Singapore Exchange officially introduces SPAC listing framework
The Singapore Exchange officially released the Main Board Listing Rules for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) on September 2, which will come into effect on September 3, 2021. According to the latest rules, the market value of a SPAC at the time of listing cannot be less than S$150 million. SPACs must complete M&A transactions within 24 months of listing. The period can be extended for up to 12 months if the relevant prescribed conditions are met. Within six months from the listing of the SPAC to the M&A transaction, the promoters' shares are in a lock-up period; the promoters who meet the relevant requirements are required to perform an additional six-month lock-up period for 50% of the shares they hold. (Shanghai Stock Exchange)
Jingdong banned the sale of 87 games: games that have not been approved and filed shall not be sold
Beijing Toutiao client news, JD.com released an announcement on banned games yesterday (2nd), the announcement contains about 87 games, and the list includes "Collection! Animal Crossing, The Last of Us: Part II, Super Mario Maker 2, etc. JD.com stated that games that have not been approved and filed are not allowed to be sold in JD.com, and normalized high-pressure governance will be formed for such products. (interface)
HeyTea responded that the clerk gave the wrong drink to the customer: self-blame and guilt, and will compensate with the greatest sincerity
Regarding the fact that the shop staff of HEYTEA took the wrong drink and the customer was admitted to the hospital for gastric lavage, HEYTEA responded to the reporter that it was very sorry that the store staff gave the display props to the customer Ms. Chen due to the operation error of the store staff. Seeing the discomfort and psychological worries experienced by customers who love HEYTEA during their medical treatment, we feel deeply self-blame and guilt. HEYTEA is willing to cooperate with Ms. Chen and the competent market supervision department to send samples of display props to authoritative testing institutions for testing. We are willing to bear all relevant medical expenses of Ms. Chen at present and in the future, and hope to compensate Ms. Chen with the greatest sincerity to express our apologies. At present, HEYTEA has removed the same display props from all stores nationwide. (China News Network)
Xianyu suspends new user registration and will carry out system upgrades
The second-hand commodity trading platform Xianyu App has recently suspended new user registration. On the new user registration interface of Xianyu, it is displayed: Dear user, Xianyu is currently undergoing system upgrade and transformation, and new user registration is suspended. The upgrade is expected to be completed by mid-September. We apologize for any inconvenience caused during this period. (IT House)
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: The number of apps in my country's domestic market is 2.91 million, and games account for 24%
36氪 was informed that according to the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as of the end of July, the number of apps monitored in my country’s domestic market was 2.91 million, a net decrease of 110,000 from the end of last month. The top four apps in terms of mobile application scale accounted for 58.2%, and other 10 categories of apps such as social communication and education accounted for 41.8%. Among them, the number of game apps continued to lead, reaching 697,000, accounting for 24% of all apps, a net decrease of 32,000 from the end of last month.
China Securities Regulatory Commission: There is no limit on the price of new shares listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange
Yang Zhe, deputy director of the unlisted public company supervision department of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said that there is no limit on the price of new shares listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange. (First Finance and Economics)
Xiaomi explained that Lei Jun "reduced 300 million shares": the statistical share was reduced
Wang Hua, general manager of the public relations department of Xiaomi Group, responded to Lei Jun's sale of more than 300 million shares of Xiaomi through his personal Weibo: "Lei Jun no longer controls the Lei Jun Foundation, which has led to a reduction in the statistic share, not a reduction in holdings. This foundation is a public charity, and Lei Jun terminated his control of the foundation in accordance with local regulations in Hong Kong.” According to an announcement released by Xiaomi Group on July 16, Lei Jun will donate a total of about 616 million Class B Xiaomi Group shares to the Xiaomi Foundation and Lei Jun Foundation, and the two foundations will each receive 308 million shares. in public welfare projects. (Securities Times)
Kuaishou announced the progress of the special rectification of "chaos in the rice circle": a total of 77572 illegal videos and 194 illegal accounts were dealt with
36氪 was informed that, according to the WeChat official account of “Kaishou Blackboard News”, in order to implement the requirements of the special action of “Qinglang·‘Rice Circle’ Chaos Remediation”, Kuaishou will carry out special rectification on “Rice Circle Chaos” since June 15. Comprehensively clean up harmful information and content, resist the bad atmosphere in the fan circle, focus on rectifying the behavior of "inducing minors to chase stars without bottom line", and effectively create a clear and clean cyberspace. A total of 77,572 illegal videos and 194 illegal accounts were dealt with this time.
Vanke A: The block transactions that occurred on September 1 and 2 were internal adjustments made by shareholders acting in concert, and did not involve increase or decrease in shareholdings
36氪 was informed that Vanke A issued an announcement stating that on September 1 and September 2, Guoxin Jinpeng No. 1 transferred 57.2308 million shares of Vanke A shares to its concerted actors Ying’an Partnership and Ying Jiazhong respectively through block transactions. And 200 million shares, accounting for 2.21% of Vanke's total share capital. This equity change is an internal adjustment of the shareholders acting in concert, and does not involve an increase or decrease in shareholding, nor does it involve a tender offer; this equity change has not resulted in a change in the company's largest shareholder.
Country Garden: Equity contracted sales in August amounted to about 45.21 billion yuan
36氪 was informed that Country Garden issued an announcement stating that the contracted sales amount attributable to the company’s shareholders’ equity in a single month in August was about 45.21 billion yuan, and the contracted sales floor area attributable to the company’s shareholders’ equity was about 5.5 million square meters.
BYD: August sales of new energy vehicles increased by 302% year-on-year
36氪 was informed that BYD issued an announcement that the company sold 266,480 new energy vehicles from January to August, a year-on-year increase of 192.64%. Among them, 61,409 new energy vehicles were sold in August, a year-on-year increase of 302%.
Emma Technology: 1 billion yuan to invest in smart electric vehicles and high-speed electric motorcycle projects
36氪 was informed that Emma Technology announced that it plans to invest in the construction of Taizhou smart electric vehicles and high-speed electric motorcycle projects through the establishment of a project company in Huangyan District, Taizhou City. The total planned investment of the project is about 1 billion yuan.
Shenzhen Huaqiang Wang Ying: The shortage of electronic components of different categories may become the norm in the future
Wang Ying, secretary of Shenzhen Huaqiang board of directors, said that for us, the shortage of electronic components is not this time. There have been countless shortages of different categories in history. It is precisely because of the different characteristics of the electronic components industry. Features. In the future, the supply and demand of the entire electronic components will be subject to relatively large disturbance factors, not only on the supply side, but also on the epidemic and geopolitics; there will also be disturbances on the demand side. For example, the electronic components used in new energy vehicles must be greatly increased. With AR/VR, these are disrupting the demand for electronic components. We judge that the shortage of different categories may become the norm in the future. (Securities Times)
SMIC: Zhou Zixue resigns as chairman
36氪 was informed that SMIC announced that Zhou Zixue, the company’s chairman and executive director, resigned as the company’s chairman and chairman of the nomination committee of the board of directors due to personal reasons, with immediate effect.
Meicai.com is undergoing a large number of layoffs, and some cities may close services
The fresh food e-commerce platform "Meicai.com" is undergoing a large number of layoffs, and some cities may shut down services. The layoffs began about two weeks ago and are expected to end in mid-September. The personnel involved not only include new recruits, but also the middle and senior management of the second-level department heads and above. Meicai.com has reported listing news many times this year, and its listing target has also changed from US stocks to Hong Kong stocks. (interface)
The car project continues, and Apple is rumored to be next to Toyota
A new report from DigiTimes claims that Apple will approach Toyota about becoming one of its suppliers of automotive products to mass-produce the so-called "Apple Car" by 2024. Reuters previously reported that Apple is developing a new battery design that has the potential to "fundamentally" reduce battery costs and increase vehicle range. A person who spoke to Reuters described Apple's monocle battery technology as a next-generation product, saying it was similar to "the first time you see an iPhone." (Sina Technology)
TSMC's chip foundry has increased prices by 20%, but only 3% for Apple
TSMC previously announced a 10-15% price increase for advanced processes of 7nm and below, and a 20% price increase for mature processes. However, the latest news said that Apple was the least affected in this price increase, and TSMC only increased it by 3%, much lower than other manufacturers. (Sina Finance)
The debut of "Send the Boss to Space" was revealed to have yaw problems, and US regulators ordered Virgin Galactic to ground
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday that it had grounded Virgin Galactic pending further investigations over a yaw issue during a July 11 crewed space flight. Affected by the news, Virgin Galactic's shares plunged nearly 6% during the session. The FAA said Virgin Galactic will not put SpaceShipTwo into flight until regulators approve a final report on the yaw issue or conclude that the issue will not affect public safety. (Financial Association)
The world staged a "gas rush", and natural gas soared several times
In the past year, Asian LNG prices have soared by nearly 600%; in July, European gas prices increased by even more than 1,000% from the lowest level in May last year. The price of natural gas futures in the United States has risen by more than 50% this year, and in August it was the highest level in a decade. With the advent of September, the traditional peak season for natural gas consumption is about to start. According to the current situation, all localities are rushing to reserve natural gas resources for winter, and it is difficult to significantly alleviate the global supply shortage in a short period of time. (21st Century Business Herald)
Facebook-owned WhatsApp fined 1.72 billion yuan
WhatsApp, the instant messaging software owned by Facebook, has been fined 225 million euros, or about 1.72 billion yuan, by Irish regulators. The reason is that WhatsApp did not inform European users how the software collected user data and shared it with Facebook, a move that violated EU data privacy protection regulations. Affected by this, Facebook closed down about 1.8% on Thursday. (CCTV Finance)
The map social application "distance" completes millions of yuan in seed round financing
36氪 was informed that the map social application “Kuju” has completed a seed round of financing of millions of yuan, and the investor is Zhuang Maoxin (natural person), president of the Kuiyong Federation of Industry and Commerce. This round of financing will be used to promote customer acquisition channels, continue to attract new customers, build an online mall, and complete the live broadcast function.
Remote sensing application company "Sixiang Technology" announced the completion of Pre A+ round of financing
36氪 was informed that “Sixiang Technology”, a commercial aerospace satellite application company, announced the completion of the Pre A+ round of financing. This round of financing was led by Xiamen C&D Xinxing Investment, and the old shareholders followed the investment. The financing funds will be used for new product research and development, market expansion, etc. subsequent development. Prior to this, Sixiang Technology has successfully completed two rounds of financing. The investors include Zhengxuan Investment, Zhongke Chuangxing, Jinke Junchuang and other well-known domestic investment institutions.
"All Call" completes tens of millions of A round of financing
36 Krypton exclusively learned that recently, “Quandian” announced the completion of the tens of millions of A round of financing. The founder Chen Wei said that this round of financing funds will be mainly used for new product development and other aspects. According to reports, Quandian was established in February 2019 and is a power system solution provider dedicated to ubiquitous and safe outdoor power consumption.
Enterprise storage service provider "XSKY Xingchen Tianhe" received 710 million yuan in Series E financing
36氪 was exclusively informed that the enterprise storage service provider “XSKY Xingchen Tianhe” received 710 million yuan in Series E financing, led by Boyu Capital, Legend Capital, Zhongjin Jiazi, Bohua Capital, Kunlun Capital, Hang Seng Electronics, Suzhou Yi Business and others joined the investment, and the original shareholders Northern Lights Venture Capital and Qiming Venture Capital also participated in the follow-up investment. According to reports, after this round of financing, XSKY will continue to invest in the research and development of core technologies, centering on storage, and expand multi-level solutions around the "sink-storage-management-use" of data.
Functional fashion brand "SAVASANA" received over 10 million Pre-A round of financing
36氪 was informed that the functional fashion brand “SAVASANA” announced that it has completed the Pre-A round of financing of over 10 million yuan. This round of financing was led by GSR Ventures, and other participating investors included the old shareholder Sanqi Interactive Entertainment. According to reports, channel expansion, supply chain upgrade, and brand building will be the focus of SAVASANA in the second half of this year.
Amazon to launch its own-brand TVs in the U.S. as early as October, reports say
According to market sources, Amazon will launch its own-brand TVs in the United States as early as October. The TV will have built-in Alaxa voice assistant, screen size between 55 and 75 inches, and will be designed and produced by third-party companies such as TCL. It is understood that Amazon is also developing a self-designed TV, but it is not clear when it will be released. (product play)
Apple's first AR/VR glasses need to be connected to the iPhone, and the chip is ready for trial production
According to cnBeta, the latest chip details suggest that Apple's upcoming payment-receiving augmented reality/virtual reality headset will, like the non-cellular Apple Watch model, need to be connected to an iPhone for the most advanced features. Apple completed the design of the AR chip in 2020, and the US technology media The Information reported that the physical design of the three AR/VR chips has been completed and the chips are now ready for trial production. (interface)
The physical design of Apple's 3 AR/VR chips has been completed and will be handed over to TSMC for foundry
According to sources, the AR/VR chips designed by Apple will still be handed over to TSMC, a chip foundry partner, and mass production is expected in a year. The AR/VR chips designed by Apple are still handed over to TSMC, which means that the current hardware product chips designed by Apple are all contracted by TSMC. Apple's self-developed A-series processors for iPhone and iPad have been exclusively manufactured by TSMC since 2016. (TechWeb)
Tesla delays Cybertruck launch until end of 2022, sources say
According to Electrek, Tesla is delaying the launch of the Cybertruck until the end of 2022. (Financial Association)
New Apple Watch production is on schedule, sources say
According to DigiTimes, sources say that production of the new Apple Watch will go ahead as planned. (Financial Association)