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Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: China's rescue protection of endangered and rare crops resources has achieved remarkable results. On December 10th, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held a press conference to introduce the national survey of agricultural germplasm resources. Liu Xu, academician of China Academy of Engineering and leader of the expert group of the third national survey of crop germplasm resources, said at the meeting that the rescue protection of endangered rare resources found in the survey had achieved remarkable results. (CCTV News) On the 10th, the South Korean National Assembly passed a resolution calling for the rapid arrest of President Yin Xiyue. (Xinhua News Agency)

Scientists in China won the "Guardian of the Earth Award" of the United Nations Environment Programme in 2024. On December 10th, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced the winners of the "Guardian of the Earth Award" in recognition of their outstanding contributions in dealing with land degradation, drought and desertification. Six people and projects from China, Brazil, USA, Romania, India and Egypt won prizes. Lu Qi, a scientist from China, won the "Science and Innovation Award" and was the first person from China to win this award category. Lu Qi is the chief scientist of the Chinese Academy of Forestry and the founding president of the Three North Engineering Research Institute. He has played a key role in promoting the implementation of the world's largest afforestation project, establishing a desert ecological research network and partnership, and promoting multilateral cooperation to curb desertification, land degradation and drought.  

Hang Seng Index rose 0.9%, led by Meituan. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.9% to 20,605.48 in Hong Kong for three consecutive days. Meituan contributed the most to the index rise, rising by 2.2%. Geely Automobile Holdings Co., Ltd. gained the most, rising by 3.5%. In midday trading, 55 of 83 stocks rose and 24 fell; All stocks rose, led by industrial and commercial stocks.Pakistan's KSE-100 index rose 1% to 111,119.90.Wo Sai will launch a mini 3D lidar in the field of robotics. From January 7 to 10, 2025, Wo Sai will participate in the International Consumer Electronics Show CES 2025 held in Las Vegas. At this year's CES, Hesai plans to launch its latest product, the new mini high-performance 3D lidar, on January 7th. This new product combines high resolution, low power consumption, lightness and flexibility, and is specially designed for the robot and industrial market. Mini's shape and flexible integration will make it an ideal choice for all kinds of mobile robots, enabling AGV/AMR, unmanned delivery vehicles, mowing robots, cleaning robots, agricultural robots, etc., as well as smart ports and factories, static sensing and other extensive industrial applications. In addition to displaying this new product, Hesai will also display high-performance lidar products for the pre-assembly mass production market on the spot.