#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on August 6]

      Morning News: News says Tencent and Alibaba are formulating interoperability plans; Luo Yonghao Hammer Digital Technology Co., Ltd. is filed for bankruptcy; Japanese media: TikTok downloads exceed Facebook and become the world's number one; Facebook launches online trading platform Facebook Marketplace in Pakistan; IDC releases the second Alibaba Cloud market data for government cloud in 2020...

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E-commerce newsletter

1. JD.com helps more than a thousand stores in Zhengzhou resume online business

      According to news on August 5, Dada Group today stated that after the flood disaster in Henan, Dada's JD.com and Dada Express provided merchants with support for supplies, commissions, freight and capacity, and opened green channels, commission reduction and other measures for new merchants to help retail physical stores fully resume online and offline business as soon as possible. At present, JD.com has helped more than a thousand stores in Zhengzhou to resume online business. Dada Express continues to strengthen performance guarantees for merchants and set up a dedicated operation team to improve performance levels. (E-commerce News)

2. Huanggang, Hubei: All online car-hailing services will be suspended from today

      According to August 5, tonight, the official Weibo of "Huanggang Government Portal" released a message saying that the current epidemic prevention and control situation is constantly changing, and prevention and control measures are constantly adjusting. In principle, taxis in Huanggang city will suspend inter-county business. If it is necessary to operate inter-county, the filing system will be implemented. All online car-hailing services will be suspended and the recovery time will be notified separately. Inter-provincial, municipal and inter-county road passenger bus routes and tourist chartered buses to medium and high-risk areas will be suspended. (E-commerce News)

3. IDC releases the 2020 government cloud public cloud market data Alibaba Cloud Second

      August 5th news, today IDC China released the 2020 Government Cloud Infrastructure Market Research Report. Compared with 2019, the growth rate of the government cloud infrastructure market declined sharply to 24%; the total market size reached RMB 27 billion. Among them, the government cloud public cloud market size in 2020 reached RMB 8.14 billion, an increase of 61.59% year-on-year. In this sub-market, the top four manufacturers are: China Telecom, Alibaba Cloud, Huawei and Inspur, accounting for a total of 81.7% of the market share. (E-commerce News)

4. The registered capital of Kuaishou affiliated companies increased to US$6 billion

      According to news on August 5, Tianyan Check information shows that recently, Kuaishou's affiliated company Beijing Dajia Internet Information Technology Co., Ltd. has undergone industrial and commercial changes, with registered capital increasing from US$4 billion to US$6 billion, an increase of 50%. According to information, Beijing Dajia Internet Information Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2014. The legal representative is Yang Yuanxi. Its business scope includes animation model design, computer animation design; economic and trade consultation; education consultation; enterprise management consultation; sales of self-developed software products, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is 100% owned by Fuyong Global Co., Ltd. (E-commerce News)

Cross-border newsletter

5. Facebook launches online trading platform Facebook Marketplace in Pakistan

      August 5th news, Facebook recently announced that it has launched the Facebook Marketplace online trading platform for Pakistan to encourage Pakistani small sellers to carry out online sales business. It is reported that Pakistani buyers can currently access sales products in other countries or regions through Facebook Marketplace. In addition, Facebook also provides sellers with convenient payment solutions, and buyers can directly pay in Pakistani rupees. It is understood that as Amazon and Facebook enter the Pakistani market, Pakistani sellers can now obtain help in their native language in their help centers, learn e-commerce knowledge, and improve their sales capabilities. (E-commerce News)

6. Amazon announces Prime Student membership offer

      August 5th news, according to foreign media reports, today, Amazon announced the launch of "Prime Student" membership discount for students who will start in the fall. It is reported that college students who have not yet tried Prime Student can register for a six-month Prime Student trial period through the official website and enjoy a half-price discount of $6.49 per month or $59 per year. In response, Amazon Prime Vice President Jamil Garney said he was happy to work with students' favorite brands such as Grubhub and Calm to make Prime Student more valuable to new and old members. (E-commerce News)

7. Amazon announces postponing office opening date to early 2022

      August 6th news, on Thursday local time, Amazon announced that the company decided to postpone the office opening date until January 3, 2022 due to the surge in cases of infection with the Delta mutant strain. According to the original plan, the company will allow company employees to return to the office to work on September 7. Employees must present a certificate of COVID-19 vaccination before returning to the office, otherwise they will be required to wear masks indoors. It is reported that Uber and Lyft, the American online ride-hailing giants, have also recently stated that they will postpone the company's resumption date and require employees to get vaccinated. (E-commerce News)

8. Japanese media: TikTok downloads exceed Facebook and become the world's number one

      According to Nikkei Chinese, Nikkei News investigated the global download volume in 2020. The short video app "TikTok" (TikTok) originated from China ranked first for the first time since the investigation began in 2018. The Russian chat app "Telegram" that does not retain the release record is also ranked at the forefront. In addition, another short video APP from China, "Likee", also ranked eighth on the download list. (Titanium Media)

Internet Information

9. News says Tencent and Alibaba are developing interoperability plans

      According to August 6, it is reported that Tencent and Alibaba are formulating interoperability plans, Tencent will allow Alibaba-based e-commerce information to be shared with WeChat, and Alibaba will introduce Tencent’s WeChat payment to Taobao and Tmall. It is worth mentioning that domestic media recently reported that Alibaba's Taobao 88VIP will add a "one-to-one exclusive butler" service this month, and will also add "speed refunds", "privacy protection", "mango TV membership", and "QQ Music Membership" that symbolizes the first step of mutual communication. (E-commerce News)

10. Luo Yonghao Hammer Digital Technology Co., Ltd. was filed for bankruptcy

      According to Tianyan Check, on August 5, Beijing Smartisan Digital Technology Co., Ltd. added bankruptcy reorganization information, and the applicant was Xingxing Precision Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

A friend responded to the live broadcast room, saying, "We have reached a settlement with the creditors on June 4 and are dealing with the debt one after another in accordance with the settlement agreement. The process of the creditors applying for company bankruptcy has been withdrawn, and it has only been updated now due to the delay of the court system. Teacher Luo Yonghao is still actively working hard to make money and actively repaying the debts for the company as planned. Please rest assured!" (Financial Network)