major companies
JD creates an e-commerce "super province" plan, Fujian has become the first stop
36Kr learned that JD announced the plan to build an e-commerce "super province" plan, and Fujian has become the first stop of a "super province". JD Fresh will link Fujian fresh agricultural products and other categories of products to create a targeted e-commerce service solution for Fujian Province. After the model matures, the "super province" plan will be packaged into products and quickly replicated in other provinces, becoming a model plan for JD fresh food provincial cooperation.
Ziroom responded that pinhole cameras were found in the room: A working group was established to cooperate with the police to investigate
36Kr learned that Ziroom issued a statement saying that Ziroom customer service recently received a report from Ziroom customer that pinhole cameras were found in his rented room. Ziru attached great importance to it, and the company's safety center immediately set up a working group to cooperate with the police in investigating the case. The incident is still under further investigation.
Aliyun IoT and STS launched the "Future Engineer" plan
Aliyun IoT and semiconductor supplier STMicroelectronics (ST) announced that it will launch the "Future Engineer" plan. The plan aims to leverage the advantages of ST embedded hardware field and Alibaba Cloud IoT cloud platform, and cultivate a new generation of IoT development engineers through campus, social promotion and industry-education alliances. The "Future Engineer" plan will involve multiple aspects, including the development of IoT courses, experiments, design of practical platforms, skills training and certification systems. (TechWeb)
Alibaba released its second quarter financial report for fiscal year 2019 on November 2,
Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) announced on October 15 that it will release its second quarter financial report for fiscal year 2019 ended September 30, 2018 before the opening of the US stock market on November 2, 2018 (the evening of November 2, Beijing time).
Ali Health Hangzhou tests the waters of "face-scanning medical treatment"
On October 15, Hangzhou Yuhang District Hang Family Planning Bureau announced the "full-process face-scanning medical treatment" function jointly developed by Alibaba Health and Alipay was officially launched at Yuhang District First People's Hospital. It is understood that the "face-scanning medical treatment" system was jointly developed and jointly debugged by Alibaba Health, Alipay, and Yuhang First Hospital, and lasted for half a year. As the application development layer, Alibaba Health is responsible for the information transformation of the hospital's existing equipment and facilities, including the hospital's demand survey, face scanning process design, overall development promotion and later technical support work. (Beijing Business Daily)
NetEase officially launched the children's programming platform NetEase Card Programming
NetEase recently announced the official launch of the children's programming platform NetEase Card Programming. The new curriculum system released by Katai includes three major sections: programming system, hardware maker system, and science and technology literacy courses. NetEase Card Programming has also officially launched the Elite Teacher Program, which will train 10,000 Chinese creative programming teachers. (Pinwan)
Wanda Plaza revealed its opening plan, with a target of 330
Wanda official revealed at the Wanda Commercial Annual Meeting that by the end of 2018, Wanda Commercial Management Group will open 285 Wanda Plazas nationwide, holding a property area of 4.26 million square meters. In the 2019 opening plan, there will be 3 first-tier cities, 10 second-tier cities, and 32 third- and fourth-tier cities. If the project opens as scheduled, by the end of 2019, the number of Wanda Plazas will reach 330. (Economic Observation Network)
Qunar.com subsidiary acquired 42.10% equity in Huayuan Guohui.com . Ctrip series holds 82.6%
Qunar.com subsidiary Beijing Yunduan Manxing Technology Software Company has become the largest shareholder of Huayuan Guohui, with a 42.10% stake. Together with the 40.50% directly held by Ctrip, Ctrip holds a total of 82.6% of the equity in Huayuan Guohui. Huayuan International Travel, CITIC Travel and Caesar Travel were once known as the " outbound travel three-horse horse" and were one of the earliest travel agencies in China to engage in outbound travel. (Beijing News)
Haozi Technology responded to the disbanding of Chengdu branch: No relevant news has been received yet
On October 15, a Weibo user posted a message saying that Hammerzi Technology disbanded Chengdu branch. Some netizens pointed out that the person who posted this Weibo message was Wang Qianchuang, an early employee of Hammer Technology. In response, Smartisan Technology stated that it has not received any relevant information yet. It is reported that Hammer received financial support from Chengdu in 2017.At the end of 2017, Smartisan Technology announced that it would move its headquarters to Chengdu and held a new product launch conference in Chengdu. (Tencent First Line)
BMW and Northvolt and Umicore jointly create a car battery recycling company
According to Reuters, German automaker BMW has jointly created a car battery recycling company with Belgian materials and recycling company Umicore and Northvolt, which is building a battery factory in Swedish . The companies said the goal of the joint venture is to design and commercialize a "closed life cycle" that will give automotive batteries a second life as storage products before recycling raw materials. (Sina Finance)
Facebook is testing the game live app, and may launch related projects
Currently Facebook is testing a mobile app on its Fb.gg live platform, which contains all the content on the Facebook game platform. It is reported that this test is only available to Android users in the Philippines region. Facebook said the app is not fully completed. However, the company plans to ultimately decide the form of the app based on the feedback received during the test. (Game Grape)
Investment and Financing
Supply Chain Financial Services Platform Lianyirong completed a C round of more than US$220 million
36Kr learned that the supply chain financial service platform Lianyirong announced that it had completed a C round of more than US$220 million. This round of financing was led by Singapore Government Investment Corporation (GIC), followed by old shareholders such as Tencent, CITIC Capital, Zhengxin Valley, and Bertelsmann (BAI). The newly-established investment institutions such as Prolos, Skyworth, Panhai Investment, and Weiguang Venture Capital were also involved in this round of investment. China Merchants Group Venture Capital completed the conversion. Huaxing Capital serves as the exclusive financial advisor for this round of financing.
Chinese food standardized bento brand Xixiang has completed a B round of financing of 120 million yuan
36Kr learned that Xixiang, a bento brand dedicated to Chinese food standardization, has completed a B round of financing of 120 million yuan, and the investors are Paradise Silicon Valley and CICC Capital. It is reported that this round of financing funds will be used for store expansion, unmanned kitchen research and development and standardized supply chain creation. Previously, Xixiang had received tens of millions of yuan in angel round financing from New Zealand Venture Capital and a 30 million yuan A round investment from Financial Holding Capital.
Xiaoqiao treadmill completed 140 million yuan of B+ rounds of financing
36Kr learned that the home treadmill brand Xiaoqiao treadmill announced today that it had completed 140 million yuan of B+ rounds of financing, upgrading to a family health technology company. This round of investment was led by Jiashi Investment, and old shareholders such as Mingshi Capital and Chengdu Hongtai Fund participated in the follow-up investment. It is reported that this round of financing funds will be mainly used for technology research and development. Previously, the company had received 20 million yuan in Series A financing from Weidu Capital and Mingshi Capital, as well as hundreds of millions of yuan in Series B financing led by Huaying Capital.
Li Qun Automation received nearly 100 million yuan in Series C financing
36Kr learned that industrial robot company Li Qun Automation recently received nearly 100 million yuan in Series C financing, and the investors are Guangdong Science and Technology Financial Group and Tianying Capital. Yueke Financial Group is a science and technology financial group and a professional venture capital institution under the Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology and Market-oriented Operations. This investment is a key layout for building the intelligent manufacturing industry in the Greater Bay Area.
new product
Microsoft released new Surface products, providing special gray powder gold version of Laptop
36Kr learned that Microsoft held a fall press conference today and released the new generation of Surface products, including three major hardware: Pro 6, Laptop 2 and Studio 2. In terms of appearance, black and gray are available, which is the first time Microsoft has adopted black in the Pro series and the first version with 16G memory. Microsoft has launched a gray-pink version of Laptop 2 specifically for the Chinese market. Both the Pro 6 and the Laptop 2 are heading in a thinner direction.
Other important news
Local state-owned assets "rescue the market" roadmap emerges: more than ten provinces and cities have taken action on local listed companies
Since October, capital market fluctuations have intensified, equity pledges and debt defaults of listed companies have become more frequent, and the pace of local state-owned assets taking over the equity of private enterprises is also accelerating. So far, state-owned assets in more than ten provinces and cities including Shandong, Fujian, Sichuan, Henan, including Shenzhen, have all taken over the equity of private listed companies and provided liquidity support.(Yi Cai)
A-share refinancing review may have major changes: the refinancing of listed companies involving real estate will not be promoted for the time being. The document obtained by investment bankers pointed out that listed companies whose main business is real estate (including residential real estate and commercial real estate), or whose main business does not belong to real estate, currently listed companies with real estate business currently apply for refinancing. In order to prevent the raised funds from being used in disguise in real estate business, the review will not be promoted for the time being. (Shanghai Securities News)
Shanghai-London Stock Connect is preparing to enter a "sprint". Securities companies can submit applications for opening from the 27th
Last weekend, the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the "Regulations on the Supervision of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange Internet Depositary Receipt Business (Trial)", and the preparations for the Shanghai-London Stock Connect have entered the "sprint stage". The reporter learned that securities companies will conduct 24/7 special tests from the 15th. Securities companies that pass the test will submit an application for intention to participate in the Shanghai-London Stock Connect brokerage business to the exchange before the 17th, and submit a formal application for opening to the Shanghai Stock Exchange from the 27th. (Shanghai Securities News)
, one of Microsoft co-founders, , Paul Allen, died of , Microsoft CEO: He will continue to inspire Microsoft people
, According to CNBC, Paul Allen, one of Microsoft co-founders, died of complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on the 15th local time at the age of 65. Allen is an American inventor, investor, archaeologist and philanthropist. In response, Microsoft's current CEO Satya Nadella delivered a memorial speech: Paul Allen is the co-founder of Microsoft. He is low-key and persistent, creating magical products, experiences and enterprises, and then changing the world. He will continue to inspire me and all Microsoft people. (CNBC, Sina Technology)
