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South Korea's former defense minister tried to commit suicide in prison. The Korean Ministry of Justice disclosed details. According to Yonhap News Agency's report on the 11th, South Korea's former defense minister Jin Longxian attempted suicide in prison on the evening of 10th. In response, Shen Ronghai, head of the Department of Corrections of the Korean Ministry of Justice, said that at present, Jin Longxian "has no abnormal physical condition." According to the report, Shen Ronghai said on the 11th that at around 11: 52 last night (10th), before the arrest warrant was issued, the staff found him trying to connect clothes into a rope in the bathroom in an attempt to commit suicide. Shen Ronghai added that the staff immediately took action and opened the door, and then Jin Longxian gave up suicide. At present, Jin Longxian has been placed in the protection room, and according to the report, his physical condition is not abnormal for the time being. (Yonhap News Agency)Offcn Education has set up a new company in Hainan with digital technology services. According to the enterprise survey APP, recently, Hainan Offcn Zhiyuan Education Technology Co., Ltd. was established, with Li Delin as the legal representative and a registered capital of 1 million yuan. Its business scope includes: enrollment assistance services; Digital technology services, etc. Enterprise survey shows that the company is indirectly wholly-owned by Zhonggong Education.Private placement: Positive factors in the stock market are accumulating. Recently, A-shares have fluctuated, and the latest strategies of many first-line private placements for investment at the end of the year and the beginning of the year have been released one after another. A number of private placements are optimistic about the market at the end of the year. Kou Zhiwei, a partner of chongyang investment, said that the "strengthening unconventional countercyclical adjustment" proposed by the policy at the end of the year inspired market confidence. At present, compared with the end of September, the market has a large increase, and the market has fully expected and priced the policy overweight. The further rise of the short-term market may need the support of strong economic recovery data. Judging from the recent overall investment trends of private placement, the reporter found that maintaining medium and high positions and maintaining high flexibility of portfolios have become the strategic focus of current private placement institutions. (CSI)

Israeli military: In the past 48 hours, it has attacked Syria's "most strategic weapons reserves". The Israel Defense Forces said on the 11th that in the past 48 hours, the Israeli army has attacked Syria's "most strategic weapons reserves". According to Israeli media reports, the Israeli army has destroyed "70% to 80% of the strategic military capability of the Assad regime".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)Net New Software won the bid for the public employment service platform project of Ankang Smart People's Society. According to the new news of Zhejiang University Network, recently, Net New Software, a new subsidiary of Zhejiang University Network, won the bid for the public employment service platform (customized software development) project of Ankang Smart People's Society. Ankang is the second batch of demonstration cities for improving the public employment service capacity, and the construction of the public employment service platform of Smart People Society is one of the key points for improving the public employment service capacity.

South Korea's Public Affairs Office: The arrest of President Yin Xiyue will be discussed. On the 11th, South Korea's Senior Public Officials' Crime Investigation Office (referred to as the Public Affairs Office) said that it is working hard to launch an investigation and will discuss the arrest of President Yin Xiyue, "with full will". Wu Dongyun, head of the Public Mediation Office, made the above statement when attending the meeting of the Legal and Judicial Committee of the National Assembly on the same day. Wu Dongyun said that if circumstances permit, an attempt will be made to arrest Yin Xiyue by emergency arrest or applying for issuing an arrest warrant. Earlier in the day, the special investigation team of the National Investigation Headquarters under the South Korean Police Agency said that the Presidential Palace, the South Korean Police Agency, the Seoul Police Agency and the National Guard had been seized and searched. (Xinhua News Agency)Bank of Communications International: In November, the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in the mainland was 52.3%, and the performance in December was optimistic. Bank of Communications International published a research report to give the mainland auto industry a leading rating. According to the report, the retail sales of passenger cars increased by 16.5% year-on-year in November; The retail penetration rate of new energy vehicles was 52.3%, exceeding 50% for the fifth consecutive month, and the retail sales of new energy vehicles increased by 50.5% year-on-year. In November, the export growth slowed down, and the proportion of new energy vehicles fell to 20%. The bank pointed out that considering that the Spring Festival in 2025 is earlier than that in 2024, some car purchases before the Spring Festival will be completed by the end of 2024, and the subsidy policy for trade-in will enter the final stage in December, and some car companies are also sprinting sales through promotional activities. The bank expects the passenger car market in December. It is expected to maintain the potential of the current retail sales to continue to increase year by year. However, after the sales sprint in December, the auto market entered the off-season of consumption, so it is necessary to be cautious that the stock price performance of the auto sector may fluctuate.Date of hearing the liquidation petition of R&F Property's subsidiary. On Wednesday, the Hong Kong court postponed the date of hearing the liquidation petition to December 16th, when representatives of R&F Properties (Hong Kong) will go to court with lawyers of Seatown Holdings Private Equity Fund. Seatown Holdings is supported by Singapore Temasek Holdings.