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The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the United States for providing Ukraine with the proceeds from Russia's frozen assets and announced retaliatory measures. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 11th local time, condemning the United States for providing Ukraine with a loan of $20 billion with the proceeds from frozen Russian assets as collateral, calling this behavior "theft". According to a report quoted by Russian Tass news agency from Russian Ministry of Finance, in retaliation, Russia will use the proceeds from the frozen assets of western countries in Russia to support Russia's regional and economic development.Hang Seng Science and Technology Index rose to 1%, while Kewang shares rose, with Billie Billie (09626.HK) rising by over 4%, Baidu (09888.HK) rising by 2.8%, Aauto Quicker (01024.HK), Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) rising by 1.8% and Alibaba (09988.HK) rising by over 1%.The person in charge of public relations of Extreme Vietnam responded to the operating conditions, saying that the company had no money. Xu Jiye, the person in charge of public relations of Extreme Vietnam Automobile, responded to the financial difficulties of the company, saying that the company needed to find funds to survive because of lack of money. Xu Jiye stressed that he joined the company because he was optimistic about the products, and even bought one without receiving a salary, and recommended it to relatives and friends. He angrily refuted the remarks that the company's difficulties questioned the quality of products and said that he would continue to promote the cause of autonomous driving.

The individual pension system has been extended to the whole country. (Xinhua News Agency)China Seismological Network officially determined that an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred in Fiji Islands (14.95 degrees south latitude and 178.15 degrees west longitude) at 09: 51 on December 12, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.Survey: More than 40% of analysts expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates this month, but most think that January next year is the best time. According to the latest survey, observers of the Bank of Japan predict that January is the most likely time to raise interest rates next time, but more than 40% of the respondents still expect to take action next week. According to the survey, about 52% of the 52 economists surveyed expect the Bank of Japan to raise the policy interest rate from 0.25% in January, compared with 32% in the last survey. About 44% of the respondents expect the central bank to take action at the end of the two-day meeting on December 19, down from 53% in the last survey. The survey results show that observers believe that the Bank of Japan's policy meeting this month is likely to move or not to move to a large extent. About 88% of the respondents said that the earliest possible time to raise interest rates in their risk scenarios is next week. Another equally high data shows that Japan's economic and price environment will justify raising interest rates this month.

Zuckerberg is reported to have donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund. Zuckerberg's donation is the latest move to strengthen relations with Trump.Thai Prime Minister: Energy prices will fall next year.The Nikkei 225 index closed at 39,881.10 points in early trading, up 1.29%.