An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred in the waters near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. According to Japanese media reports, an earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred on the morning of the 12th local time in the eastern coastal area of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, with a focal depth of 50 kilometers. Fukushima Prefecture has a sense of earthquake in many places, including Urachi-CHO, Langjiang-CHO and Yuye-CHO, among which Urachi is the location of Units 1 to 4 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (CCTV News)Korean Air passed the US antitrust review, clearing the way for completing the Asiana Airlines transaction.Lan Foan met with World Trade Organization Director-General Ivira. On December 9, 2024, Minister Lan Foan met with World Trade Organization Director-General Ivira in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on enhancing the transparency of subsidy policy, supporting the operation of global trust funds and maintaining the multilateral trading system.
Sources: The Bank of Japan tends to keep interest rates unchanged next week. Five sources familiar with the Bank of Japan's thinking said that the Bank of Japan tends to keep interest rates unchanged next week because policymakers tend to spend more time examining overseas risks and clues about salary increase next year. Any similar decision will increase the possibility that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates at its meeting in January or March next year, when there will be more information about the wage increase next year. The source also said that there was no consensus within the Bank of Japan on the final decision, and some people in the Committee still believed that Japan had met the conditions for raising interest rates in December. This decision will depend on each member's belief in the possibility of achieving wage-driven sustained price increases in Japan. If upcoming events, such as next week's meeting of the Federal Reserve, trigger another sharp fall in the yen, thus intensifying inflationary pressure, the Bank of Japan may also agree to raise interest rates. But overall, many BoJ policymakers seem to be in no hurry to pull the trigger.Lan Foan, Minister of Finance, met with Nott, Chairman of the Financial Stability Board. On the afternoon of December 9, 2024, Lan Foan, Minister of Finance, met with Nott, Chairman of the Financial Stability Board, and his party by appointment. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the work of the Financial Stability Board, the financial stability situation in China and the economic and financial policies of major economies. (Ministry of Finance website)SAIC: Haitong Taicang Automobile Terminal has been put into production and operation. According to the official WeChat official account news of SAIC, today, Haitong Taicang Automobile Terminal jointly built by SAIC, Shanghai Port Group and Jiangsu Port Group has been put into production and operation, with an annual throughput of 1.3 million vehicles.
Korean Air passed the US antitrust review, clearing the way for completing the Asiana Airlines transaction.South Korea's ruling party has made it a unified position within the party to oppose the "special inspection law for civil strife" and "Jin Jianchit's inspection law". South Korea's ruling National Power Party said that it will make it a unified position within the party to oppose the "special inspection law for civil strife" and "Jin Jianchit's inspection law". (CCTV News)Turkey imposes additional tax on Iranian flat glass imports.