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United Nations Report: The number of victims of human trafficking caused by poverty, conflict and climate change has surged. On December 11th, local time, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said in its latest report covering 156 countries that the number of victims of human trafficking in the world has risen again after the decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Global Trafficking in Persons Report 2024 shows that the number of victims increased by 25% from 2019 to 2022. Vulnerability caused by poverty, conflict and climate crisis has led to the exploitation of children and a sharp increase in forced labor cases.The turnover of Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets exceeded 500 billion.Aurora Liu, former vice president of Archaeopteryx Market, confirmed to join Alo Yoga. On December 11th, some media reported that Aurora Liu, former vice president of Archaeopteryx Market, had joined the American yoga brand Aloyoga and served as the head of Aloyoga China. Alo will officially enter the China market in 2025 and open the first offline store in China. The reporter learned from Aurora Liu that she has indeed joined Alo Yoga and is currently working in Los Angeles, but denied that Alo will enter China soon. (Interface News)

USD/JPY fell 0.29% to 152.02.The Hang Seng Index of Hong Kong stocks opened higher by 0.29%, the index of state-owned enterprises rose by 0.42%, and the branch index rose by 0.44%.The net outflow of the main market exceeded 10 billion.

OpenAI apologizes for the downtime of ChatGPT: Some services are restored, and Sora is still in a state of paralysis. On the morning of December 12, Beijing time, OpenAI confirmed that its chat robot ChatGPT is experiencing a worldwide downtime, and ChatGPT, Sora and API are affected. The company updated the accident report and said that it had found out the cause of the outage, was trying to restore normal service as soon as possible, and apologized for the outage. At 9: 50 Beijing time on the 12th, the company further updated the accident report and said that it was continuing to carry out remedial work. API and ChatGPT services are partially restored, and Sora is still in a state of paralysis.Navigation warning! Military training in the South China Sea. According to the website of China Maritime Safety Administration, the Qingyan Maritime Safety Administration issued a navigation warning. From 8: 00 to 18: 00 on December 13, military training was conducted in parts of the South China Sea, and it was forbidden to enter.Jiangxi-Guangdong Expressway: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited Jiangxi Zero-carbon Ecological Development Department visited the company to explore new technologies for the construction of "Meilu Expressway". Recently, Qiao Pengfei, general manager of Jiangxi Zero-carbon Ecological Development Department of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, and his party visited Jiangxi-Guangdong Expressway to discuss the construction of "Meilu Expressway". Han Feng, Party Secretary and Chairman of Jiangxi-Guangdong Expressway, and Liang Zhiai, member of the Party Committee, attended the discussion, and responsible comrades from relevant departments of both sides attended. Qiao Pengfei introduced Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited's cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions in the field of low-carbon and zero-carbon, especially its achievements and practical experience in new energy. He said that Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited is committed to providing customized zero-carbon solutions for different industries, and the expressway scene contains huge potential for energy conservation and emission reduction. He hoped that both sides could jointly explore new technologies and new ideas for the construction of "Meilong Expressway" and contribute to the green and low-carbon development of the transportation industry.