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The grain output of Inner Mongolia exceeded 80 billion Jin for the first time. The reporter learned from the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on December 13th that according to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, the grain output of Inner Mongolia exceeded 80 billion Jin for the first time this year, reaching 82.01 billion Jin, achieving a bumper harvest for 21 consecutive years. (Xinhua News Agency)BYD Lian Yubo: It is estimated that BYD will sell 4.25 million vehicles in the whole year. On December 13th, BYD's chief scientist Lian Yubo said: "Up to now, BYD has sold more than 10 million new energy vehicles. By the end of this month, we can probably achieve the annual sales of 4.25 million vehicles. " He also mentioned: "There are still some challenges in industrial development. For example, the overall anti-risk ability of our industrial chain needs to be improved, and there are still breakthroughs in chips, operating technologies, industrial software and nuclear materials. We still need to strengthen research and achieve complete autonomy and controllability."General Administration of Market Supervision: Efforts should be made to optimize the consumption environment and promote large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods by standards. The party group of General Administration of Market Supervision held an enlarged meeting to convey the spirit of studying the Central Economic Work Conference. The meeting demanded that the construction of a unified national market should be accelerated, fair competition governance should be strengthened, and the economic cycle should be promoted smoothly. Efforts should be made to optimize the consumption environment, promote large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods with standards, and help expand domestic demand. It is necessary to give full play to the supporting role of quality infrastructure and boost scientific and technological innovation and the development of new quality productive forces. Efforts should be made to standardize the market order and promote mutual benefit and win-win for all parties in the platform economy. It is necessary to constantly optimize the ways and means of market supervision, improve the efficiency of supervision, and stabilize market expectations. It is necessary to effectively improve the safety supervision ability of food, medicine, industrial products and special equipment, and timely prevent and resolve major risks. It is necessary to improve the working mechanism for implementing the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee and strengthen the comprehensive and strict management of the party's political responsibility. It is necessary to do a good job in safe production in the field of market supervision at the end of the year and at the beginning of the year, and stabilize the price and quality of important people's livelihood commodities.

Shenzhen sub-district strong monsoon blue warning signal, Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory issued strong monsoon blue warning signals for Luohu District, Yantian District, Dapeng New District, Dapeng Bay and Daya Bay at 21: 20 on December 13, 2024. Due to the influence of cold air, the maximum gust in the above areas is expected to be 7-8, and the signal may last until the morning of the 15th. Please implement various wind protection measures.Spot silver fell more than 1.00% in the day and is now reported at $30.63 per ounce.Dai Hongwei, a professor at the Central University of Finance and Economics: We must give full play to the advantages of central cities in scientific and technological innovation. Dai Hongwei, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Central University of Finance and Economics, believes that it is necessary to actively cultivate new growth poles for innovation to drive regional economic growth. We must give full play to the radiation-driven role of central cities, especially in the context of innovation-driven development. We must pay attention to giving full play to the advantages of central cities in scientific and technological innovation, driving the development of surrounding areas, accelerating the development of new quality productivity, and at the same time give full play to the important role of urban agglomerations in promoting collaborative innovation and group development. (SSE)

Senior EU officials: The foreign ministers of 27 EU countries will approve the 15th round of sanctions against Russia and new sanctions "against hybrid operations" on December 16th.Institution: The sinking trend of the domestic market is remarkable. The Report on Career Development of Domestic Servants released in 58 shows that in 2024, the demand for nursing old nannies will increase by 21% year-on-year, the demand for raising children will increase by 23%, and the demand for high-end domestic services such as elite housekeepers and children's growth companions will increase by 34%. In addition, the sinking trend of domestic training is obvious, and the number of participants in second-tier and below cities has increased by 229% year-on-year.Russia's seaborne grain exports in November increased by 39.5% to 4.8 million tons.