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On December 9, local time, the reporter of the General Station was informed that Israel launched attacks on Damascus, the Syrian capital, and Homs, the central city. According to the reporter of the General Station, on the same day, there were many air strikes near the western suburbs of Damascus, Syria, and the Damascus Scientific Research Center was attacked, with more than four explosions. It is reported that in the past few hours, the Israeli army destroyed all air defense bases in Syria, most military airports, Syrian fighter planes and helicopter formations, long-range missile depots, strategic weapons warehouses and dozens of tunnels connecting Syria and Lebanon. According to two Syrian security sources, Israel bombed the main air base in Syria, destroying infrastructure and dozens of helicopters and fighter planes.Saudi Arabia said that Israel's occupation of the buffer zone in the Golan showed its intention to "destroy Syria's chances of restoring security".Macau International Airport Hengqin Pre-cargo Terminal Project strives to start construction in the first quarter of next year. On December 9, the landing ceremony of Macau International Airport Hengqin Pre-cargo Terminal Project was held in Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone. The total investment of the project is about 700 million yuan, and the construction will be started in the first quarter of next year. This project creatively puts the functions of security inspection, board-breaking and cargo distribution of Macau International Airport in the cooperation zone, forming a seamless connection between Macau International Airport and Hengqin Cargo Terminal, realizing the rapid interconnection of import and export goods between Guangdong and Macao, building a modern aviation logistics service system of "hub+channel+network", further strengthening the air logistics channel of economic and trade cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, and creating a new mode of coordinated operation of logistics between and Macao. (released by Zhuhai)

On Monday, the price of Brent crude oil futures for January delivery on the European Intercontinental Exchange rose by $1.02, or 1.43%, to close at $72.14 a barrel. The New York Mercantile Exchange's West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures for January delivery rose 1.17 US dollars, or 1.74%, to close at 68.37 US dollars per barrel.UN Special Envoy for Syria: If they don't involve the wider Syrian minority, all parties risk further conflict.Qian Jianzhong, former Party Secretary and President of Bank of China Ningbo Branch, was investigated. According to the news from the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in China and the Supervision Commission of Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, Qian Jianzhong, former Party Secretary and President of Bank of China Ningbo Branch, was suspected of serious violation of discipline and law, and is currently under disciplinary review by the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in China and supervision and investigation by the Supervision Commission of Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province. (CCTV News)

Front-page article of China Securities Journal: Focus on synergy and cohesion to boost confidence in the stock market. The front-page article of China Securities Journal said that the the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee meeting held on December 9 proposed to "stabilize the property market and stock market". Market participants believe that the key to stabilizing the stock market is to enhance the internal stability of the market, enhance the investment value of listed companies, crack down on securities crimes, strengthen investor protection, and effectively boost investor confidence. This is a systematic project, involving many aspects, which needs to be exerted in the same direction and form a joint force. The emphasis on coordination, grasping the key, will help to better cohesion and create good conditions for the healthy development of the capital market.The data of VAT invoice shows that the development momentum of "two new products" is good, and the effect of replacing old products with new ones is steadily promoted. The data of VAT invoice shows that in November, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by enterprises nationwide increased by 4.5% year-on-year. Cumulatively, from January to November, it increased by 6.1% year-on-year, which was 4.2 percentage points faster than the overall purchase amount of enterprises nationwide. Especially in key areas, the effect is obvious, for example, the equipment procurement of industrial enterprises has grown steadily. From January to November, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by industrial enterprises increased by 5.1% year on year. Among them, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by manufacturing, electric hot gas and water production and supply industries increased by 5.2% and 5.5% respectively year-on-year, which was higher than the overall growth rate of industrial procurement equipment. For another example, the equipment in business, information and technology industries is updated rapidly. From January to November, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by modern service industries such as leasing business services, information technology services and scientific research and technology services increased by 10.4%, 16.6% and 19.6% respectively year-on-year, which were significantly higher than the overall growth rate of equipment purchased by enterprises nationwide, reflecting the accelerated development of industries related to new quality productivity. According to the data of VAT invoice, from January to November, the retail sales revenue of household audio-visual equipment such as televisions and household appliances such as refrigerators increased by 15.9% and 18.7% year-on-year, respectively, which was 11.4 and 14.2 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of retail industry, especially driven by the "Double Eleven" promotion, which increased by 28.8% and 74.4% year-on-year in November. On the other hand, the overall sales of furniture products are improving. According to the data of VAT invoice, from January to November, the sales revenue of furniture retail industry and sanitary ware retail industry increased by 16.8% and 12.5% respectively, which was 12.3 and 8 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of retail industry, and it showed a rapid growth trend in November, increasing by 36% and 18.8% respectively. (State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China)Kremlin: It is Assad's personal decision to resign as Syrian president.