#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on April 12]

Evening information:

1. TikTok will turn off private messages and fan group interaction functions for medical and health certification accounts;

2. JD.com 3C Digital 2023 omni-channel merchant conference and ordering meeting were held in Beijing;

3. The original off-site distribution supply center of 1688 was upgraded to a "selected supply" center;

4. Amazon Japan website will change the help page for products such as quasi-pharmaceuticals and cosmetics;

5. DingTalk COO Kuwei: The exclusive DingTalk is fully upgraded to large and medium-sized enterprises;

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E-commerce newsletter

1. Kuaishou Ministry of Public Security’s designated assistance special live broadcast event concluded: sales of 8.28 million yuan were achieved

On April 12, the "Rural Revitalization and Public Security in Action" special live broadcast event for the Ministry of Public Security was held recently, and it ended perfectly in the Kuaishou's "Police Network Selection" live broadcast room. According to reports, this live broadcast event is hosted by the Ministry of Public Security’s designated assistance office, the People’s Public Security News Agency, the Guizhou Provincial Public Security Department, and the Qiannan Prefecture People’s Government, and co-organized by the China Police Network, Qiannan Prefecture Public Security Bureau, Xingren Municipal Public Security Bureau, Pu'an County Public Security Bureau, and Sanjiang County Public Security Bureau, and co-organized by Kuaishou Platform. Multiple parties work together to drive the sales of agricultural products and rural industries in the counties that the Ministry of Public Security has provided targeted assistance to counties, help enrich people and increase their income, and promote rural revitalization. (quick worker)

2. Douyin Hubei Intangible Cultural Heritage Live Broadcast has 170,000 views in a year, with a total of more than 840 million views.

At the meeting, Dai Hongbo, a Douyin live broadcast business representative, introduced that in the past year, more than 170,000 intangible cultural heritage live broadcasts in Hubei Province, with a total number of views exceeding 840 million. At the same time, 16,000 Hubei Intangible Cultural Heritage anchors were broadcast on Douyin, bringing more than 2.97 million hours of performing content; of which 64% of the anchors received audience rewards and support, with the number of people increasing by 44% year-on-year and the number of likes increased by 49% year-on-year. It is understood that this Hubei Station event is the second national tour salon for Douyin live broadcast service intangible cultural heritage inheritance. In the future, this series of activities will go to more provinces and invite local research institutions, media, and intangible cultural heritage anchors to discuss the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage communication on the same stage. (Tik Tok App)

3. The original off-site distribution supply center of 1688 was upgraded to a "selected supply" center

On April 12, the 1688 platform issued the "Announcement on the Upgrading of the 1688 Out-of-Station Distribution Business", saying that in order to continue to promote the development of the distribution market, help merchants expand their distribution scale, and help buyers select high-quality goods, the 1688 Out-of-Station Distribution Business is expected to undergo a new upgrade on April 18, 2023. (1688 platform rules)

4. JD.com 3C Digital 2023 omni-channel merchant conference and ordering meeting were held in Beijing

It is understood that in response to common problems for small and medium-sized businesses in the store opening stage, JD.com's "Spring Xiao Plan" will increase support for merchants, and by providing natural persons with fast entry channels, "0 yuan trial operation", and "new store gift package" of 2,100 yuan, it will lower the entry threshold for individual merchants, bringing great convenience to new merchants who are interested in joining JD.com's 3C digital omnichannel. (China Development Network)

5. TikTok will turn off private messages and fan group interaction functions for medical and health certification accounts

According to the Douyin Health official account, in order to protect the safety and interests of users and prevent illegal traffic diversion and malicious marketing using medical personnel accounts, before April 30, 2023, the Douyin platform will complete the adjustment of the interaction functions of all medical and health certified accounts in batches, including but not limited to closing the functions of sending messages, video calls, voice calls, and creating new groups in private messages and fan groups scenarios. From 2022 to the present, the Douyin platform has cleaned up and intercepted more than 250,000 medical and scientific videos, and dealt with and punished more than 1,000 illegal accounts. (Tik Tok Health)

Internet news

6. Jitu Express: The fourth anniversary of entering Thailand, the parcel volume increased by 25% in 22 years

On April 12, Jitu Express entered the Thai market in March 2019 and has entered Thailand for the fourth anniversary. Thanks to this, Jitu’s full-time efficiency in Thailand in 2022 increased by 19% year-on-year, and the parcel volume increased by 25%. Through its self-built fleet, Jet Transport, Jitu’s express delivery service in Thailand covers 77 prefectures, 928 districts and counties, including remote areas. Jitu Thailand insists on 365 days of all year round, supporting 24-hour telecommunication services and one-to-one VIP customer service. Jitu International, a subsidiary of Jitu, provides one-stop international logistics solutions to customers at home and abroad, continuously helping Thailand's cross-border e-commerce to develop rapidly. (Jirakubebeat)

7. Ant Protection launches the "Worry-saving" intelligent configuration tool

According to reports, Ant Insurance Platform previously conducted a one-month grayscale test on "worry-saving matching". Test data shows that "worry-free allocation" can avoid the problem of buying wrong insurance and buying similar insurance repeatedly. Users can save an average of 30% of their budget by configuring insurance plans through "worry-free allocation". In addition, whether it is a novice user or a senior user, it takes at least ten minutes to configure insurance for yourself, and the worry-free configuration generation plan only takes 30 seconds. (China Finance)

8. DingTalk COO Kuwei: Completely upgrade the exclusive DingTalk to large and medium-sized enterprises

On April 12, DingTalk and China Machinery Industry Federation jointly held the 2023 Alibaba Cloud Summit Sub-Forum - the "Digital Strengthening Chain" Innovation and Development Forum for State-owned Enterprises. DingTalk President Ye Jun announced at the meeting that more than 60% of China's central enterprises have used DingTalk to varying degrees to create a new paradigm of industrial innovation and development. In order to provide better services to large enterprises and organizations, Kuwei announced at the meeting that it will comprehensively upgrade its exclusive DingTalk for large and medium-sized customers. On this brand new base, exclusive DingTalk has created 3-layer industrial interconnection capabilities, 4 major independent customization capabilities and 9-layer security protection capabilities based on an exclusive base. (China Radio and Television)

Cross-border newsletter

9. Amazon Japan website will change the help page for products such as quasi-pharmaceuticals and cosmetics

On April 12, Amazon Japan Station issued an announcement stating that starting from April 27, 2023, Amazon will revise the following help pages: quasi-drugs and cosmetics; dietary supplements; drugs; tobacco and tobacco-related products; cannabidiol products. Amazon will add the definitions of quasi-pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, product examples, effects examples and claims effects, and the ingredients of cosmetics in the Quasi-pharmaceuticals and cosmetics page. Amazon will also add and update links to other restricted product pages on each page. (Amazon Seller Forum)

10. Shopee Indonesian Ramadan promotion peaks in the platform shopping transaction volume increased by more than 16 times

According to the news on April 12, during the peak period of Ramadan promotion in 2023, the online shopping transaction volume of Shopee Indonesian platform increased by more than 16 times, and the transaction volume of Muslim fashion products increased by 9 times. These three products became the largest Muslim fashion product purchased in the Shopee Big Ramadan Sale this year. At the same time, at the peak of the 2023 Ramadan promotion, the sales of gift baskets have increased by more than 5 times compared to usual. Products such as Eid envelopes, dates and Eid gift baskets that reflect the spirit of Eid are also the products ordered by consumers the most. In addition, Shopee Indonesia's Ramadan special program LIVE MARKAS has been viewed as many as 7 million times. (Merdeka)