Minister Wang Wentao met with WTO Director-General Ivira. On December 9, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with WTO Director-General Ivira in Beijing. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on WTO reform and deepening cooperation between China and the WTO. Wang Wentao said that the reform of the WTO is of great significance in coping with common global challenges, and China is willing to make joint efforts with all parties to promote positive progress in the reform. China supports the WTO to achieve more results in the field of development and calls for the normal operation of the dispute settlement mechanism. China supports the early incorporation of the investment facilitation agreement into the WTO legal framework, the conclusion of the second-stage agreement on fishery subsidies, the conclusion of the negotiations on the joint statement on e-commerce, and the promotion of multilateral trade rules to keep pace with the times. (Ministry of Commerce)A slum in Haiti was attacked by gangs, killing 184 people. On December 9, local time, the United Nations Human Rights Committee said that Haitian gangs attacked the Sun City community on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince from July 7 to 8, local time, killing 184 people. It is said that in this year's gang armed attacks, the death toll in Haiti was as high as 5,000. (CCTV News)Italian prosecutor: Meta did not pay 888 million euros of value-added tax from 2015 to 2021.
Ministry of Civil Affairs: The Chinese Stomatological Association was ordered to strictly review the membership qualifications of registered members. Recently, the reporter exposed the chaos of dental medical institutions and the management of members of the Chinese Stomatological Association. Today, the Social Organization Administration of the Ministry of Civil Affairs issued a statement. After verification, the recent media report that the Chinese Stomatological Association failed to effectively review the membership of ordinary members and specialist members is true. The Social Organization Administration of the Ministry of Civil Affairs ordered the Society to strictly review the membership qualifications of registered members, and to explain and rectify the relevant situation. In the next step, the Social Organization Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Civil Affairs will urge the Chinese Stomatological Association to consciously accept social supervision and rectify the existing problems in place. (CCTV News)The price of natural gas in the United States rose by more than 3%, reaching the highest point in a week.Zelensky said that it is "meaningless" to discuss with Trump about inviting Ukraine to join NATO. What he said now is not counted. According to a report in Russia Today (RT) on the 9th, Ukrainian President Zelensky said that it is "meaningless" to discuss with US President-elect Trump about inviting Ukraine to join NATO. What he said now is not counted. According to the report, Zelensky said that Trump has not yet entered the White House, so what he said now is not counted. In addition, Zelensky added, "If I have the opportunity to communicate with President Biden and ask him to join NATO, I will call him as soon as possible." (World Wide Web)
VinFast's second factory in Vietnam has doubled its production capacity to accelerate global expansion. VinFast Auto, a Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer, announced its expansion plan to build a second production plant in Vietnam, with a view to doubling its production capacity and meeting the growing market demand for its small and medium-sized models. The new factory is expected to have an annual production capacity of 300,000 vehicles, which is the same as the company's existing factory in Haiphong, and is scheduled to be put into production in July next year. In addition, VinFast also announced plans to establish assembly plants in Indonesia and India, and postponed the start-up time of the factory originally scheduled for North Carolina to 2028. These measures mark the further expansion and deepening of VinFast in the global electric vehicle market.Valin Steel: Valin Steel increased its capital by 1 billion yuan. Valin Steel announced that in order to support its subsidiary Valin Steel to implement the technology development and industrial application project of extra-large diameter seamless steel pipe continuous rolling, the company and Hunan Iron and Steel Group intend to increase its capital by 1 billion yuan in the same proportion. Among them, Hunan Iron and Steel Group invested 140.9 million yuan and Valin Steel invested 859.1 million yuan. The capital increase price is determined based on the net asset value of the 2023 annual audit report of Valin Henggang audited by Tianjian Certified Public Accountants on December 31, 2023.Spot silver rose to 3.00% in the day and is now reported at $31.89 per ounce.