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How to "bargain" the price difference of Chinese patent medicines? According to CCTV news, the National Medical Insurance Bureau responded that the price of proprietary Chinese medicines is affected by many factors, including the price of medicinal materials, production technology and brand value, in view of the large price difference of proprietary Chinese medicines and the problem of "bargaining". Centralized purchasing effectively squeezes the inflated price of drugs and improves the efficiency of capital use through market-oriented bidding and price-volume linkage. At the same time, the medical insurance bureau will strengthen monitoring and supervision to ensure the quality and supply of drugs and protect the rights and interests of patients.The opening rate of Maotai in 1935 increased, and today's wholesale reference price rose slightly. The latest wholesale reference price disclosed by today's wine price shows that on December 11th, Maotai reported 690 yuan/bottle in 1935, and Han sauce (Pu) reported 295 yuan/bottle, which were higher than the previous day by 5 yuan; In 24 years, the original box and bulk bottle of Feitian Maotai were reported at 2270 yuan/bottle and 2215 yuan/bottle respectively, which was the same as the previous day.Foreign media explosion: Biden's government is considering imposing new sanctions on Russian oil trade before Trump takes office, and the details have yet to be finalized. Bloomberg reported on the 10th local time that Biden's government is considering imposing new and stricter sanctions on Russian oil trade, trying to further increase pressure on Russia before Trump, the US president-elect, returns to the White House. The report quoted people who are familiar with the situation but do not want to be named as saying that the details of possible new measures are still being worked out, but Biden's team is considering imposing restrictions on some Russian oil exports. (World Wide Web)

FTSE China A50 index futures opened 0.04% higher, and closed down 0.05% in the last session.The decline of treasury bond futures expanded, with the 30-year main contract falling by 0.50%, the 30-year main contract falling by 0.50%, the 10-year main contract falling by 0.18%, the 5-year main contract falling by 0.12% and the 2-year main contract falling by 0.05%.IBM's new optical technology can greatly speed up the training of AI models. IBM announced the development of a new optical technology, which can train AI models at the speed of light and save energy greatly. The company said that by applying this breakthrough to the data center, the energy saved by training an AI model is equivalent to the energy consumption of 5,000 American families in one year.

The number of second-hand houses in Shenzhen was the highest in a single week in more than three years. It was learned from Shenzhen Real Estate Agency Association that in the 49th week of 2024 (December 2 -8), 2,390 sets of second-hand houses (including self-service) were recorded in the city, an increase of 12.6% from the previous month. The volume of second-hand houses recorded in a single week hit a new high in the past 200 weeks. (Shenzhen Special Zone Daily)The turnover of Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets exceeded 500 billion.Low-priced stocks fluctuated strongly, with Shan Ying International, Palm, Xiamen Industrial Co., Huaying Agriculture, Smith Barney, Pubang, Yabo and Jishi Media trading daily.