major companies
Tencent : revenue in the first quarter was 135.5 billion yuan, and the daily active users of WeChat mini programs exceeded 500 million
36Kr learned that Tencent released its first quarter financial report for 2022. According to the financial report, Tencent's revenue in the first quarter was 135.5 billion yuan, compared with 135.303 billion yuan in the same period last year, basically the same year-on-year, with market expectations of 141.058 billion yuan. On March 31, 2022, the monthly active accounts of WeChat and WeChat were 1.288 billion, and increased by 3.8% year-on-year. In addition, the number of daily active accounts of WeChat mini-programs exceeded 500 million.
Douyu : The revenue in the first quarter of 2022 was 1.796 billion yuan, and the net loss narrowed year-on-year
36Kr learned that Douyu released its first quarter financial report for 2022 as of March 31. According to the financial report, Douyu's net revenue in the first quarter was 1.7956 billion yuan, a year-on-year decline of 16.6%; a net loss of 86.9 million yuan, a net loss of 101.8 million yuan in the same period last year; an adjusted net loss of 52.5 million yuan, a net loss of 70.7 million yuan in the same period last year.
New Hope Group established a new technology company in Beijing
36Kr learned that Tianyancha App shows that recently, Beijing Digital Intelligent Co., Ltd. was established, and legal representative Li Jia, with a registered capital of 100 million yuan. The business scope includes integrated circuit chip design and services; health consultation services; artificial intelligence application software development; wearable smart device sales; third-class medical device operation, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is wholly owned by New Hope Investment Group Co., Ltd.
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Shenzhen Honor Intelligent Machinery Company's registered capital has increased to 500 million
36Kr Guangdong learned that Tianyancha App shows that recently, Shenzhen Honor Intelligent Machinery Co., Ltd. has undergone industrial and commercial changes, with registered capital from 100 million to 500 million yen, and new mechanical equipment rentals have been added in the business scope. The company was established in May 2021 and is the legal representative Peng Qiuen, wholly owned by Honor Terminal Co., Ltd. .
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China Biopharmaceuticals: Signing an agreement to acquire LAG3 monoclonal antibody Sym022
36Kr learned that China Biopharmaceuticals announced that its subsidiary Zhengda Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. and Symphogen A/S signed an agreement to acquire LAG3 monoclonal antibody Sym022. Symphogen is a wholly-owned subsidiary of , Schweiya, , a global independent pharmaceutical company. This product is a fully human recombinant LAG-3 monoclonal antibody and has shown good tumor suppression potential in the preclinical stage. At present, the product has completed two phase I trials. The clinical results show that it has good safety and toleration whether used as a drug alone or in combination with other tumor immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Country Garden : It plans to issue corporate bonds of no more than 500 million yuan to replace the issuer's own funds for the reselling and advance payment of the "19 Bidi 01" bond
36Kr learned that Country Garden Real Estate Group Co., Ltd. announced that it plans to issue 1+1+1 year unsecured corporate bonds of no more than 500 million yuan, with the entity rating AAA, the interest date is May 24, and the redemption date is May 24, 2025. After deducting the issuance expenses, the funds raised will be used to replace the issuer's own funds for the reselling and advance payment of the "19 Bidi 01" bond.
"Lyric Season" wholly-owned holding of investment in coffee brand "RUU"
36Kr learned that recently, lemon tea brand "Lyric Season" wholly-owned holding of investment in coffee brand "RUU". Ningji was established in February 2021 and has received hundreds of millions of investments from ByteDance, Shunwei Capital, and Tencent Capital, focusing on the supply chain and brand matrix layout of the perfume lemon category. The members of the RUU founding team are mainly employees of former Starbucks and Bytes. Currently, RUU is mainly direct sales, with more than 5 stores to be opened in June, mainly distributed in Changsha, Hunan.
*ST Chengxing : The actual controller Li Xing was criminally detained
36Kr learned that *ST Chengxing announced that the company received a "Detention Notice" from the Jiangyin Municipal Public Security Bureau regarding the company's actual controller Li Xing's crime of refusing to execute the judgment and ruling, and Li Xing is now detained in Jiangyin City Detention Center. Li Xing does not hold any position in the company, and the above matters do not have a significant impact on the company's daily production and operation activities.
Digital Kingdom joins hands with JZL Capital to release the meta-universe plan
36Kr learned that Digital Kingdom Group Co., Ltd. recently reached a strategic consensus with JZL Capital. Both parties are starting to launch the meta-universe plan under the name of "Renaissance". The initial results will be launched on The Sandbox soon. According to official reports, the first phase of the metaverse plan is expected to revolve around "Superstar Eternal". Relying on the virtual human technology independently developed by the Digital Kingdom, it will help a generation of internationally influential public figures such as youth, trendy kings, and football legends to join The Sandbox to start their second life in the virtual field.
Netflix announced layoffs of 150 employees
It is reported that NetFlix will fire about 150 employees and some agent contractors due to slowing revenue growth. Most of the fired employees work in the United States, and the layoff list also includes 26 Tudum marketers. Netflix said the main reason for the layoffs was due to financial problems and they would work to help fired employees through the transition period. (Pinwan)
Walmart total revenue in the first quarter reached US$141.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 2.4%
On May 17, Walmart released its first quarter financial report for the 2023 fiscal year, with total revenue in the first quarter of US$141.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 2.4%; operating profit in the first quarter was US$5.3 billion. Walmart China's net sales increased by 7.2% in the first quarter, and comparable sales increased by 4.4%. (Interface)
Foxconn will invest billions of dollars to build a chip factory in in Malaysia, with a monthly output of 40,000 wafers
Foxconn plans to build a chip manufacturing factory in Malaysia to meet the strong demand for electric vehicles using semiconductor . The planned Malaysian factory is expected to produce 40,000 chips per month, including 28nm and 40nm processes, which is also the most widely used chip production technology for microcontroller , sensors, driver integrated circuit and connection-related chips (including Wifi and Bluetooth ). (Sina Technology)
Renesas Electronics will invest nearly 90 billion yen to increase production of power semiconductors
Nikkei Chinese website reported on May 18 that Renesas Electronics Japan announced on May 17 that it will invest about 90 billion yen to increase production of power semiconductors for power control. Renesas will introduce new manufacturing equipment to the Kofu factory, which was closed in October 2014, and use 300 mm diameter wafer for mass production. Renesas has previously used 150-200 mm diameter wafers to mass produce power semiconductors, and this is the first time that it supports large-size wafers. Renesas will start trial production in the first half of 2024, and will start formal mass production in 2025 with automotive uses as the center, increasing production capacity to triple. (Interface)
investment and financing
"Jianzhi Robot" announced the completion of a US$30 million Series A financing
36Kr learned that "Jianzhi Robot" announced the completion of a US$30 million Series A financing, led by Douce Capital. Old shareholders including Atypical Ventures, Wuyuan Capital, Jinshajiang Venture Capital , etc. continue to increase their holdings, and strategic investor Horizon provides strong support for commercial implementation. This round of financing funds will be used for core technology research and development, high-quality mass production and large-scale implementation, and larger-scale commercial deployment. According to reports, Jianzhi Robot has fully launched an advanced autonomous driving solution with visual 3D understanding as the core and based on the software 2.0 architecture to realize end-to-end data-driven.
"Senlang Bio" completed 200 million yuan financing
36Kr learned that "Senlang Bio" recently completed 200 million yuan financing, exclusively invested by Qianhai Mother Fund. This round of financing is mainly used to promote the company's existing pipelines, research and development of new products, and upgrade and iteration of technology platforms. Yikai Capital serves as the exclusive financial advisor in this transaction. Senlang Bio was founded in January 2016 and is located in , Shijiazhuang High-tech Zone. It is committed to the research and development and application of new immune cell therapy technologies to accurately treat malignant tumors.
cross-border marketing brand "Brandgogo" received nearly 10 million yuan in angel round financing
36Kr learned that the cross-border marketing brand "Brandgogo" has recently received nearly 10 million yuan in angel round financing, and the investors in this round are mainly individual investors.This round of financing funds will be mainly used for team expansion, overseas celebrity operation, ecological capacity building, and the construction of a self-operated global account matrix.
low-temperature meat product brand "Benwei Fresh" completed a round A financing of tens of millions of yuan
36Kr learned that the low-temperature meat product brand "Benwei Fresh" has recently completed a round A financing of tens of millions of yuan. This round was led by venture capital fund Baorui Capital, a subsidiary of Baozun E-commerce , and the old shareholder Xiaohongshu continues to follow up. This round of financing will continue to be used for R&D and supply chain construction.
"Kaisi" announced the completion of the D1 round of financing
36Kr learned that "Kaisi" has completed the D1 round of financing in Q1 2022, and the investors include well-known institutions and some old shareholders, and the D2 round of financing will be completed soon. Previously, Kaisi completed a C4 round of financing in Q1 2021, and the investment institution was an international spare parts giant, but the news was not disclosed to the outside world.
"Journey to the Universe" received millions of strategic investment from Lianzhong International
Recently, "Journey to the Universe" announced that it had completed a million yuan in financing, which was invested by Lianzhong International. The financing was mainly used for the construction of the core platform of the Juyou Universe, the productization of data collaboration scenarios and the creation of core teams. According to reports, Juyou Universe is committed to creating an industrial chain of emerging cultural products "immersive script games". Its business involves six major sectors: matrix platform research and development, new cultural and creative e-commerce operations, digital collection NFT transaction, immersive content creation, digital copyright trading, and meta-universe game space. It will develop the early stage of the platform research and development and content creation.
"Yifu Media" completed a RMB 2 million angel round financing
36Kr learned that recently, "Yifu Media" completed a RMB 2 million angel round financing, led by Pineapple Venture Capital, helping Yifu Media transform and upgrade to digital media. Founder Huang Junyang said that in the future, it will steadily improve on the existing basis, quantify brand communication through digital management , and use data operations to provide customers with more accurate content services.
new product
Zhihu launched the fourth phase of the "Sea Salt Plan" to inspire content creation in vertical fields
36Kr learned that Zhihu held an online press conference to officially launch the fourth phase of the "Sea Salt Plan", promulgating a number of measures in terms of the creation system, traffic tilt, and capital returns to encourage content creation in vertical fields in all aspects. Zhihu announced that Zhizhi plans to invest nearly 100 million yuan in initial fund in 2022 in the form of a new creative fund, providing financial rewards other than commercial monetization to creators who continue to deepen their efforts in vertical fields and provide knowledge inclusiveness. At the same time, "Haiyan Plan 4.0" announced Zhihu's two major commercial systems for monetizing content for creators - Cheese Platform and Yanxuan members' latest commercial income support plan.
iFlytek vehicle intelligent makeup reminder patent release
36Kr learned that Tianyancha App shows that recently, the patent "Methods, Systems and Computing Equipment for Intelligent Makeup Reminders for Vehicles" applied for by iFlytek was announced. The summary shows that the method includes: constructing one or more feature vectors based on user makeup data; and using a trained makeup reminder model to determine whether the user needs makeup; if makeup is needed, a prompt message is generated. The present invention can intelligently determine whether a user needs makeup to apply based on multiple factors that affect makeup and remind him. As the user uses more times, the reminder is more accurate.
Japan Mitsubishi Electric has developed the technology to manufacture satellite antennas in space technology
Japan Mitsubishi Electric has announced on the 17th that the company has developed a technology to use 3D printers to manufacture artificial satellite antennas in space. It is used to use special resins that can also be hardened by sunlight in vacuum. It is said that when launching satellite , it is said that there is no need to carry an antenna, which helps to be lightweight and reduces the emission cost. (Interface)
China released the first intelligent agricultural machinery technology roadmap
html On the 218th, under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China released the first intelligent agricultural machinery technology roadmap.Based on unmanned agricultural machinery as the final product form, the roadmap proposes nine cutting-edge and key technologies, including a clever whole machine architecture, a general digital chassis, a new power system, a integrated perception and information collection system, an integrated operational equipment, and a new energy system. (CCTV News)Today's Views
Robin Li : The intelligent transformation of the transportation network can promote the growth of GDP by 2.4%-4.8% per year
36Kr learned that according to CCTV reports, on May 17, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference held a special consultation meeting on "Promoting the sustained and healthy development of digital economy ", and nearly 100 members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference attended the meeting. In response to the question of "How to release the potential of digital economy development and build new advantages in the country's competitive advantages?", Li Yanhong, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, founder, chairman and CEO of Baidu , proposed to strengthen top-level design and accelerate the intelligent transformation of infrastructure. Li Yanhong said that according to calculations, the intelligent transformation of the transportation network can increase traffic efficiency by 15%-30%, thereby promoting the annual growth of GDP of 2.4%-4.8%.
Everbright Securities : The leader in ultra-high voltage equipment has high performance growth in 2022-2023
Everbright Securities believes that my country's ultra-high voltage transmission technology is mature, and its commercial applications are leading the world. UHV plays a role in balancing energy and load distribution and promoting the consumption of new energy. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, we will continue to undertake the heavy responsibility of long-distance and large-scale transmission of new energy. UHV is responsible for the important task of supporting the economy and stabilizing growth. The government will continue to increase investment in UHV construction. The leader in UHV equipment has high certainty in performance growth from 2022 to 2023. (First Financial News)
Other important news
Russian State Duma Vice Chairman: Plan to discuss withdrawal from WTO and WHO
According to "Russia Today", Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament), Vice Chairman Peter Tolstoy (Pyotr Tolstoy) said on the 17th that the State Duma is planning to discuss the possibility of Russia withdrawing from World Trade Organization (WTO) and World Health Organization (WHO). Tolstoy said that Russia has withdrawn from the European Commission, and the next step is to withdraw from the WTO and the WHO. "The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has submitted a list of relevant agreements to the State Duma. We are planning to jointly evaluate these contents with the Federal Committee (Parliament Upper House) and then propose to withdraw." (Overseas Network)
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission issued the "Regulations on the Implementation of the Law on the Expected Credit Loss of Commercial Banks"
Recently, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission issued the "Regulations on the Implementation of the Law on the Expected Credit Loss of Commercial Banks". The Measures aim to standardize the internal control mechanism and management process for the implementation of the Expected Credit Loss Law of Commercial Banks and consolidate the foundation for credit risk provision management. The Measures stipulate the responsibilities of the board of directors of commercial banks and its special committees, supervisory board, senior management, leading departments and other relevant departments in the implementation and management of the Expected Credit Loss Law, focusing on strengthening the management and approval responsibilities of the board of directors and the supervision responsibility for the quality of external audits implemented by the Expected Credit Loss Law. The Measures require commercial banks to establish a complete management system for the expected credit loss law, form a management team for the implementation of the expected credit loss law, and develop information systems related to the expected credit loss law. ( Securities Times )
Li Keqiang: Support the legal and compliant domestic and foreign listing financing, and maintain the stable and healthy development of the real estate market
Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council Li Keqiang presided over a symposium on stabilizing growth and stabilizing market entities to ensure employment in Yunnan. Li Keqiang said that reform methods should be used to solve the difficulties in progress. Highlight employment priority, protect employment and people's livelihood by stabilizing market entities, implement combined relief policies such as retained tax refunds and tax reductions, and guide financial institutions to delay interest payment for loans to small and medium-sized enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households. Support the legal and compliant domestic and overseas listing financing for the platform economy and digital economy. Stabilize land prices and housing prices, support residents' reasonable housing needs, and maintain the stable and healthy development of the real estate market. (CCTV News)
