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Kexing launched the world's first phase III clinical study of bivalent inactivated enterovirus vaccine. On December 13th, the first volunteer was enrolled in the phase III clinical study of bivalent inactivated enterovirus vaccine developed by Beijing Kexing Biological Products Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Kexing Holding Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Kexing"). The vaccine is used to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease caused by enterovirus 71 (EV71) and coxsackie virus 16 (CA16). A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled study design was adopted in this phase III clinical study to evaluate the protective efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of the vaccine in children aged 6-71 months.Ningbo Shipping Exchange: The freight rate of the United States and the West increased sharply, and the comprehensive index stopped falling and rose. This week, the Ningbo Export Container Freight Index (NCFI) of the Maritime Silk Road Index released by Ningbo Shipping Exchange closed at 1722.8 points, up 4.8% from last week. Among the 21 routes, the freight index of 7 routes rose and that of 14 routes fell. Among the major ports along the "Maritime Silk Road", the freight index of 4 ports rose and that of 12 ports fell. The overall shipment of the market has increased, liner companies have reduced their route capacity, and at the same time, they have adjusted the port-calling order of some routes in the west of the United States, and the freight rate has increased more than that in the east of the United States. The freight index of the US-East route was 1808.1 points, up 10.0% from last week. The freight index of the US-West route was 2092.1 points, up 43.5% from last week.Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Arab Republic of Egypt (full text) and Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Arab Republic of Egypt 1. On December 13, 2024, Commissioner the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a strategic dialogue with Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Abdul Atti. 2. The two sides exchanged in-depth and comprehensive views on China-Egypt relations and international and regional issues of common concern, and jointly reviewed the development achievements made by the two countries since the establishment of diplomatic relations, especially since the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership 10 years ago. 3. The two sides stressed the need to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state at their two meetings in 2024, take the "China-Egypt Year of Partnership" as a new starting point, and push bilateral relations to a higher goal of building a community of destiny between China and Egypt facing the new era. The two sides appreciated the many diplomatic, economic, trade, investment, cultural and tourism activities held by the two countries this year to promote and develop bilateral relations in various fields. (Xinhua News Agency)

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.Zhuhai Guanyu: It has been notified by domestic car companies. Zhuhai Guanyu announced that the company has recently been notified by a domestic car company to select the company as its designated supplier to develop and supply low-voltage lithium batteries for 12V cars.France's new Prime Minister Bayrou: I know my task is arduous, and we need to unite the people. Everyone knows that this road will be long.

Putin signed a decree to extend the measures to counter the western oil price limit against Russia again. On December 13th, local time, according to the documents published on the Russian legal information portal, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order to extend the special economic measures formulated because western countries impose price limits on Russian oil and petroleum products until June 30th, 2025. Since the law came into effect on February 1, 2023, the validity of the measures has been extended several times. The decree stipulates that if the contract directly or indirectly stipulates the price ceiling set by other countries, it is forbidden to export Russian petroleum and petroleum products according to the contract, and the signed ban applies to all supply stages before delivery to buyers. (CCTV News)Russia's seaborne grain exports in November increased by 39.5% to 4.8 million tons.Minister of Agriculture of Ukraine: Ukraine is willing and ready to supply food to Syria.