Krypton Evening Post: China becomes the largest source of tourists for Vietnam; It is rumored that Ant International has appointed Yang Jiangming as the Chief Innovation Officer, but there is no official response yet; DingTalk's AI assistant is integrated with DeepSeek, supporting in-depth thinking.
Big Companies:
Airbus Helicopters' 2024 Order Volume Increases by Nearly 10% Year-on-Year
According to Airbus, in 2024, Airbus Helicopters received a total of 455 new orders (net orders: 450). In 2024, the company delivered 361 helicopters, initially achieving a 57% market share in the civil and public service sectors. According to Bruno Even, the CEO of Airbus Helicopters, in 2024, the order volume of Airbus Helicopters increased by nearly 10% compared to 2023. (Jiemian)
Ant International Appoints Yang Jiangming as Chief Innovation Officer, No Official Response Yet
It is reported today that Ant International, headquartered in Singapore, has announced the appointment of the current Chief Product Officer Yang Jiangming as the Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), effective immediately. As the Chief Innovation Officer, he will promote the collaborative development of Ant International's product and technology teams. Just yesterday, it was revealed that Ant International's CTO, Da Hang, is about to leave, and Yang Jiangming may need to temporarily take on the responsibility of leading the technology team. Regarding this news, when seeking verification from the official of Ant Group, as of the time of publication, the other party has not responded yet. (Sina Technology)
VOYAH Automobile: Has Completed the Deep Integration with the DeepSeek Model
36Kr has learned that VOYAH Automobile stated that it has completed the deep integration with the DeepSeek model. VOYAH Zhiyin will become the first mass-produced vehicle in the automotive industry to integrate DeepSeek. The new VOYAH Dreamer will also be equipped with it simultaneously. Previously, VOYAH cockpit has completed the access and deployment of the entire series of DeepSeek models. Starting from February 14, VOYAH Zhiyin users will be able to experience the ease and convenience of the AI intelligent cockpit through OTA updates, and more capabilities of DeepSeek will be gradually enabled in the follow-up.
Zhaunzhuan's Spring Festival Recycling Increased by 40% Year-on-Year
36Kr learned that data from Zhaunzhuan Group shows that during the Spring Festival, its recycling business, online App and offline store orders increased by 40%, 71%, and 52% respectively. Data shows that the order volume of interest and lifestyle goods recycling on the Zhaunzhuan platform increased by 188% year-on-year during the Spring Festival. Among them, the order volume of household appliance recycling increased by more than 300%. Routers, hair dryers, vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, and TV boxes have become popular recycling products during the Spring Festival. It is worth noting that with the continuous rise in gold prices, gold recycling ushered in a peak during the Spring Festival, and Zhaunzhuan's gold recycling during the Spring Festival increased by 75% year-on-year.
NIO User 2025 Spring Festival Battery Charging Report Released: Daily Battery Swap Service Exceeds 130,000 Times
36Kr learned that on February 7, the NIO User 2025 Spring Festival Battery Charging Report was officially released. During the Spring Festival, the total mileage traveled by NIO users exceeded 620 million kilometers; more than 3,100 battery swap stations across the country provided users with more than 1.716 million battery swap services, an increase of 44% year-on-year; for a cumulative 12 days, the daily battery swap service exceeded 100,000 times, with a single-day peak exceeding 136,000 times. On average, a vehicle completed a battery swap and set off every 0.6 seconds.
Ford China CEO Wu Shengbo will also be in charge of the business of Ford Motor International Market Group.
Ford Motor Company announced that Wu Shengbo, the current Vice President of Ford Motor Company, President and CEO of Ford China, will, on the basis of his existing responsibilities, also be in charge of the business of Ford Motor International Market Group (IMG). Jeff Marentic, the head of Ford Motor International Market Group, will report to Wu Shengbo. (Cailian Press)
DingTalk AI Assistant integrates with DeepSeek, supporting in-depth thinking
36Kr learned that on February 6, DingTalk AI Assistant fully integrated with the DeepSeek series of models. When users create an AI assistant on DingTalk, they can independently choose three models of the DeepSeeK series, such as R1 and V3. At the same time, DingTalk also released a new template to help users create and publish an AI assistant based on the DeepSeeK model with one click.
Hilton Group's net profit in 2024 was $1.539 billion, with 98,400 new rooms added
On February 7, Hilton Group released its global performance report for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2024. The net profit for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $505 million, compared with $150 million in the same period of the previous year; the adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization was $858 million, an increase of 7% year-on-year. The full-year net profit for 2024 was $1.539 billion, compared with $1.151 billion in the same period of the previous year; the adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization was $3.429 billion, an increase of 11% year-on-year. In addition, 22,600 rooms were added to Hilton's system in the fourth quarter. By the end of 2024, the total number of new rooms added throughout the year was 98,400, an increase of 7.3% compared with 2023. (Jiemian)
Investment and Financing:
"Zero Power Robot" Completes Angel Round Financing of Several Ten Million Yuan
Recently, "Zero Power Robot" has completed an angel round financing of several ten million yuan and obtained orders of ten million yuan, entering the mass production stage. "Zero Power Robot" company was established in January 2025 and is jointly incubated by Tsinghua University and the Jianghuai Frontier Technology Collaborative Innovation Center. This year, the company will achieve the mass production and implementation of more than 500 multi-model humanoid robots in multiple industries such as the service industry, education, culture and entertainment, and exhibitions.
"Qi Algorithm" Receives Ten-Million-Level Strategic Investment
36Kr has learned that "Qi Algorithm", a pet large model health company and an enterprise of Zhipu Z Plan, has recently received a ten-million-level strategic investment solely from Z Fund. The funds raised will be mainly used for product research and development and commercialization. Yuanhe Capital serves as the exclusive financial advisor and is responsible for the subsequent financing.
"Azimuth" Completes Nearly 100 Million Yuan Series A Financing
36Kr learned that in January 2025, "Azimuth" successfully completed its Series A financing, with a total financing amount of nearly 100 million yuan. This round of financing is led by Zhongbing Beidou Application Research Institute, with Shenzhen Capital Group and Ruihe Asset as co-investors. Founded in 2021, Azimuth is committed to building a low-cost, easy-to-use indoor positioning, navigation, and timing system that seamlessly connects with the outdoor satellite navigation system, creating an indoor and outdoor unified global high-precision positioning, navigation, and timing platform, and providing multi-industry service capabilities and solutions.
New Products:
JOOCYEE Valentine's Day Limited Edition "Oyster Heart" Makeup Collection Launched
36Kr learned that in February 2025, JOOCYEE launched the Valentine's Day limited edition "Oyster Heart" makeup collection. It is understood that the new series adopts a limited packaging decorated with white satin and pearls, including 2 water essence mirror lipsticks, 2 new-color loose powder blushes/highlighters, and a new color-matched twelve-color eyeshadow palette.
Today's Opinion:
Guosheng Securities: Optical Switching is of Great Significance to the Optical Communication Industry
36Kr has learned that the research report of Guosheng Securities states that optical switching is of great significance to the optical communication industry and is also an effective path to achieve an all-optical network. Against the backdrop of a significant increase in bandwidth and a decrease in computing power costs, optical switching is expected to usher in a good opportunity in the AI data interconnection market. Manufacturers related to trunk optical communication and WSS may have deeper technical accumulation in optical switching technology. It is recommended to give priority to core manufacturers with in-depth layouts in optical switching OCS, such as Zhongji Xuchuang, Accelink Technologies, and Tofree Communications, etc.
Institution: It is estimated that the market size of generative AI in China will reach 9.8 billion US dollars by 2029
36Kr learned that according to the market research institution Omdia's estimation, the software revenue of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in China has reached 1.8 billion US dollars in 2024. Given that the technology is still in its infancy, it is expected that the market size will increase by 5.5 times in the next five years, reaching 9.8 billion US dollars by 2029. More importantly, this revenue does not include other key GenAI technologies, such as artificial intelligence training and inference chips and servers, the construction of artificial intelligence data centers and site acquisition costs, as well as the revenue of GenAI development platforms.
Other news worthy of attention:
The average price of pork in national agricultural product wholesale markets is 22.93 yuan per kilogram, which decreased by 0.7% compared with yesterday.
According to the monitoring of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, on February 7, the "Agricultural Product Wholesale Price 200 Index" was 125.62, which decreased by 0.70 points compared with yesterday. The wholesale price index of "Vegetable Basket" products was 127.62, which decreased by 0.82 points compared with yesterday. As of 14:00 today, the average price of pork in national agricultural product wholesale markets is 22.93 yuan per kilogram, which decreased by 0.7% compared with yesterday; eggs are 9.03 yuan per kilogram, which decreased by 2.9% compared with yesterday. (Securities Times)
Institutions: In January, a total of 34 Chinese manufacturers were shortlisted in the TOP100 global mobile game publishers' revenue list
36Kr learned that the Sensor Tower store intelligence platform shows that in January 2025, a total of 34 Chinese manufacturers were shortlisted in the TOP100 global mobile game publishers' revenue list, with a total income of 2.33 billion US dollars, accounting for 39.2% of the revenue of the TOP100 global mobile game publishers in this period.
Global Ship Orders in January Dropped by 74% Year-on-Year
According to data released by UK-based shipping and maritime analytics firm "Clarksons Research" on the 7th, global ship orders in January amounted to 1.46 million compensated gross tons (CGT), a year-on-year decrease of 74%. Among them, South Korean companies received orders of 900,000 CGT, accounting for 62%, ranking first in the world. China followed closely with 270,000 CGT (19%). In terms of the number of ships, the number of ships contracted by South Korea (13 ships) is less than that of China (21 ships), mainly because South Korea mainly undertakes high-value-added ships. As of December last year, the total global orderbook decreased by 1.32 million CGT month-on-month to 156.79 million CGT. The orderbook of South Korea and China is 37.02 million CGT (24%) and 91.51 million CGT (58%), respectively. (Caixin News Agency)
China Becomes Vietnam's Largest Tourist Source Country
According to the statistics department of Vietnam, in January 2025, China became Vietnam's largest tourist source country. It is understood that 575,000 mainland Chinese tourists visited Vietnam in January, an increase of 237% compared with the same period last year. (CCTV News)
Today, the national civil aviation is expected to operate 18,766 flights.
The national civil aviation initially estimates that 18,766 flights will be operated today. From January 14 to February 6, the average daily passenger traffic of the national civil aviation was 2.2857 million person-times, an increase of 5.64% compared with 2024. (CCTV News)