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Big Companies:

The number of users who "stock up on hotels" on Fliggy during Double 11 exceeds the entire period of last year

36Kr has learned that on November 6, Fliggy announced that the scale of consumers of hotel packages during Double 11 has significantly exceeded the entire period of last year. At the same time, the total number of hotel nights that have been reserved far exceeds the same period of last year. As of 24:00 on November 5, more than 2 million domestic high-star hotel packages have been sold. In addition, the sales of hotel packages for outbound travel are strong. Only three days after the start of Double 11, the transaction volume has exceeded the entire period of last year.

Dingdong Grocery has reached cooperation intentions with many enterprises in Australia, New Zealand, and Chile

36Kr learned that at the 7th China International Import Expo, Dingdong Grocery has successively reached cooperation intentions with many enterprises in Australia, New Zealand, and Chile. It plans to purchase beef, fruits, wines, milk, etc. worth over 100 million yuan to provide more global delicacies for domestic consumers.

Xiaomi's Investment in Property Insurance Approved

Information disclosed on the website of the National Financial Regulatory Administration on November 5 shows that Beijing Fabatx Star Property Insurance Co., Ltd. has been approved for preparation. The company has three shareholders. Among them, Sichuan Yinmi Technology Co., Ltd., one of the shareholders, is a member of the Xiaomi Group. (China Securities Journal)

BMW Group: Revenue in the Third Quarter Reaches 32.406 Billion Euros
The BMW Group released its financial report for the third quarter of 2024. The data shows that in the first 9 months, BMW delivered a total of 1.75 million vehicles of the BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce brands in the global market. The company's revenue in the third quarter reached 32.406 billion euros; from January to September, the total revenue was 105.964 billion euros.

The First White Paper on Carbon Emission Reduction in the Shipping Industry Released

36Kr has learned that to address this challenge, the white paper "Riding the Waves: A Comprehensive Analysis of the EU ETS and FuelEU Strategies" edited by the Digital Finance Research Center of Central University of Finance and Economics, with Zhongcai Shutan (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. and Xiling Maritime Technology Co., Ltd. in Xiamen as co-authors, has been officially released. The white paper points out that by 2035, the FuelEU fee will fully exceed the EU ETS carbon quota fee; by 2055, the FuelEU will reach three times the EU ETS carbon quota fee; by 2060, the FuelEU fee will be nearly 10 times the ETS carbon quota amount.

Nike makes its fifth consecutive appearance at the CIIE and announces that it will continue to exert efforts in the Chinese running market

36Kr has learned that the 7th China International Import Expo opened in Shanghai on November 5th. Nike has made its fifth consecutive appearance at the CIIE. This year, Nike focuses on the theme of "running", announces its new actions and local collaborations to continue to exert efforts in the Chinese running market, and unveils a new series of road running shoes and multiple new running products.

Wang Huiwen Returns as the "Team Leader" of Meituan's AI

36Kr exclusively learned from multiple independent sources that Wang Huiwen, the former co-founder of Meituan and the founder of Lightyear Beyond, has now returned to the front line and is leading a team at Meituan to explore AI applications. A person close to Meituan said that GN06 is directly managed by Wang Huiwen and does not belong to any business group. In addition, GN06 is relatively independent in Meituan, focusing on exploring directions beyond the main business, and is also independent of Meituan's existing large model team and AI teams in various business lines.

Freshippo signed a contract with a Chilean cherry enterprise at the CIIE and established the first direct-purchasing base for Chilean fruits

36Kr learned that on November 6, at the 7th China International Import Expo, Freshippo signed a strategic cooperation agreement with GarcesFruit (GeeZhi), a leading Chilean cherry supplier. GeeZhi will supply Freshippo with high-quality and reasonably priced Chilean fruits such as cherries, cherry plums, and prunes. At the same time, Freshippo's first overseas direct-purchasing base in Chile has also been officially completed.

Xiaopeng Officially Announces Entry into Extended-Range Vehicle Track

36Kr has learned that on November 6, at the Xiaopeng Automobile AI Technology Day, CEO He Xiaopeng stated that it makes no sense to make just an ordinary extended-range vehicle, and officially released the Xiaopeng Kunpeng Super Electric System. Among them, Kun represents the super extended-range system, which adopts the next-generation extended-range technology, and Peng represents Xiaopeng's pure electric system. He Xiaopeng said that Xiaopeng needs to be well-prepared to face different countries and regions, and provide a more convenient and universal energy replenishment solution. In addition, the Xiaopeng Supercharging Energy Replenishment System continues to be optimized. Currently, there are 1,307 in China. In 2025, Xiaopeng will accelerate the construction of S5 Supercharging Stations in China and globally. Overseas supercharging stations will be open to all brand vehicles.

Meituan Bike's affiliated company adds robot research and development business

36Kr learned that according to Tianyancha App, recently, Beijing Mobike Technology Co., Ltd., the affiliated company of Meituan Bike, has undergone industrial and commercial changes. Its business scope has added the research and development of intelligent robots, the research and development of Internet of Things technology, and the basic software development of artificial intelligence. The company was established in January 2015, with Sun Keqing as the legal representative, a registered capital of 5 million Chinese yuan, and is jointly held by Wang Xing and Mu Rongjun. Investment and Financing:

Toyota's net profit in the first half of the fiscal year decreased by 26% year-on-year

Toyota's consolidated financial report (International Accounting Standards) for the period from April to September 2024 shows that the net profit is 1.9 trillion yen, a decrease of 26.4% compared with the same period of the previous year. The operating income increased by 5.9% year-on-year to 23.28 trillion yen. The operating profit decreased by 3.7% year-on-year to 2.46 trillion yen. (Jiemian)

Pangdonglai Issues Statement on Rights Protection

36Kr has learned that Pangdonglai released a statement on November 6, stating that recently, several accounts on third-party platforms have posted videos claiming that the shampoo, skin care, weight loss products and other goods purchased at Pangdonglai have excellent effects. After verification, the goods in these videos are not the products sold by the company. The above-mentioned videos are suspected of conducting false propaganda in the name of "Pangdonglai", causing misleading and confusion to the majority of consumers, and seriously infringing the legitimate rights and interests of consumers and the company. Currently, the company has reported the above-mentioned behaviors to the market supervision and administration department and the cyber information department. At the same time, the company reserves the right to pursue relevant responsibilities, and now solemnly warns the accounts with the above-mentioned behaviors to immediately stop the infringement.

New Products:

Tencent Cloud TI Platform Synchronously Opens Access to MoE Model "Hunyuan Large"

36Kr has learned that on November 5, the latest open-source MoE model "Hunyuan Large" of Tencent Hunyuan was launched. At the same time, Tencent Cloud TI Platform announced the synchronous opening of access to provide one-stop fine-tuning, API invocation, and private deployment services for users and developers. Tencent Cloud TI Platform supports mainstream open-source large models such as Hunyuan Large, Llama 3, and Baichuan. The platform has a practical large model fine-tuning toolchain, provides flexible large model training data annotation capabilities and an open-source data construction Pipeline, has built-in Angel training and inference acceleration capabilities, and supports one-click activation of Hunyuan Large fine-tuning.

Other News Worth Noting:

Trump Announces Victory

The Republican presidential candidate Trump announced his victory in the 2024 presidential election in the early morning of the 6th. (Xinhua News Agency)

China Releases Its First National Ecological Protection and Restoration Bulletin

The 2024 National Ecological Protection and Restoration Bulletin has been officially released. This is the first time that China has comprehensively reflected the national ecological protection and restoration work in the form of a bulletin. The bulletin comprehensively presents the basic national conditions of the land and sea integrated natural ecology since the founding of the People's Republic of China 75 years ago, announces the major ecological restoration actions implemented with "real money and silver", and declares that the basic "blueprint" for national ecological protection and restoration from the mountain top to the ocean, from the plateau to the plain, and from the country to the local level has basically taken shape in China. (Xinhua News Agency)

The General Office of the State Council: The total scale of the ice and snow economy will reach 1.2 trillion yuan by 2027

36Kr learned that the General Office of the State Council recently issued the "Several Opinions on Stimulating the Vitality of the Ice and Snow Economy with the High-Quality Development of Ice and Snow Sports". It is mentioned that by 2027, the facilities of ice and snow sports venues will be more complete, the service level will be significantly improved, ice and snow sports will be more widely carried out, the international competitiveness of China's ice and snow sports will be further enhanced, and the total scale of the ice and snow economy will reach 1.2 trillion yuan. By 2030, the main industrial chains of the ice and snow economy will achieve a high-level coordinated and integrated development. Its role in expanding employment and promoting high-quality development will be more prominent. Ice and snow consumption will become an important growth point for expanding domestic demand. A number of high-quality destinations for ice and snow sports and tourism will be built. The "Ice and Snow Silk Road" and the China - Shanghai Cooperation Organization Ice and Snow Sports Demonstration Zone will reach a new level of development. The total scale of the ice and snow economy will reach 1.5 trillion yuan.