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According to Politico: A senior EU official warned that US President Trump's efforts for peace in Ukraine must not allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to escape responsibility for war crimes committed by Russian troops, effectively drawing a new red line for an agreement.

BYD Auto (Japan): Launched the plug-in hybrid SUV "SEALION 6" in Japan. Deliveries will begin in late January.

ZTE (00763.HK) Hong Kong stocks rose by more than 10% in the short term.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae: The government has the responsibility to create conditions conducive to wage growth.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae: We will continue to implement fiscal management while paying close attention to interest rate trends and other factors.

Japan Space Agency: It will launch the navigation satellite QZS-7 using an H3 rocket on February 1.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: When guiding monetary policy, we must pay attention to the fact that exchange rate fluctuations will affect inflation expectations and potential inflation.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Active wage and price-setting activities by companies mean that exchange rate fluctuations have a greater impact on prices than in the past.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The weak yen is driving up consumer inflation.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: It is crucial for the foreign exchange market to operate stably and reflect fundamentals.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Whether the mechanism of simultaneous increases in wages and prices can be sustained is the key to the implementation of monetary policy.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: U.S. tariffs are dragging down manufacturers' profits, but they have not seen a significant impact on the expansion of capital expenditures.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Private consumption is resilient, but households are feeling the pain of high prices, so they must pay close attention to relevant trends.

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX): Announcement platform outage is not believed to be caused by a cyber-related incident.

Hong Kong film and television stocks continued to strengthen. Huanxi Media (01003.HK) rose more than 7%, Maoyan Entertainment (01896.HK) rose more than 5%, Damai Entertainment (01060.HK), Chengtian Jiahe (01132.HK) followed suit.

Market News: The Australian Securities Exchange has suspended trading in about 80 companies due to continued failures in the company announcement platform.

Hong Kong stock Cyrus (09927.HK) rose more than 4%, and the company’s H shares were included in Southbound Trading.

Hong Kong stock Meituan (03690.HK) opened 2.34% lower. The company’s core local business operating profit turned negative in the third quarter, with a loss of 14.1 billion yuan.

At the opening of Hong Kong stocks, the Hang Seng Index opened up 0.34%, the KITI opened up 0.21%, and many stocks in the non-ferrous metal sector opened higher. Jiangxi Copper (00358.HK) opened up 4.82%, and Chalco (02600.HK) opened up 2.76%.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The negative growth expected in the July-September quarter is only temporary.