E-commerce information: Weiya’s Weibo, Douyin account, etc. have been frozen; since September this year, thousands of online anchors have taken the initiative to self-inspection and pay taxes; US senators have requested a comprehensive investigation into whether Amazon’s employment is inappropriate; Li Jiaqi’s company responded: Be honest and live broadcast every minute, and everything is normal...
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1. Weiya’s Weibo, Douyin account, etc. were frozen
On December 20, today, the Zhejiang Provincial Taxation Bureau announced the tax evasion case today, and made a tax administrative penalty decision on Huang Wei in accordance with the law, recovering taxes, charging late payment fees and imposing a total of 1.341 billion yuan. Afterwards, Via posted a message on Weibo to apologize. At present, Weiya's personal Weibo, Douyin, Taobao live broadcast room and other social media accounts have been searched without results. (E-commerce News)
2. Anhui Bozhou will focus on building an e-commerce live broadcast base
On December 21, it was learned from the Bozhou Youth League Committee that Bozhou City will focus on building an e-commerce live broadcast base in the Youth Maker Space, encourage entrepreneurial youth to use Internet tools, and vigorously develop e-commerce. Recently, in order to help young maker space build an e-commerce live broadcast base, Douyin E-commerce Anhui Bozhou Nutrition Investment Association was held in the area to carry out e-commerce training to help young people start their own businesses. Up to now, Bozhou City has organized more than 100 activities such as youth e-commerce entrepreneurial talents, e-commerce industry exchange meetings, and e-commerce packaging and delivery matching meetings, with more than 7,000 participants. (E-commerce News)
3. China Post and China Huaneng signed a strategic cooperation agreement
According to China Post Network, China Post Group Co., Ltd. and China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd. recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The two sides will carry out long-term strategic cooperation in finance, energy, logistics, helping rural revitalization, corporate culture construction, etc., to promote the realization of the strategic goals of "carbon peak and carbon neutrality" and create a model of clean energy cooperation. The two sides will also carry out cooperation in helping rural revitalization and corporate culture construction. (E-commerce News)
4. Postal Bureau: Continue to effectively promote the high-quality development of China-Europe Express (cross-border e-commerce products)
The meeting proposed that we must seize the major opportunities for the development of China-Europe freight trains. As an important carrier for connecting domestic and international logistics under the new situation, the China-Europe Express plays an important role in building a new development pattern and will surely usher in major development opportunities. As the economies of scale, hub economy and channel economic effects of the development of China-Europe freight trains gradually emerge, supply organization, assembly and allocation, customs clearance efficiency, etc. will continue to improve. (E-commerce News)
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5. Walmart is sued by California for suspected illegal dumping of hazardous waste
According to foreign media reports, Walmart was sued by California for suspected dumping hazardous waste including toxic cleaning supplies, pesticides and batteries in a local landfill. California Attorney General Robert Bonta and more than a dozen district attorneys filed a lawsuit Monday accusing Walmart of dumping nearly 80 tons of hazardous waste and customer confidential information in California landfills each year since 2015. Bonta said waste products could “seep into the state’s drinking water as toxic pollutants or into the air as hazardous gas.” (E-commerce News)
6. U.S. Senator requests a comprehensive investigation into whether Amazon has improper employment
On December 21, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Sherod Brown made remarks on Monday, asking the Labor Department to conduct a comprehensive investigation of Amazon's labor and employment behavior to see if it has improper employment. "Recent reports have revealed Amazon's disturbing working conditions, which shows that its employees are being mistreated and harmed workers and families across the country," the pair said. They believe that one in every 170 workers in the United States works for Amazon, and ensuring that Amazon's employment is fair and legal is particularly important. (E-commerce News)
7. German car rental company Vay raises $95 million
According to foreign media reports, German car rental company Vay has raised $95 million and will launch its first car rental service in Hamburg next year. With Vay, customers can book electric cars through a mobile app that will be delivered to the pickup location by drivers driving the car remotely. From there, customers can drive the car manually and leave the car at their destination without parking. (E-commerce News)
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8. Li Jiaqi's company responded: operate honestly, broadcast live broadcasts every minute, and everything is normal
On December 20, the Zhejiang Provincial Taxation Bureau announced the tax evasion case today, and made a tax administrative penalty decision on Huang Wei in accordance with the law, recovering taxes, charging late payment fees and imposing a total of 1.341 billion yuan. After the news was released, as one of the top anchors, Li Jiaqi's movements also attracted much attention. In an interview, the relevant person in charge of Meiwa (Shanghai) Network Technology Co., Ltd., a company affiliated to Li Jiaqi said: "We operate honestly, live broadcasts every minute, and everything in Meiwa is operating normally" (E-commerce News)
9. Report: In 2021, the scale of private domain users of Youzan apparel industry merchants is nearly 200 million
According to the news on December 20, the "2021 Private Domain Insight Report for Clothing Industry" recently released by Youzan shows that the "scale, high penetration, and fast growth" private domain is becoming a digital infrastructure for the clothing industry and a powerful tool for the growth of clothing brands. The report shows that in the past two years, the private domain growth rate of traditional clothing brands has been significantly higher than that of Internet brands, and private domains have become an important weapon for the clothing industry to crack growth anxiety. Among them, in 2021, the scale of private domain users of Youzan apparel industry merchants has reached nearly 200 million. (E-commerce News)
10. Since September this year, thousands of online anchors have actively checked and paid taxes.
According to December 20, while standardizing supervision, the tax department has given an inclusive self-inspection and rectification period to employees of new business formats such as online live broadcasts. In September this year, the State Administration of Taxation issued a special notice, clarifying that if online anchors can actively report and promptly correct tax-related issues before the end of 2021, they can be given a slight, reduced or exempted from punishment in accordance with the law. It is understood that thousands of people have taken the initiative to self-inspection and pay taxes. The State Administration of Taxation also made it clear that if the self-inspection and rectification is incomplete, refusal to cooperate or the circumstances are serious, it will be investigated and punished seriously in accordance with the law. (E-commerce News)
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