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20% of the wildfires in California, which have burned more than 1,600 hectares, have been initially controlled. On December 12, local time, it was learned that 20% of the wildfires in Malibu, a coastal city in Los Angeles County, southern California, have been initially controlled, and local officials lifted some mandatory evacuation orders on the same day and allowed a certain number of people to return home. The wildfire has burned about 1,664 hectares of land, causing about 6,300 people to evacuate and about 22,000 people to be affected by the fire. Local officials said that wildfires also destroyed four houses, and another six houses were damaged. The California Fire Department said that nearly 2,000 firefighters are protecting buildings in the fire area and strengthening fire boundary control. (CCTV News)According to the data released by Shanghai Steel Union, the price of battery-grade lithium carbonate (in early trading) dropped by 100 yuan compared with the previous day, with an average price of 76,350 yuan/ton.The People's Procuratorate of Fujian Province decided to arrest Lou Wenlong according to law. The case of Lou Wenlong, former member of the Party Committee and vice president of Agricultural Bank of China, was investigated by the National Supervisory Commission (NSC) and transferred to the procuratorate for examination and prosecution. A few days ago, the Fujian Provincial People's Procuratorate made an arrest decision on Lou Wenlong on suspicion of accepting bribes. The case is being further processed. (highest inspection)

Shanghai Electric established a new company including machinery and equipment sales business. According to the enterprise search APP, Shanghai Dixi New Energy Co., Ltd. was established with Ye Can as its legal representative and registered capital of 1 million yuan. Its business scope includes: power generation business, power transmission business and power supply (distribution) business; Installation, maintenance and testing of power transmission, power supply and power reception facilities; Mechanical equipment sales; Mechanical and electrical equipment sales, etc. Enterprise survey shows that the company is wholly owned by Shanghai Electric New Energy Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric.Stock index futures continued to fall, and the main contract of SSE 50 Stock Index Futures (IH) fell by 2.00% in the day, and now it is reported at 2,653.6 points. The main contract of CSI 500 stock index futures (IC) fell by 2.00% in the day and is now reported at 5976.8 points.Japanese Prime Minister's Assistant: Japan must be prepared for Trump to impose tariffs. Japanese Prime Minister's Assistant Akihisa Nagashima said that Japan needs to be prepared for US President-elect Trump's threat to impose tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, and adjust the supply chain to reduce the collateral damage suffered by Japanese enterprises. In an interview with the media on Thursday, Akihisa Nagashima said that he had "frank" communication with Trump team members on tariff issues during his recent visit to the United States. "I realized that Japan must be ready for Trump to implement his plan," he said. Akihisa Nagashima said that these tariff measures may encourage Japan to reduce its dependence on these three countries, where some Japanese companies operate and parts made in Japan are transported to these three countries to manufacture finished products for export to the United States. "Japanese companies will certainly try to restructure the supply chain," he pointed out. "This is economically reasonable." (Interface News)

Ali launched the e-commerce app "Tao" in Japan: in the future, it will expand its staff to explore the local market. On December 12, Alibaba Group held a briefing on the e-commerce app "Tao" launched for the Japanese market. The company said that it will expand its staff in the future and fully explore the Japanese market. According to reports, the APP was launched in October, selling more than 3 million kinds of goods such as clothing, groceries and digital related products. It also has the function of recommending goods by artificial intelligence (AI) according to consumers' preferences. The goods are mainly delivered from China after the consumer places an order, and arrive in Japan a few days later. (Interface News)US media: Hamas may agree to temporarily stay in Gaza after the ceasefire of the Israeli army. On the 12th, the US media reported that the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) had softened its negotiating position and might agree to temporarily stay in Gaza after the ceasefire. Hamas has not yet responded to this news. (Xinhua News Agency)The new CEO of Pakistan Stock Exchange said that the exchange is seeking to provide traders with the option of cash settlement of futures trading, and plans to conduct a test before March next year.