#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [November 23 E-commerce Morning News]

Morning news: Uber will launch marijuana procurement services in Canada; China launches a special freight train in Xinjiang-Afghanistan; Sydney responds to tax evasion fines: deeply reflect and sincerely apologize; WeChat Video Account releases Double 12 live broadcast of Warm Winter Goods Festival activities...

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1. my country launches Xinjiang-Afghanistan freight train

According to the Xinjiang Railway, on November 20, China-Xinjiang-Afghanistan freight trains were launched on a regular basis. The freight train is loaded with more than 1,000 tons of aid and living and production materials. It departs from Ushi Station and will depart via the Horgos Railway Port and transport it to Mazarri Sharif, Afghanistan by railway and motor transportation. It is expected that the whole journey will take about 12 days. It is understood that the train has a total of 50 40-foot containers, mainly for the living and production materials that Xinjiang assists Afghanistan, such as cotton coats, cotton shoes, blankets, naan and milk tea powder, which are urgently needed for Afghan people in winter. (E-commerce News

2. Xiaomi discloses patents related to "data generation method"

According to news on November 22, Tianyan Check information shows that recently, Beijing Xiaomi Songguo Electronics Co., Ltd. disclosed the patent for "data generation method, device and readable storage medium". The application number is CN113673261A, and the application date is September 7, 2021. Information shows that Beijing Xiaomi Songguo Electronics Co., Ltd. was established in October 2014. The legal representative is Wang Chuan, with a registered capital of RMB 250 million. The business scope includes: selling products, electronic products, mechanical equipment after self-developed; information system integration; import and export of goods, technology import and export, agency import and export, etc. (E-commerce News)

3. Douyin e-commerce special governance of preschool and primary and secondary schools (including high schools) education and training products

According to November 20, Douyin E-commerce recently issued an announcement stating that in response to the national "double reduction" policy, starting from November 19, 2021, Douyin e-commerce platform will conduct special governance on preschool and primary and secondary education and training products. The platform prohibits the publication of courses for preschool children and subject courses for primary and secondary schools (including high schools). Merchants who violate this specification will be punished in accordance with the "Implementation Rules" and other platform rules once discovered. (E-commerce News)

4. Chongqing's "14th Five-Year Plan" for Business Development: High-quality development of e-commerce

On November 23, the "14th Five-Year Plan for Business Development in Chongqing" was recently released, which proposed to develop e-commerce with high quality, improve the quality of developing e-commerce industry, enhance rural e-commerce, and accelerate the development of cross-border e-commerce. Increase support for e-commerce platforms, cultivate and build vertical platforms, characteristic platforms, and regional platforms, and actively introduce emerging fields at home and abroad and high-growth e-commerce platforms. Accelerate the upgrade of rural e-commerce platforms and support the construction of regional characteristic e-commerce platforms or district and county specialty halls. (E-commerce News)

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5. Amazon's acquisition of MGM deal is opposed by the US trade union

Amazon proposed to acquire MGM for US$8.45 billion in May to obtain a library of films and TVs released by MGM. Four large U.S. union jointly established a coordination center. On Monday, it issued a report saying that after Amazon acquired MGM, it owned more than the streaming platform library ((E-commerce News)

6. Uber will launch marijuana procurement service in Canada

According to Reuters, a Uber spokesman said that Uber's takeaway and delivery department has reached a partnership with cannabis retailer Tokyo Smoke to allow ordering marijuana online through Uber Eats in Ontario, Canada. It is reported that starting Monday, users in the province can buy marijuana through the Uber Eats app and pick it up within an hour. It is understood that Uber has been offering alcohol through its Eats division and has been focusing on the booming cannabis market for some time. Its CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company will certainly consider offering marijuana when U.S. law changes to say marijuana is legal. (E-commerce News)

7. Visa wants to resolve credit card handling fee disputes with Amazon

According to November 23, global e-commerce giants and giant Visa have diverged due to cost issues. Visa Chief Financial Officer Vasant Prabhu said Visa hopes to resolve the UK credit card fee dispute with Amazon and continue to promote the joint credit card cooperation project between the two parties in the United States.

It is understood that last Wednesday, Amazon announced that it will no longer accept consumers to use Visa credit cards to pay in the UK market starting from mid-January next year. Amazon also said it is considering canceling its cooperation with Visa on its joint credit card business in the United States. Amazon has discussed with Visa and Mastercard at the same time. (Yibang Power News)

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8. Sydney responds to tax evasion fine: deep reflection and sincere apology

On November 22, just now, the anchor and Lin Shanshan posted an apology letter on their certified personal account, expressing "deep reflection and sincere apology" for the tax evasion fine. In addition to "paying taxes, paying fines and late payment fees", etc., "suspending live broadcasts in the room".

This morning, the Zhejiang Provincial Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation issued a statement: "After investigation, Zhu Chenhui (Snowy Li) and Lin Shanshan established sole proprietorships in Shanghai, Guangxi, Jiangxi and other places from 2019 to 2020, and fabricated business to transform the personal salary and labor remuneration income they obtained into the business income of sole proprietorship enterprises, and evaded personal income tax." "In accordance with the "Tax Collection and Management Law of the People's Republic of China", "People's Republic of China's Personal Income Tax Law", "Administrative Penalty Law of the People's Republic of China" and other relevant laws and regulations, Zhu Chenhui recovered taxes, charged late payment fees and planned to impose a total of 65.5531 million yuan, and Lin Shanshan recovered taxes, charged late payment fees and planned to impose a total of 27.6725 million yuan." (Yibang Power News)

9. WeChat Video Account releases Double 12 live broadcast of Warm Winter Goods Festival

According to November 22, recently, WeChat Video Account released a notice on the theme event "12.12 Video Account Live Broadcast Warm Winter Good Things Festival". During the event, WeChat Video Account will launch a variety of gameplay methods to help merchants, experts and other partners quickly achieve sales goals. The anchor will broadcast the prepared live content and goods according to the plan. Select the "Shopping" category to broadcast to participate in this event. High-quality live content will get the opportunity to expose the exclusive event page of the main venue. (E-commerce News)

10. Tongcheng Elong announced the establishment of the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee

On November 22, Tongcheng Elong issued an announcement stating that the board of directors' Environmental, Social and Governance Committee was established on November 22, 2021. The members of the committee are Wu Haibing, Dai Xiaojing and Han Yuling. Among them, Wu Haibing was appointed as the chairman of the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee on November 22, 2021. (E-commerce News)