A laboratory in Australia lost hundreds of deadly virus samples. It is reported that a laboratory in Australia lost hundreds of deadly virus samples, causing a "major loophole" in biosafety. On December 8th, Queensland Health Minister announced that there are currently 323 bottles of live virus missing. These include nearly 100 bottles of Hendra virus, two bottles of Hantavirus and 223 bottles of rabies virus-all of which are extremely deadly to human beings. The Queensland authorities insist that although these samples can be used as weapons, it is "not something that amateurs can do". The sample was lost in 2021, but investigators did not confirm the leak until August 2023. Queensland authorities waited for a year before being allowed to open the freezer where the samples were stored, and only this month were they able to confirm that the samples were lost. It is not clear where these samples may be or whether they have been destroyed. However, there is no evidence that the public is at risk of infection because of the disappearance of samples.IG Group: The market liquidity problem leads to the widening of the spread between gold and silver. The financial institution IG Group: The higher spread between gold and silver is due to the disconnection between the spot market and the futures market, which leads to the liquidity provider (LP) greatly expanding the spread. In order to maintain the availability of the transaction, we adjusted the maximum spread accordingly. This is the problem of the whole market, not just the problem of IG Group.Moon Jae in: Impeachment is inevitable, and the candidate for acting president should be established as soon as possible. On the 11th local time, former South Korean President Moon Jae in posted on social media that impeachment is an inevitable way out at this stage. South Korea should establish a candidate for acting president as soon as possible to ensure that the political situation in South Korea returns to normal. (CCTV News)
The Philippine stock index fell 1% to 6,656.39.Wuxi factory was completed last year, and Yakult in Shanghai was closed this year: The Shanghai factory has been integrated into the Shanghai headquarters. Recently, the news that Yakult, a lactic acid bacteria brand, closed its Shanghai factory attracted attention. It is reported that the Shanghai factory producing Yakult, a lactic acid bacteria beverage, stopped production on December 6, and the production will be fully transferred to other domestic bases such as Tianjin factory and Wuxi factory. In this regard, Yakult China said that the Shanghai factory has been integrated into the Shanghai headquarters, and the closure of the Shanghai factory is part of the business reform, with the aim of improving production efficiency through restructuring and integrating resource allocation to further improve sales and performance. (21 Finance)Hainan Free Trade Zone concept changed partially. Hainan Ruize and Hainan Development both had daily limit, Hainan Ruize and Hainan Development both had daily limit, and Lishang Guochao, Hainan Haiyao, Hainan Expressway and Huawen Group followed suit.
An increase of 91.3%! In the first 11 months, there were more than 33.1 million people entering and leaving Shanghai port. Since last year, China has successively introduced or resumed various visa-free policies, and the level of entry and exit facilitation has been continuously improved. From January to November this year, Shanghai Border Inspection Station inspected 247,000 inbound and outbound means of transport at Shanghai Port, and inspected more than 33.1 million passengers, up 43.6% and 91.3% respectively over the same period last year. (CCTV News)On the 10th, the continuous beam of Banzhuyuan Bridge of Xiyu High-speed Railway across Chongqing-Guangzhou Expressway was successfully closed, which is the first closed cantilever cast-in-place beam across expressway in Chongqing of Kangyu section of Xiyu High-speed Railway, laying a solid foundation for the construction of girder erection as scheduled. The Banzhuyuan Extra Large Bridge of Xi-Yu High-speed Railway, which was built by China Railway 14th Bureau, has a total length of 1,137.181 meters. The bridge spans the Chongqing-Guangzhou Expressway, with a continuous beam of (48+80+48) meters and cantilever casting with hanging baskets. It is understood that the Xiqiao High-speed Railway connects Shaanxi, Chongqing and Sichuan. After its completion and opening to traffic, it will be connected with Chengdu-Chongqing High-speed Railway, Zhengzhou-Chongqing High-speed Railway and Chongqing-Kunming High-speed Railway under construction, Xi 'an-Yan 'an High-speed Railway and Xi 'an-Shiyan High-speed Railway, which will greatly facilitate people's travel along the route, consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation, comprehensively promote rural revitalization, help urban-rural integration and regional coordinated development, and form a new pattern of western development. (CCTV News)ST Huatong's newly established technology company includes Internet information service business. The enterprise search APP shows that recently, Shanghai Lingwu Technology Co., Ltd. was established, with the legal representative of Chen Qi and the registered capital of 1 million yuan. Its business scope includes: Internet information service; The second kind of value-added telecommunications services, etc. Enterprise equity penetration shows that the company is indirectly wholly-owned by ST Huatong.