Corporate Profits for the First Half of the Year Jump 18.7%
The National Bureau of Statistics released data on the 27th showing that from January to June, industrial enterprises above the designated size achieved total profits of 3,947.99 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.7%, accelerating by 3.2 percentage points compared to the first quarter.
Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area Temporarily Suspends Some Sections Due to Mudslide
On the evening of the 26th, the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area Administration released adjusted visit information. Affected by a mudslide, starting July 27, areas above Arrow Bamboo Lake on the Rizegou Valley (including Arrow Bamboo Lake) and the entire Zechawagou Valley will temporarily suspend visitor reception. The Shuzheng Valley area of Jiuzhaigou and the area below Arrow Bamboo Lake Waterfall on Rizegou Valley have been assessed as safe and will welcome visitors normally.
Company Involved in Bleached Chicken Feet Incident Fined 10.85 Million Yuan
Recently, Chongqing Zengqiao Food Co., Ltd. was fined over 10.85 million yuan by the Chongqing Municipal Market Supervision Administration for producing food that exceeded the scope and maximum limits of food additives. The company's illegal gains of over 41,700 yuan were also confiscated, and its food production license was revoked. The facts show that the company's various chicken claw products had repeatedly failed random inspections for total bacterial counts, experiencing issues like air leakage and swelling. It was penalized three times last year and ordered to suspend production for rectification. After resuming production this year, clients again reported similar defects in the chicken claw products. To conceal these defects, the company illegally used hydrogen peroxide to soak the chicken claws during production.
Luckin Coffee Wins Thailand Trademark Case, Awarded Nearly 20 Million Yuan
On the 27th, Luckin Coffee announced on Weibo that the Thailand Special Case Court of Appeal recently declared a second-instance victory for Luckin Coffee in its trademark infringement lawsuit against Thai Luckin, upholding the original first-instance verdict. This is the first representative case in Thai judicial history to formally recognize the concept of "malicious trademark pre-emption." The court ordered the defendant to pay Luckin Coffee compensation of 10 million Thai Baht, plus ongoing compensation damages exceeding 85 million Thai Baht, totaling over 95 million Thai Baht (approximately 19.18 million yuan).
Liang Wenfeng Gains 827 Million Yuan in Paper Profit from ChangXin Memory IPO
On the 27th, ChangXin Memory Technologies, which conducted the largest-ever IPO on the STAR Market, officially listed. The stock was heavily oversubscribed during its new share issuance phase, with 285 institutions and 9.4288 million retail investors competing to buy, all achieving significant paper profits upon its successful listing. DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng secured the largest allocation, realizing a paper profit of 827 million yuan from his IPO subscription.
Tencent Launches New QQ Pet
On the 27th, according to Tencent QQ, the classic IP "QQ Pet" has officially returned on the mobile QQ app. The new version of QQ Pet integrates Tencent's Hunyuan 3 large model, supporting personality presets to break the traditional "fixed feedback" model, and generates daily "pet diaries" for a more immersive pet-raising experience.
Pangdonglai Reports 52 Employees Lost in First Half of Year
Recently, Pangdonglai published its group employee turnover data for January to June on its official website. The group lost a total of 52 employees in the first half of the year, resulting in a turnover rate of 0.50%. No management staff left. By business segment, the supermarket sector saw the highest departures with 33 employees leaving, followed by 2 in department stores, 4 in apparel, 2 in electronics, 3 in catering, 4 in entertainment, and 4 in logistics.
Colgate's "Bing Shuang Jin Bai" and Other Trademarks Declared Invalid
Recently, the "Tricky Trademark" governance column of the Trademark Office under the China National Intellectual Property Administration updated its information, listing multiple text and graphic trademarks from Colgate-Palmolive Company, including "Colgate Jin Bai," "Colgate Jin Bai COLGATE," "Colgate Bing Shuang Jin Bai COLGATE," and "Colgate Bing Shuang Jin Bai." According to the announcement, these four trademarks were all declared invalid *ex officio* on May 27 this year, and their current status is displayed as "Registered Trademark Cancelled."
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