer process on the evening of the 12th, and paid social security for the employees in November. It is reported that Jidu Automobile Co., Ltd. is a new start-up company established by Geely Holding and Baidu Holding, and it is an innovative product to explore the intelligent transformation of automobiles. Jiyue automobile products are manufactured by Geely factory and authorized to operate exclusively by Jidu. Due to the great changes in the industry competition pattern, the established business plan cannot be implemented and the operation has encountered challenges. (Sina Technology)Syrian Human Rights Watch: Israel attacked military facilities in central Syria. On December 13, local time, Syrian Human Rights Watch said that the Israeli army launched an attack on military targets in the Mesyaf area of Hama province in central Syria and the rural area of Homs city in Homs province. (CCTV News)