#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on April 8]

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on April 8] 1. Liu Qiangdong returned to Xiangtan to recognize his relatives and brought a small gift to the villagers: we invested 10 billion; 2. Changes in Alibaba executives: AliExpress and Alibaba Health changed their coaches; 3. Suning acquired Dia China with wholly owned funds; 4. The number of Facebook Live live broadcasts has exceeded 3.5 billion; 5. SoftBank was exposed to have a mortgage loan of US$8 billion based on its Alibaba shares; 6. The "popular" of the delivery guy who won the Poetry Conference and wanted to return to his hometown to start a business...

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　　1. Liu Qiangdong returned to Xiangtan to recognize his relatives and brought a small gift to the villagers: We invested 10 billion

　　On April 7, Liu Qiangdong returned to his ancestral home to Xiangtan County, Hunan to recognize relatives. His grandfather once lived in Gaoqiao Village, Meilinqiao, Xiangtan County. Liu Qiangdong was also the second celebrity to successfully recognize relatives after Feng Xiaogang returned to Xiangtan to recognize relatives. This time when he returned home, he said that he also brought a small gift - an investment of 10 billion yuan.

　　A small goal of 100 million is nothing, but what you are now a small gift of 10 billion is. (Source: Sina Finance)

Liu Qiangdong returns to Xiangtan to recognize relatives

　　2. Changes in Alibaba executives: AliExpress and Alibaba Health change coaches

　　阿里巴巴集团合伙人、B2B事业群总裁戴珊将直接负责全球速卖通业务，而原阿里巴巴全球速卖通总经理沈涤凡，将出任阿里健康CEO。全球化战略是阿里未来20年的三大核心战略之一。业内人士认为，戴珊此次接手速卖通业务，不仅说明以速卖通为代表的业务在阿里全球化战略中的重要性，也意味着其深耕的模式正成为阿里出海的重要“蓝本”之一。（来源: 亿邦动力网）

　　3. Suning acquires Dia China in full

　　Dia issued an announcement every day stating that the company has signed a binding purchase and sale agreement with Dia China regarding the sale of 100% of its equity. It is reported that after obtaining approval from government departments and completing the acquisition, smart solutions will be exported to empower and upgrade the latter in many aspects, and accelerate the layout and implementation of Suning Store in Shanghai. (Yibang Power Network)

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　　4. Youtube is developing a children's version of the application, and does not use the recommended algorithm

　　According to BuzzFeed, Youtube is planning to release a new version of the Youtube children's app, which will only display the Youtube video channel and cancel the video recommended by the algorithm, thereby avoiding problem videos being recommended to children. (Source: BuzzFeed)

　　5. Volcano Video responded to the interview with the Cyberspace Administration of China: Minor users are prohibited from opening live broadcasts

　　After being interviewed by the State Cyberspace Administration of China, Volcano Video, a short video platform under Toutiao, conducted rectification from April 5 to April 10. On the evening of April 6, Volcano Video also focused on the management of minors on the platform in its response, saying that minor users are prohibited from opening live broadcasts. If minors consume live broadcasts without supervision, the full refund will be given once confirmed. At the same time, a comprehensive inventory of content that is not conducive to minors will be investigated and will be offline immediately once discovered. (Source: The Paper)

　　6. The number of Facebook Live live broadcasts has exceeded 3.5 billion

　　According to cnBeta, the head of Facebook's video department said on Friday that the number of Facebook Live live broadcasts has exceeded 3.5 billion. Since its launch 2 years ago, almost 2 billion people have experienced the live streaming service, which is comparable to the social giant’s daily user count. In addition, the average daily live broadcast number has doubled compared with the first year. (Source: cnBeta)

　　7. SoftBank was revealed to have used its Alibaba shares as a mortgage loan of US$8 billion

　　According to foreign media reports, people familiar with the matter revealed that Japan's SoftBank Group borrowed $8 billion through a margin loan using its shares held by Alibaba to improve the company's financial flexibility.

　　Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Nomura Holdings, Societe Generale and UBS are among the lending banks, people familiar with the matter said.

　　The loan is only mortgaged by Alibaba shares and will not be reflected in SoftBank’s debt, and may help SoftBank avoid a downgrade, people familiar with the matter said. (Source: TechWeb)

SoftBank is revealed to be mortgaged on its Alibaba shares

　　8. The "popular" takeaway guy wants to return home to start a business

　　On the evening of April 4, at the finals of the third season of the "Chinese Poetry Conference", Lei Haiwei, a delivery boy from Hangzhou, defeated Peng Min, a master of Peking University, and won the championship. The result of the upset game made Lei Haiwei become an "Internet celebrity".

　　Yesterday, in an interview with a reporter from the Beijing News, Lei Haiwei said that he had read poetry since he was 7 years old and liked the rhythm of his words. He still carries a book called "Three Hundred Tang Poems" with him. Since leaving home at the age of 20, Lei Haiwei has been wandering abroad for 17 years. Although his material life is not satisfactory and he has never been a family, in his opinion, "poetry and the distance" is an eternal pursuit, and reading ancient poetry is a spiritual sustenance. (Source: Beijing News)

　　9. How long can Huang Zhang live after he makes a comeback with Meizu?

　　According to Pinwan.com, after Meizu laid off 5% of its employees in 2016, Meizu ushered in its second layoffs. The proportion of layoffs this time has increased to 10%, and the number of layoffs has exceeded 1,000.

　　According to Phoenix.com and Blue Whale Finance, Meizu layoffs of thousands of employees in 2016 and 2017. After two layoffs, Meizu Technology's total number of employees is less than 4,000, and this time the layoffs will reach 20%-30%.

　　Regarding the news of layoffs, Meizu said that it was the same as last year's last year's elimination and layoffs. The specific number is still unclear, but the overall proportion does not exceed 10%. (Source: Yibang Power Network)

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　　10. Amazon’s new mission: Let Alexa voice assistant provide payment capabilities

　　According to foreign media reports, sources revealed that Amazon is considering using Alexa virtual assistant to provide peer-to-peer payment capabilities. If so, Amazon will compete directly with Venmo and the big banks. Sources revealed that the options Amazon is evaluating include transferring money to friends through Alexa. The idea is in its early stages, and Amazon's voice devices still need more information about the user's bank account to perform the transfer. (Source: Tencent Technology)

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