The director of the Federal Aviation Administration will step down on Trump's swearing-in day, and the director of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to step down on January 20, Trump's presidential swearing-in day. In a letter to employees issued by the FAA Information Office, Michael Whitaker announced his decision to leave. Whitaker has only been in office for more than a year. In October 2023, his nomination as director of FAA was unanimously approved by the Senate. Mark House, Assistant Director of Finance and Management of FAA, will serve as Acting Deputy Director.Accidents happen frequently. Our embassy reminds China compatriots in Thailand to participate in high-risk tourism projects cautiously. On the 12th, the China Embassy in Thailand issued a document reminding China compatriots in Thailand to participate in high-risk tourism projects cautiously. The Embassy said that a China compatriot who came to Thailand to participate in paragliding recently had an accident. Since the beginning of this year, several China compatriots have had accidents due to their participation in high-risk sports or recreational projects. The Embassy of China in Thailand would like to remind our compatriots in Thailand to have a firm sense of risk. When choosing tourism projects, please comprehensively consider the qualifications of the project company, the quality of equipment and facilities, transportation, medical assistance and supporting services. Fully consider the possible hidden risks, combined with their own physical condition and reasonable judgment, paragliding, jungle leap, snorkeling, upstream, cave exploration and other projects have higher risks. If you really need to participate, please choose a regular travel agency or project organization, fully understand the terms of the agreement and sign a formal contract, receive technical training, wear life-saving equipment and abide by relevant regulations. It is recommended to buy personal accident insurance. In case of unexpected circumstances, please call the police in Thailand for help as soon as possible, and contact the embassy or consulate in Thailand to minimize losses.Li Guangzi, director of the Banking Research Office of the Institute of Finance of China Academy of Social Sciences: The risk of small and medium-sized financial institutions is the focus of risk disposal in the coming period. Li Guangzi, director of the Banking Research Office of the Institute of Finance of China Academy of Social Sciences, told reporters that with the implementation of the policy package to resolve local government debt risks, the local government debt risks have obviously converged recently. In contrast, risks in real estate and small and medium-sized financial institutions are still outstanding. In this context, the meeting took the risks of real estate and small and medium-sized financial institutions as the focus of risk disposal in the coming period, which made clear the focus and pointed out the direction for further financial risk disposal. Especially in the field of real estate, because of its long adjustment cycle and wide coverage, it is still the top priority of risk disposal. (SSE)
The yield of Italian 10-year government bonds rose by 9 basis points to 3.28%, the highest level since December 2.China Resources Land: The contracted sales in November was about 25.80 billion yuan, up 6.9% year-on-year. China Resources Land announced on the evening of December 12 that in November 2024, the Group achieved a total contracted sales of about 25.80 billion yuan, with a total contracted sales floor area of about 1.203 million square meters, up 6.9% and 11.1% respectively. In the first 11 months of 2024, the cumulative contracted sales was about RMB 229.10 billion, and the total contracted sales floor area was about 10.031 million square meters, down by 19.9% and 16.8% respectively.Dingshi Capital: Liu Yundi was appointed as an executive director, and Dingshi Capital (00804) announced that Ms. Liu Yundi had been appointed as an executive director, effective from December 12, 2024.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said that Minister Feidan was in Turkey, after the Syrian Ministry of Information said earlier that he was in Damascus.GBP/USD fell more than 0.50% in the day, and now it is reported at 1.2687.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was last reported at 44,200.59, up 0.12% in the day.