Krstar Evening News | AliExpress' Overseas Custody Service Covers 30 Countries; McDonald's China Announces Investment of Over 400 Million for Talent Training and Development; ZHIYUAN ROBOT's GO-1 General Embodied Base Large Model is Fully Open-Source
Large Companies:
AliExpress' Overseas Custody Service Covers 30 Countries
36Kr learned from AliExpress, the cross - border e - commerce platform under Alibaba, that currently, over 50% of the turnover of large items such as furniture and home appliances comes from the "Overseas Custody" service. Before Double 11, the number of countries covered by the overseas custody service has expanded to 30. Official logistics has been launched in some countries to enhance the "last - mile" delivery experience.
McDonald's China Announces an Investment of Over 400 Million Yuan in Talent Training and Development
McDonald's China will invest over 400 million yuan in talent training and development in the next three years, with a focus on promoting the upgrade of McDonald's China Hamburger University. Nearly 10,000 trainees in McDonald's China have completed their training at Hamburger University. After the upgrade, tools such as AI intelligent practice partners, virtual tutors, and personalized learning path recommendations will be introduced to build a catering talent training system in the digital age. Currently, McDonald's China has 7,400 stores, serving over 1.3 billion customers annually; nearly 200,000 McDonald's China employees learn relevant courses through the online platform every year. (Jiemian)
The EU and Indonesia Sign a Free Trade Agreement, with Over 90% of Tariffs to Be Cancelled
After nine years of negotiations, the EU and Indonesia officially signed a free - trade agreement on Tuesday, opening up new channels for bilateral economic and trade exchanges and investment cooperation. The signing ceremony of the agreement was held during the visit of European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maroš Šefčovič, to Indonesia. Šefčovič said that the agreement will cancel over 98% of tariffs, almost eliminating bilateral trade barriers. The Indonesian side pointed out that this will directly benefit labor - intensive and emerging industries such as footwear, textiles, clothing, palm oil, fisheries, renewable energy, and electric vehicles. The agreement also includes a gradual reduction of tariffs on imported cars from Indonesia, creating conditions for EU car exports and investment in the electric - vehicle industry. According to EU estimates, after the agreement comes into effect, EU exporters can save over 600 million euros in tariffs on goods exported to Indonesia annually. (Sina Finance)
"Cathie Wood" Spends Over $20 Million on Buying Chinese Concept Stocks Such as Alibaba
Ark Investment Management, led by Cathie Wood, conducted transactions involving Chinese concept stocks such as Alibaba, Baidu, and Pony.ai on Monday. The company's Ark Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) and Ark Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) jointly bought 99,090 shares of Alibaba. Based on Alibaba's closing price of $164.25, the total value of these transactions is approximately $16.3 million. Wood also bought 21,245 shares of Baidu through the Ark Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ), worth approximately $2.9 million based on the closing price of $136.63. The fund also bought 103,002 shares of Pony.ai, worth approximately $2.1 million based on the closing price of $20.56. (Sina Finance)
Yunpeng Technology showcased a variety of products at the AI Market Exhibition Area of the 2025 ASEAN Expo. Its AI - powered intelligent health nail - art machine can not only detect health conditions through nails but also generate nail - art patterns integrating ASEAN cultural characteristics. At the same time, the company launched the "Mobile Traditional Chinese Medicine" AI pulse - monitoring wristband, enabling 24 - hour pulse tracking and personalized health advice. During the exhibition, Yunpeng Technology was selected as one of the Top 100 Future Unicorns in Southeast Asia's New Overseas Expansion in 2025 and reached cooperation intentions with multiple ASEAN countries.
36Kr learned that some investors asked Caixin Co., Ltd. on the interactive platform if it was true that the company had successively signed agreements and established strategic cooperation with Moore Thread and Enflame Technology, deeply binding with core domestic AI computing - power chip enterprises to jointly promote the localization of AI computing - power chips and servers. Caixin Co., Ltd. replied that this news was untrue.
Investment and Financing:
Celltrion Plans to Invest $1 Billion in Acquiring and Expanding US Factories to Reduce Tariff Risks
South Korean biopharmaceutical company Celltrion said on Tuesday that it plans to invest approximately $1 billion in acquiring and expanding biopharmaceutical factories in the United States to reduce US tariff risks. (Sina Finance)
36Kr learned that according to the Aiqicha App, recently, Jiangsu Port Container Group Co., Ltd. underwent industrial and commercial changes, with its registered capital increasing from approximately 1.61 billion yuan to approximately 2.02 billion yuan, a rise of approximately 25%. Jiangsu Port Container Group Co., Ltd. was established in September 2020, with Hu Meiquan as its legal representative. Its business scope includes port operations, ship port services, port cargo handling activities, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is wholly - owned by Jiangsu Port Group Co., Ltd.
"Noitom Robotics" Completes an Angel - Round Financing of Tens of Millions of Yuan
36Kr exclusively learned that "Noitom Robotics" has completed an angel - round financing of tens of millions of yuan invested by institutions such as Alpha Square Group and Matrix Partners China. Currently, their Pre - A round of financing is in progress. The core team of "Noitom Robotics" was assembled several months ago. The former core members of the team include: Han Lei (T13), the former head of the Embodied Intelligence Center at Tencent Robotics X Lab, who serves as the company's chief scientist; Xu Anmin, the former hardware head of ByteDance's Xinshi Lab (Level 4 - 1) and the hardware head of Luo Yonghao's "Thin Red Line", who serves as the company's hardware engineering head; and former senior executives from large companies such as SenseTime, Baidu, and Alibaba, who serve as the heads of product, development, sales, and business development.
36Kr learned that according to the Aiqicha App, recently, Zhejiang Biyee Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd. was established, with Wen Chao as its legal representative and a registered capital of 10 million yuan. Its business scope includes research and development of household appliances, manufacturing of household appliances, sales of household appliances, sales of smart home consumer equipment, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is wholly - owned by Zhejiang Biyee Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
36Kr learned that according to the Aiqicha App, recently, China Life (Nanjing) Health Management Co., Ltd. was established, with Jiang Jing as its legal representative and a registered capital of approximately 323 million yuan. Its business scope includes health - consultation services, elderly - care services, patient - escort services, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is wholly - owned by Beijing China Life Pension Industry Investment Fund (Limited Partnership).
New Products:
A Company under iFlytek Sets Up a New Technology Company in Hefei with Multiple AI Businesses
36Kr learned that according to the Aiqicha App, recently, Hefei Huanliu Technology Co., Ltd. was established, with Han Mingyang as its legal representative and a registered capital of 2 million yuan. Its business scope includes computer system services, basic AI software development, AI application software development, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is wholly - owned by Beijing Huanliu Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of iFlytek.
The General Embodied Base Large Model of Genie Operator - 1 (GO - 1) Is Fully Open - Sourced
The general embodied base large model of Genie Operator - 1 (GO - 1) is fully open - sourced, which marks that the world's first general embodied intelligent model adopting the Vision - Language - Latent - Action (ViLLA) architecture is freely available to global developers, lowering the threshold of embodied intelligent technology. (Jiemian)
Today's Views:
The Chief Operating Officer of Air New Zealand Will Leave in March Next Year
According to a statement on September 22, Alex Marren, the chief operating officer of Air New Zealand, has informed the airline of his decision to resign, planning to leave on March 29. Air New Zealand will search for Marren's successor in the coming months. Air New Zealand also appointed Jeremy O'Brien as the chief customer and digital officer, effective October 20. (Jiemian)
On September 23, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference. A reporter from Agence France - Presse asked that the US White House said on Monday that Oracle would be responsible for overseeing the security of US TikTok users' data. What is China's comment on this? Guo Jiakun said: "China has previously clarified its relevant positions on this issue. You can refer to them." (The Paper)
ExxonMobil's New Facility on Jurong Island, Singapore, Is Put into Operation
On September 23 local time, ExxonMobil's new facility on Jurong Island, Singapore, was put into operation. The statement said that the new facility will increase the daily production of base oils by 20,000 barrels. These base oils are mainly used in commercial vehicles and the industrial sector, as well as in engine oils, gear oils, marine oils, and greases. (Jiemian)
Other News Worth Attention:
Singapore's Core Inflation Rate in August Is 0.3%, the Lowest in Four and a Half Years
Official data released on Tuesday showed that Singapore's core inflation rate in August was 0.3%, the lowest since February 2021, due to a decline in service costs. Excluding private - transport and accommodation prices, this figure was lower than economists' expectation of 0.5% and also lower than July's 0.5%. The overall inflation rate in August was 0.5%, lower than July's 0.6%. The Monetary Authority of Singapore said that due to the decline in prices of vacation expenses, air tickets, and hospital - stay services, inflation in the service sector has decreased. (Sina Finance)
36Kr learned that Hon Hai Precision Industry issued a work - suspension notice: Shenzhen has issued an emergency mobilization order for typhoon and flood prevention (No. 1 in 2025). The super - typhoon "Hagasa" is expected to have a serious impact on Shenzhen in terms of wind, rain, waves, and tides starting from the night of September 23. To do a good job in super - typhoon prevention, work, business, and markets will be suspended from 14:00 on September 23, and transportation will be suspended from 20:00. According to the "Notice on Typhoon - Prevention Work in Guangdong Parks of the Group" issued by the Group's Mainland China Command Center, after research by the company's emergency response team, to ensure the safety of all colleagues, all units in the iPEBG Shenzhen factory will suspend work from 14:00 on September 23 (today).