Jordan sold his Chicago mansion for $9.5 million, with a price reduction of 67%. According to Beiqing Sports, Michael Jordan, a famous former American professional basketball player, sold his manor mansion on the outskirts of Chicago for $9.5 million. In 2012, the public price of this mansion was $29 million. After 12 years of listing, the price was reduced by 67% and it was finally sold.It is predicted that the State Council Press Office will hold a press conference at 10 am on Monday, December 16th, 2024, and ask Fu Linghui, spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics and head of the National Economic Statistics Department, to introduce the national economic operation in November 2024 and answer questions from reporters.Six residential plots in Wuhan received 5.457 billion yuan: OCT received 2.42 billion yuan from Yangchun Lake. According to the monitoring of the China Central Finger Research Institute, on December 13th, Wuhan successfully sold six residential plots, including Hanyang District, Donghu High-tech Zone, Hongshan District, huangpi district District and Qingshan District. The total land area of 6 plots is 214,964 ㎡, the total planned construction area is 726,285.4 ㎡, and the total starting price is 5.457 billion yuan. In the end, all six plots were sold at the reserve price, with a total income of 5.457 billion yuan, including Yangchun Lake in Hongshan District, OCT, and Hanyang District, Wuhan Huijing Real Estate, a private enterprise.
The launch of Global Development Report 2024 was held in Beijing Foreign Ministry: China is willing to deepen development cooperation with all parties. On the 13th, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning held a regular press conference, and Mao Ning said that the release of Global Development Report is an important measure to implement global development initiatives. This is the third annual report issued by relevant Chinese institutions, aiming at rallying international consensus focusing on development and exploring ideas and cooperation paths to meet global development challenges. As the largest developing country in the world, China is willing to deepen development cooperation with all parties, accelerate the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and benefit the people of more countries. (CCTV News)Baiyun Airport: The passenger throughput in the first November increased by 21.16% year-on-year. Baiyun Airport (600004) released the November production and operation data express on the evening of December 13th, and Baiyun Airport took 43,637 flights (sorties) in November, up by 12.94% year-on-year. Passenger throughput was 6,504,400 person-times, up by 19.94% year-on-year; The cargo and mail throughput was 212,100 tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.68%. Baiyun Airport took off and landed 465,983 sorties from January to November, up 12.05% year-on-year; The passenger throughput was 69.6674 million person-times, up by 21.16% year-on-year; The cargo and mail throughput was 2,161,300 tons, up 18.12% year-on-year.20% of the wildfires in California, which have burned more than 1,600 hectares, have been initially controlled. On December 12, local time, it was learned that 20% of the wildfires in Malibu, a coastal city in Los Angeles County, southern California, have been initially controlled, and local officials lifted some mandatory evacuation orders on the same day and allowed a certain number of people to return home. The wildfire has burned about 1,664 hectares of land, causing about 6,300 people to evacuate and about 22,000 people to be affected by the fire. Local officials said that wildfires also destroyed four houses, and another six houses were damaged. The California Fire Department said that nearly 2,000 firefighters are protecting buildings in the fire area and strengthening fire boundary control. (CCTV News)
Ali launched the e-commerce app "Tao" in Japan: in the future, it will expand its staff to explore the local market. On December 12, Alibaba Group held a briefing on the e-commerce app "Tao" launched for the Japanese market. The company said that it will expand its staff in the future and fully explore the Japanese market. According to reports, the APP was launched in October, selling more than 3 million kinds of goods such as clothing, groceries and digital related products. It also has the function of recommending goods by artificial intelligence (AI) according to consumers' preferences. The goods are mainly delivered from China after the consumer places an order, and arrive in Japan a few days later. (Interface News)Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan discussed the situation in Syria and Gaza with US Secretary of State Blinken. Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan: We discussed the possible roles of Turkey and the United States in Syria in the future. Our primary task is to ensure the stability of Syria and prevent extremist organizations "Islamic State" and the PKK from taking control of Syria.Vegetable oil fell by 1.90% on the 13th, and the latest main contract positions changed as follows. According to the exchange data, as of December 13th, the main contract vegetable oil closed at 2,505, up or down by -1.90%, with a turnover of 535,800 lots. The position data showed that the top 20 seats were clear, and the difference position was 21,545 lots. The total turnover of vegetable oil futures contracts was 593,700 lots, a decrease of 112,100 lots from the previous day. The first 20 seats in the contract held 232,900 lots, a decrease of 3,819 lots from the previous day. The short positions in the top 20 seats of the contract were 254,200 lots, an increase of 687 lots over the previous day. (Sina Futures)