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Baijiayun received $15 million in financing. One-stop AI video technology service provider Baijiayun (NASDAQ：RTC) announced that the company had signed a series of important agreements with YA II PN, Ltd, a fund managed by Yorkville Advisors Global and LP. The company received $15 million in financing, and the down payment of $3 million was received on the signing date of the agreement.The 10th anniversary of the middle route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project, today (12th) is the 10th anniversary of the middle route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project. Up to now, the project has transferred more than 10.6 billion cubic meters of water to Beijing. In the past decade, Beijing has greatly reduced the amount of groundwater exploitation and shut down more than 1,300 self-prepared wells. The groundwater level in the plain area of Beijing has risen for nine consecutive years. The groundwater depth has risen from 25.75 meters in 2015 to 12.61 meters today, and the groundwater reserves have increased by 7 billion cubic meters compared with 2015. There are 81 springs in Beijing that have re-flooded. Since 2019, the five major rivers in Beijing, Yongding River, Chaobai River, North Canal, Juma River and Chanhe River, have all been "flowing rivers" after a lapse of 26 years, and have been flowing into the sea for four consecutive years. (CCTV News)OPEC continues to lower its global oil demand forecast. According to Xinhua News Agency, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) released its monthly oil market report on the 11th, lowering its global oil demand forecast for 2024 and 2025. This is the fifth time that OPEC has lowered its global oil demand forecast for this year and next since August this year.

The retail sector rose and strengthened, and more than 10 stocks such as Yonghui Supermarket rose and strengthened. More than 10 stocks such as Yonghui Supermarket, Maoye Commercial, Zhongbai Group, Nanning Department Store, Youhao Group and Dongbai Group rose and strengthened.According to the data released by Shanghai Steel Union, the price of battery-grade lithium carbonate (in early trading) was the same as that of the previous day, with an average price of 76,450 yuan/ton.Trump said that he chose Kari Lake as the director of VOA.

In the concept of ice and snow economy, there were many daily limit changes, such as iceberg cold and hot, iceberg cold and hot, Longjian shares and Jingxue energy-saving daily limit, and Dalian Shengya, Changbai Mountain, Yeti shares and Sante ropeway were among the top gainers.In response to Trump's tariff threat, some Canadian governors supported the "cut-off" of energy products to the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and provincial governors held another meeting on December 11 local time to discuss the tariff threat of US President-elect Trump. After the meeting, Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Christia freeland told the media that "many governors strongly supported Canada to take strong countermeasures, and some of them took the initiative to list the key minerals and metals produced in their provinces and exported to the United States." Doug Ford, Governor of Ontario, Canada, said after the meeting that if the United States insists on imposing tariffs on Canada, Ontario will "cut off" the energy supply to the United States. He said, "We will cut off the energy supply to Michigan, New York and Wisconsin." Ford also believes that Canada needs to "prepare for the battle" and Trump's tariff will be "100%". (CCTV News)Lu Kang led a delegation to visit the United States and had an in-depth exchange of views with people from all walks of life on Sino-US relations. From December 1 to 7, Lu Kang, Vice Minister of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, led a delegation to visit the United States. In Washington, new york, and San Francisco, Lu Kang met with officials from the White House and the State Council, members of Congress, and relevant people from business circles, think tanks, media, universities, societies, enterprises, etc., and exchanged in-depth views on Sino-US relations. (official website of the International Liaison Department)