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The Israeli army attacked a house in the northern Gaza, killing 18 people. The reporter learned that the Israeli army bombed a house in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza on the early morning of the 11th local time, killing 18 people and leaving many others missing. (CCTV News)Starbucks China responded to the new Chief Growth Officer: promoting the sustainable development of Starbucks brand in China. Recently, some media reported that the management of Starbucks China continued to adjust and hired CGO to manage the growth from digital marketing companies. In response to the above information, Sina Technology verified Starbucks, and the official response said: China is Starbucks' largest international market and an important engine for the company's future growth. In November, Starbucks China established the Chief Growth Officer (CGO) organization and appointed Tony Yang as the company's Chief Growth Officer (CGO). The establishment of CGO organization will continue to strengthen Starbucks' coffee leadership, accelerate the product innovation with coffee as the core, better refresh customers' Starbucks experience at various contacts through integrated marketing strategies, and promote the sustainable development of Starbucks brand in China. (Sina Technology)Japan Life Insurance announced that it would spend $8.2 billion to acquire the life insurance company Resolution Life. On December 11th, Japan Life Insurance Mutual announced that it would spend about $8.2 billion to acquire the remaining 77% shares of the life insurance company Resolution Life. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. On the same day, Japan Life announced that it would acquire the remaining 20% shares of MLC Life Insurance from National Bank of Australia (NAB) and integrate MLC with Resolution Life.

Before the Bank of Japan's policy meeting, it released chaotic signals. Japanese traders were confused about when to raise interest rates. After the Bank of Japan officials' remarks and media reports sent different signals, traders have been confused about when the central bank might raise interest rates in the past week. This kind of confusion led to sharp fluctuations in the market's interest rate hike bets. The overnight index swap pricing showed that the probability of raising interest rates in December was 22%, which was significantly lower than 60% at the beginning of last week. This week, the yen fell from 150 last Friday to a low of 152.18 to the dollar, and the exchange rate was 151.73 at 10:40 Tokyo time. Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan, said in an interview last month that the interest rate hike was approaching. A few days later, a report by the news agency emphasized the concern of the central bank about raising interest rates prematurely. Tomaki Nakamura, a member of the Dove Policy Committee, said last week that he was not opposed to raising interest rates, but this month's policy decision must consider data factors.Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): The number of cases of dengue fever in America exceeded 12.6 million this year. On the 10th, PAHO reported that the number of cases of dengue fever reported in America this year reached a record of more than 12.6 million, including 21,000 severe cases and over 7,700 deaths. According to a statement issued by the Pan-American Health Organization on the same day, this year, the most serious dengue fever epidemic broke out in the Americas since records began in 1980. The impact of this epidemic on Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico is particularly serious. These four countries account for 90% of the total number of cases and 88% of the total number of deaths in this region.German Foreign Minister: The truce between Kurds and Turkey is good news.

Sony group's share price hit a record high in intraday trading.Hainan has issued "two lists" in the commercial field, which will be implemented on December 25th. Recently, the Hainan Provincial Department of Commerce issued the List of No Administrative Punishment in the Commercial Field of Hainan Province and the List of Lighter Administrative Punishment in the Commercial Field of Hainan Province. There are 30 items in the two lists, and it is clear that some acts in the commercial field of Hainan Province will not be subject to administrative punishment or lighter administrative punishment, which will be implemented on December 25 this year. The List of Non-administrative Penalties in the Commercial Field of Hainan Province clarifies the name of the matter, applicable conditions, basis for non-punishment, relevant legal provisions, remarks and other contents, involving 17 items such as "the franchisor failed to report the franchise contract concluded in the previous year to the competent commercial department on time". Among them, 11 items are "minor violations, corrected in time, without harmful consequences, no administrative punishment"; Six items are "illegal acts, and if they are illegal for the first time and the harmful consequences are minor and corrected in time, they may not be given administrative punishment". The List of Lighter Administrative Penalties in Commercial Fields in Hainan Province clarifies the name of the matter, the applicable conditions, the basis of lighter punishment, relevant legal provisions, the range of lighter punishment, etc., involving 13 items such as "the auction enterprise illegally announces or displays before the auction". The Provincial Department of Commerce requires the competent commercial departments of cities and counties, the comprehensive administrative law enforcement bureau and the relevant offices of the department to conscientiously implement the requirements of the "two lists", apply the provisions of the "two lists" according to law, and apply the "two lists" to adhere to the principle of combining punishment with education.Want Want Group, a Taiwanese enterprise, and CICC Capital started industrial fund cooperation in Xiamen. Taiwan Affairs Office: It is conducive to deepening cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan. Zhu Fenglian, spokesman of Taiwan Affairs Office: On December 6, a kick-off meeting for cooperation between Taiwan-funded enterprise Want Want Group and CICC Capital Industrial Fund was held in Tongan, Xiamen, with the participation of Xiamen Industrial Guidance Fund, Xiamen Tongan Science and Technology Innovation Parent Fund and Xiamen Free Trade Zone Industrial Guidance Fund, which provided sufficient financial support for fund operation. This industrial fund cooperation will help promote the upgrading and innovation of food, beverage and retail industries in Xiamen, attract more high-quality enterprises to settle in Xiamen, form an industrial agglomeration effect, deepen cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan, promote the construction of a demonstration zone for cross-strait integration and development, and promote the integration and development of cross-strait food fields.