Krypton Evening News | Reports say the official appointed by Trump to oversee the dissolution of the U.S. Agency for International Development has left; JD.com has applied to register the trademark "JD Medical Aesthetics"; Pop Mart announced the launch of a global organizational structure upgrade.
Large companies:
JD Applied to Register the Trademark of JD Medical Aesthetics
36Kr learned that Tianyancha App shows that recently, Beijing Jingdong Sanbailiushidu E-commerce Co., Ltd. applied to register multiple trademarks including "JOYAI" and "JD Medical Aesthetics". The international classifications involve education and entertainment, advertising and sales, etc. Currently, the trademarks are awaiting substantive examination. The company was established in April 2007, with Zhang Qi as its legal representative. The registered capital is 2.92 billion RMB. Its business scope includes the sales of mechanical equipment, retail of hardware products, wholesale of hardware products, sales of building materials, sales of electronic products, etc. It is jointly held by Miao Qin, Li Yayun, and Zhang Pang.
Jinhui Wine: Net profit attributable to the parent company in the first quarter was 234 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.77%
36Kr learned that Jinhui Wine released its first-quarter performance report. The report shows that in the first quarter of 2025, it achieved an operating income of 1.108 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.04%; the net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was 234 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.77%; the basic earnings per share was 0.47 yuan.
RT-Mart M Membership Store Launches the Investment Promotion Plan for High - quality Foreign - Trade Products in China
36Kr learned that in order to actively respond to the national strategic deployment of "integrating domestic and foreign trade" and help Chinese foreign - trade enterprises expand domestic sales channels, RT-Mart M Membership Store has officially launched a special support plan for "introducing high - quality foreign - trade products into supermarkets". Through the integration of omnichannel resources, it promotes high - quality foreign - trade products to quickly reach the domestic consumer market.
Pop Mart Announces Global Organizational Structure Upgrade
36Kr learned that on April 14, Wang Ning, Chairman and CEO of Pop Mart International Group, issued an all - staff letter titled "Comprehensive Upgrade of Organizational Structure to Advance the Group's Globalization Strategic Goals", announcing the start of a comprehensive global organizational structure upgrade effective immediately. The core of this upgrade is to focus on regional strategies. Regional headquarters will be set up in the Greater China region, the Americas region, the Asia - Pacific region, and the Europe region. Wen Deyi, the senior vice - president of Pop Mart International Group, will concurrently serve as the co - COO of the group and be jointly responsible with Si De for the management and operation of the group's global business. The organizational structure shows that Wen Deyi is responsible for the operation and management of the Asia - Pacific and Europe regions, while Si De is responsible for the operation and management of the Greater China and Americas regions.
ByteDance Releases Technical Details of Its Latest Thinking Model and Will Open API for User Experience on April 17
ByteDance has released the technical details of its latest thinking model, Seed - Thinking - v1.5, and will open the API through Volcengine for user experience on April 17. It is reported that this model performs outstandingly in professional fields such as mathematics, programming, and scientific reasoning, as well as in general tasks like creative writing. Meanwhile, the model adopts the MoE architecture, with a total of 200B parameters and 20B activated parameters, offering significant advantages in inference cost. The unit inference cost is 50% lower than that of DeepSeek R1. (Sina Tech)
CATL Establishes New Energy Technology Company in Weifang
36Kr learned that Tianyancha App shows that recently, Times Qiji New Energy Technology (Weifang) Co., Ltd. was established. The legal representative is Chu Qingcai, and the registered capital is 5 million RMB. The business scope includes research and development of emerging energy technologies, sales of new energy vehicle battery swapping facilities, sales of vehicle charging services, leasing of charging control equipment, sales of charging piles, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is wholly owned by Times Qiji New Energy Technology (Qingdao) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of CATL.
Lazada Launches AI Assistant for Sellers, Lazzie Seller
36Kr learned that Lazada, a Southeast Asian e-commerce platform, announced the official launch of a new AI assistant, Lazzie Seller. It can quickly respond to various questions of merchants in e-commerce operations based on natural language, including function navigation, store risk assessment, and providing professional advice, which can significantly improve the operational efficiency of online merchants in Southeast Asia. According to the report "Bridging the AI Gap: Cognition and Application Trends of Online Merchants in Southeast Asia" released by the international authoritative research institution Kantar Consulting, the situation of Southeast Asian merchants "paying attention to AI but not knowing how to use it" is relatively common. Among the merchants using Lazada's AI tools, 67% of them believe that AI has significantly stimulated business growth.
Investment and Financing:
Yunjing Secures Another $100 Million in Financing
Yingke exclusively learned that Yunjing Intelligence, a household cleaning service robot company, recently completed a $100 million financing round. This round was jointly led by Tencent Investment and the Beijing Robot Industry Development Investment Fund, with Sci-Fi Fund and Mingshi Venture Capital increasing their follow - up investments. Gengxin Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor. The funds will be primarily used for the R & D of Yunjing's embodied intelligence products, global market expansion, and multi - category strategic layout.
This is also another round of financing completed by Yunjing after the end of the financing in late 2024. Currently, Yunjing has officially launched the Pre - IPO financing round, starting the final sprint before listing, and comprehensively accelerating the capitalization process.
Meanwhile, on the product side, Yunjing will officially enter the stage of embodied cleaning from household appliance cleaning. Its first household embodied intelligence product is in the pre - research stage, focusing on one - click solutions for the cleaning and storage needs of the three - dimensional space in the home, realizing full - scale robot custody and truly liberating users' hands. This product is expected to be launched within two years.
New Products:
AutoNavi Releases the World's First AI Navigation Agent in the Mapping Field
On April 14th, AutoNavi Maps officially announced the launch of the world's first map-based AI navigation agent (NaviAgent). By applying innovative technological concepts and architectures, it promotes the transformation of navigation, a long - standing service, from a traditional travel tool to an intelligent travel partner that "can think, anticipate, and show care". The technical leader of AutoNavi said that the AI navigation agent has been gradually pushed to users across the country. Its implementation marks that travel products are starting to balance the intelligent experience of proactive service from a focus on efficiency.
People familiar with the matter: Apple plans to launch a lighter and cheaper Vision Pro
Recently, technology journalist Mark Gurman revealed that Apple is planning to launch a lighter and cheaper Vision Pro, as well as a new zero - latency tethered version for enterprise applications. In addition, Apple is also developing non - AR glasses similar to Ray - Ban Meta, as Tim Cook prioritizes true AR glasses. Currently, the domestic price of the Apple Vision Pro with 256GB of memory starts at 29,999 yuan. The device weighs between 600 grams and 650 grams, which may vary depending on the configuration of the light shield and headband, and its separate battery weighs 353 grams. Many offline experiencers said that the weight of the headset affects the comfort of the experience. (Shanghai Securities News)
Today's view:
Two departments: Support eligible coal-fired power generation projects to issue REITs in the infrastructure sector and smooth the "investment, financing, management, and exit" channels
36Kr learned that the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration have issued the "Implementation Plan for the Special Action on the Upgrading of New - Generation Coal - Fired Power (2025 - 2027)". It proposes to increase support for transformation and construction. Support energy - saving and carbon - reduction transformation and construction projects in the coal - fired power sector that meet conditions such as the "two new" requirements. Support eligible coal - fired power generation projects to issue real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the infrastructure sector, smooth the "investment, financing, management, and exit" channels, and promote a virtuous cycle of investment.
Other news worthy of attention:
China Comprehensively Promotes the Vocational Skill Level System for Elderly Care Service Skilled Talents
The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security recently issued the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Vocational Skill Level Assessment of Elderly Care Service Skilled Talents". They aim to establish and improve the institutional mechanism for the vocational skill level assessment of elderly care service skilled talents, with a focus on elderly care workers. By implementing the vocational skill level system, improving vocational skill evaluation, and smoothing career development channels, it is expected to optimize the structure, enhance the quality, and expand the scale of elderly care service skilled talents, providing strong talent support for the high - quality development of elderly care services in the new era and on the new journey. By the end of the 15th Five - Year Plan period, the proportion of elderly care workers with vocational skill level certificates will reach over 80%, and the number of other elderly care service skilled talents with vocational skill level certificates will increase significantly. (CCTV News)
Report: Official Appointed by Trump to Oversee Dissolution of USAID Has Left Post
A U.S. official said on Sunday that Pete Marocco, a Trump administration official who played a key role in the dissolution of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has left the U.S. State Department. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has taken action to dismiss almost all USAID staff. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by billionaire Elon Musk has significantly cut funding and laid off contract workers across the federal bureaucracy, citing a crackdown on wasteful spending. However, according to sources, Marocco, who previously served as the director of foreign aid at the State Department, may have been ousted, but they declined to provide further explanation. (Sina Finance)