#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on March 15] Jack Ma and Cai Chongxin sell stocks for charity, Jack Ma will sell up to 21.4 million shares; Apple responds to AirPods causing cancer: Use it with confidence, and is not responsible for the accuracy of third-party rumors; Xiaohongshu responds to the notes writing: it has been reported! Zero tolerance; JD.com: Jingyuzu smart ecosystem has connected more than 500 brands and serves 10 million families; Yu Chengdong: Huawei's smart phone shipments this year will be the world's number one...

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1. Jack Ma, Tsai Chongxin sells shares for charity, and Jack Ma will sell up to 21.4 million shares
Jack Ma and Tsai Chongxin’s affiliated entities and charitable foundations have signed a stock sale plan: Starting from April this year after the signing of the agreement, according to the pre-determined terms, Jack Ma will sell up to 21.4 million shares within 12 months, and by the end of this year, Tsai Chongxin will sell up to 9.2 million shares to achieve public welfare and charitable commitments and general wealth planning. In 2014, Jack Ma and Tsai jointly announced that they would take out the options they own in Alibaba Group that are equivalent to 2% of Alibaba's total share capital, establish a personal public welfare trust fund, and be committed to the public welfare ecosystem. (36Kr)
2. Xiaohongshu responded to the notes writing: it has been reported! Zero tolerance
In response, the official Weibo of Xiaohongshu APP issued a statement in the evening saying that the black production volume-brushing behavior reported in the article is the target of Xiaohongshu's severe crackdown, and stated that it had reported the case to the public security organs for such incidents, and had previously cooperated with the public security organs to investigate and cracked multiple volume-brushing cases. The statement said that Xiaohongshu has paid attention to reports on community volume swipes by some media today. The black industry volume swipes reported in the article are the targets of Xiaohongshu's severe crackdown. The company has always had a "zero tolerance" for community volume swipes and fans. (Yibang Power)
3. JD.com: Jingyuzu Smart Eco has connected more than 500 brands and serves 10 million families
At the AWE 2019 "China Home Appliance Development Summit Forum", JD.com's "Jingyuzo" brand product, including headphones and smart speakers, made its debut. JD.com said that as of now, the Jingyuzu smart ecosystem has connected more than 500 brands and served 10 million families. Yan Xiaobing, senior vice president of JD.com, said that in the future, JD.com will promote the rapid development of the industry towards C2M reverse customization through continuous investment and technological breakthroughs in the smart supply chain, represented by gaming laptops and Jingpin home appliances. (36Kr)
4. Fliggy added new travel purchase Taobao transaction support refund
On March 14, in order to meet the needs of consumers' travel shopping, Fliggy has added new travel shopping business, and simultaneously added management rules such as "Travel Purchase Business Management Specifications" and revised Fliggy's relevant rules.
The specific rules are changed as follows:
1. Added "Travel Purchase Business Management Standards", "Travel Purchase Transaction Timeout Instructions", "Travel Purchase Dispute Handling Standards", "Travel Purchase Product Release Management Standards" and "Travel Purchase Genuine Guarantee Service Standards" to regulate Fliggy travel shopping business;
2. Revise the relevant rules of Fliggy. The "Taobao Platform Dispute Handling Rules" stipulate that travel purchase transactions support refunds. (Yibang Power Network)
5. Apple responds to the cause of cancer in AirPods: Use it with confidence and is not responsible for the accuracy of third-party rumors
Recently, news about "AirPods may cause cancer, 250 scientists jointly warn" has spread wildly on the Internet. #Scientists jointly warn to use wireless devices with caution#. Apple customer service responded that they are not responsible for the accuracy of rumors and news reports from third parties, and can use AirPods products with confidence without worrying about radiation. In fact, although the report cites experts' concerns about the carcinogenicity of AirPods, the joint letter did not directly name AirPods, expressing concern about the potential risks of "non-free electromagnetic field (EMF) technology", and all Bluetooth devices use this communication technology.
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6. Toyota will invest US$749 million in U.S. factories, adding 586 new jobs
Toyota said on Thursday it will invest $749 million in five U.S. factories and add 586 jobs to increase engine capacity and add new hybrids to its product line. U.S. President Trump urged Japanese automakers to increase more jobs in the United States. The White House said it would impose tariffs of up to 25% on imported cars on national security grounds. (Sina Finance)
7. Yu Chengdong: Huawei's smart phone shipments this year will be the world's number one
On March 14, Huawei Consumer Business CEO Yu Chengdong said at the Huawei HILINK Ecological Conference 2019 that as long as China sells 3 mobile phones, one of them belongs to Huawei. Currently, China's mid-to-high-end mobile phones have a market share of 34%, reaching 50% by the end of the year. This year, our global shipments of 250-260 million smartphones are ranked first in the world. Mobile phones are the entrance to Huawei's full-scene intelligence. We do not focus on the low-end smartphone market, but on the mid-to-high-end market. (Chuangyebang)
8. Samsung says it is developing a display that completely hides the front camera
Samsung is working on creating a mobile phone display that hides the front camera completely under the display, similar to the way the latest Galaxy S10 phones embed fingerprint readers inside the display. Yang Byung-duk, vice president of Samsung Mobile Communication Display R&D Group, said, "While production is impossible in the next one to two years, this technology can move the camera holes in mobile phones invisible directions and will not affect the function of the camera in any way." (Sina Technology)
Cross-border e-commerce
9. WeChat Pay helps Shilla duty-free shop upgrade to cross-border e-commerce
On March 14, according to foreign media reports, WeChat Pay and Silla Online Duty Free Shop have deepened cooperation. The Silla Duty Free Shop official account has been upgraded to a WeChat cross-border e-commerce official account for the first time, providing members with a series of services such as shopping.
It is understood that the Silla Online Duty Free Shop has opened its official account as early as 2011, but only provides member registration and information push services. This time, the Silla Online Duty Free Shop "moves" the products into the official account, providing WeChat users with one-stop services for member registration, product and event information review, and shopping. At the same time, functions such as keeping the login status of the official account can solve the trouble of repeated login by members.
In response, the relevant person in charge of Silla Online Duty Free Shop said: "After opening the WeChat cross-border e-commerce official account, the proximity of Chinese tourists to Silla Online Duty Free Shop will increase. Silla Online Duty Free Shop will also optimize the Silla Online Duty Free Shop Mandarin Mall with WeChat to provide localized services to Chinese consumers." (E-commerce News)
10. Amazon will take over the Souq platform on April 1
According to reports on March 14, a netizen posted on Twitter last month that Souq is now Amazon, and users can use your previous Souq credentials to log in to Amazon to shop and manage Souq orders. Now, Amazon officially announced that it will take over the Souq platform!
Starting from April 1, 2019, the original souq.com will collect it at Amazon.ae, and the original souq.com will be cancelled. If you are an account that is registered in Aggregator, that is, an authorized service provider channel, it will be entered into the whitelist and can log in with the same IP and will not be associated. If you are an account opened by other channels, you should pay attention to the related issues and require the same as other Amazon sites. (E-commerce News)
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