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The venue of the 2030 and 2034 FIFA World Cups was confirmed. On the 11th, FIFA held a special meeting online, attended by all 211 FIFA member associations. The Congress confirmed that the 2030 Men's Football World Cup will be jointly hosted by Morocco, Portugal and Spain, and the 2034 Men's Football World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia. After multi-party coordination, there is only one bidder left in the two World Cups, so there is no suspense in the final result. At the same time, the conference confirmed that 2030 coincides with the centenary of the first World Cup, and FIFA decided to hold a 2030 World Cup in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, respectively, to celebrate the centenary of the World Cup.In response to Trump's tariff threat, some Canadian governors supported the "cut-off" of energy products to the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and provincial governors held another meeting on December 11 local time to discuss the tariff threat of US President-elect Trump. After the meeting, Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Christia freeland told the media that "many governors strongly supported Canada to take strong countermeasures, and some of them took the initiative to list the key minerals and metals produced in their provinces and exported to the United States." Doug Ford, Governor of Ontario, Canada, said after the meeting that if the United States insists on imposing tariffs on Canada, Ontario will "cut off" the energy supply to the United States. He said, "We will cut off the energy supply to Michigan, New York and Wisconsin." Ford also believes that Canada needs to "prepare for the battle" and Trump's tariff will be "100%". (CCTV News)Ping An Securities: The gold price center is expected to increase in 2025. Ping An Securities released the 2025 annual strategy report of nonferrous metals and new materials industry, saying that nonferrous metals have entered a stage of high fluctuation in 2024, and the main pricing lines and core variables have changed to varying degrees. 2025 is still a year in which the core contradictions of various varieties continue to ferment, and the monetary attributes of precious metals represented by gold are expected to continue to be prominent. It is expected that the gold price center will still improve throughout the year, and it is recommended to pay attention to Shandong gold and Zhongjin gold; The long-term resource bottleneck of industrial metal copper has bottomed out, and the demand elasticity driven by internal and external policies is expected to be gradually released. It is suggested to pay attention to Zijin Mining and Luoyang Molybdenum Industry; The supply and demand pattern of electrolytic aluminum continues to improve, and the demand side maintains a high growth rate under the shrinking supply elasticity, and the long-term center of aluminum price is expected to further rise. It is recommended to pay attention to Tianshan Aluminum, China Aluminum, Shenhuo and Yunnan Aluminum. Tin resources are in short supply or accelerated transmission, and the gap between supply and demand is further enlarged. It is suggested to pay attention to tin industry shares; At the bottom of the energy metal industry, it is confirmed that enterprises with lower valuation level may enjoy greater flexibility under the marginal improvement of fundamentals. It is recommended to pay attention to enterprises with significant integration advantages, and it is recommended to pay attention to China Mining Resources, Tianqi Lithium Industry and Huayou Cobalt Industry.

The total investment scale of Haiyouwei's factory in the United States may reach 10 million US dollars. According to Haiyouwei Science and Technology, on December 11th, Haiyouwei announced that it planned to set up a subsidiary in the United States to implement the polymer special membrane project. This project is a deepening cooperation between Haiyouwei and its industry partners on the basis of strategic and technical cooperation in the United States. It is an important measure to achieve the localized production and market-oriented extension of the company's photovoltaic packaging film in the American market. It is estimated that the total investment will not exceed 10 million US dollars.The 10th anniversary of the middle route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project, today (12th) is the 10th anniversary of the middle route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project. Up to now, the project has transferred more than 10.6 billion cubic meters of water to Beijing. In the past decade, Beijing has greatly reduced the amount of groundwater exploitation and shut down more than 1,300 self-prepared wells. The groundwater level in the plain area of Beijing has risen for nine consecutive years. The groundwater depth has risen from 25.75 meters in 2015 to 12.61 meters today, and the groundwater reserves have increased by 7 billion cubic meters compared with 2015. There are 81 springs in Beijing that have re-flooded. Since 2019, the five major rivers in Beijing, Yongding River, Chaobai River, North Canal, Juma River and Chanhe River, have all been "flowing rivers" after a lapse of 26 years, and have been flowing into the sea for four consecutive years. (CCTV News)The Nikkei 225 index closed at 39,881.10 points in early trading, up 1.29%.

The annual passenger flow at the West Kowloon Station Port exceeded 25 million for the first time. It was learned from the West Kowloon Border Inspection Station of Shenzhen Border Inspection Station that as of 24: 00 on December 11th, the cumulative passenger flow at the West Kowloon Border Inspection Station exceeded 25 million for the first time this year, accounting for 36.7% of the total passenger flow since the opening of the West Kowloon Station Port, an increase of 36.5% compared with last year, an increase of 33% on average daily passenger flow, and 32.5% of foreign passengers entering the country without visas. Inspection ensures that cross-border trains increase by 36% year-on-year, and "customs clearance flow" helps "economic growth", injecting border inspection momentum into the country's high-level open and high-quality development. (Voice of Greater Bay Area)Police in Xichang, Sichuan: A man who knocked down a pedestrian after drinking and driving killed three people and was detained.Fourteen people have been killed by Israeli air strikes in the central part of the Gaza Strip. On the 12th local time, it was learned from the Palestinian side that the Israeli army bombed a house west of Nuseilet refugee camp in the central part of the Gaza Strip, killing 14 people and injuring many others. (CCTV News)