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Alipay launched the commercial insurance code, and the first batch has been connected to Taikang and Zhongan medical insurance. On December 13th, Alipay launched the commercial insurance code. This means that after the patient has paid the medical insurance for hospitalization, if it needs to be supplemented, he can directly use the business insurance code to apply for prepayment of hospitalization expenses, and then initiate reimbursement claims to the insurance company. At present, users can open this service by searching for "business insurance code" on Alipay, and can apply for medical treatment quota according to the prompts. The first phase of the commercial insurance code has covered the mainstream millions of medical insurance under Taikang Online and Zhongan Online, and will cover more insurance institutions and insurance types in the future.China Seismological Network officially measured that a magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred at 17: 09 on December 13th in Kuqa City, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang (41.23 degrees north latitude and 83.31 degrees east longitude) with a focal depth of 21 kilometers.Market news: Israel said that the IDF will stay on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon for several months.

Guangdong: In the next five years, 10 billion yuan will be invested to support the development of the tourism industry. On December 12th, a site meeting was held to promote the implementation of the spirit of the provincial tourism development conference in Guangdong. The meeting proposed to promote the implementation of the "three hundred" plan for cultural tourism investment, that is, to promote 100 major projects under construction and 100 key investment projects, to coordinate provincial financial investment of 10 billion yuan to support the development of tourism industry in the next five years, and to accelerate the implementation of the list of 100 major projects under construction and 100 key investment projects. According to the deployment, Guangdong will focus on promoting the implementation of the "three hundred" plan for cultural tourism investment and establishing "three lists" for key cultural tourism projects (namely, the list of projects under construction, the list of investment projects and the list of projects supported by financial funds). According to statistics, there are 103 major cultural tourism projects under construction in Guangdong province, with a total investment of 282.6 billion yuan, and the accumulated investment has reached 74 billion yuan by the third quarter.Galaxy Entertainment: Lv Yaodong was appointed as the chairman of the board of directors. On December 13, Galaxy Entertainment announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that Lv Yaodong, the executive director of Yinhe Entertainment, was appointed as the vice chairman of the board of directors since February 1997 and is now appointed as the chairman of the board of directors, which will take effect on December 13, 2024.Gao Ruidong, chief economist of Everbright Securities: The capital market is working harder to serve the new quality productivity. The Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 11th to 12th. Gao Ruidong, chief economist and director of the research institute of Everbright Securities, said in an interview that the Central Economic Work Conference set the general tone of macro-control in 2025 and in the future, emphasizing that fiscal and monetary policies are more powerful, real estate policies are further strengthened, and capital markets are more energetic in serving new quality productivity. "The capital market will be more powerful in serving new quality productivity." Gao Ruidong said that on the one hand, improve the multi-level financial service system, expand patient capital, attract social capital to participate in venture capital, and cultivate innovative enterprises in a gradient; On the other hand, deepen the comprehensive reform of investment and financing in the capital market, explore and expand the macro-prudential and financial stability functions of the central bank, innovate financial instruments, stabilize the financial market, and better serve the development of new quality productive forces. (SSE)

Zheng Meiji: It is planned to acquire 16.61% equity of the holding subsidiary Yaxinke Nanjing at RMB 699 million. Zheng Meiji (601717) announced on the evening of December 13th that the company plans to use its own funds of RMB 699 million (including tax) to acquire 16.61% of Yaxinke Nanjing held by other shareholders of the holding subsidiary Yaxinke Industrial Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Yaxinke Nanjing").Barclays: Raise the target price of Standard Chartered from 940p to 970p.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)