EU authority More Piracy in the pandemic

As of: June 8th, 2021 9:10 a.m.

Counterfeit clothing, electronics, cosmetics: According to the EU, product piracy has increased during the pandemic. Recently, counterfeits have been causing problems, especially in the medical field. From Oliver Neuroth, ARD studio Madrid The pandemic has created a huge new market, says Paul Maier, director of the European Observatory on Intellectual Property Infringements. The market for personal corona protective equipment: masks, rapid tests, disinfectants. “We were in a situation in which the industry was not immediately able to create these products in the volume that was necessary for the market. The counterfeiters are incredibly fast.” Just a few days after the lack of good protective masks became apparent last spring, there were tons of offers from China. However, these products, which at first glance appeared to be suitable, turned out to be unusable shortly afterwards because they did not comply with European guidelines. “These people are not the kind of ‘easy criminals’ who are not very dangerous. They belong to the very worst. That also explains why these people were able to react so quickly and in such an organized manner,” says Maier.

Plagiarism worth 120 billion euros

The most common counterfeits include electronics, clothing, toys and cosmetics. In the past year, plagiarism made up almost seven percent of all imports into the EU; it involves goods worth more than 120 billion euros. A good three quarters of the counterfeits came from China. The pandemic also made it easier for product pirates to use their distribution channels, says Maier from the EU Intellectual Property Office. Online retail has been booming for more than a year, with fewer people shopping in stores. “When you hold a fake in your hand, you usually notice straight away: ‘That can’t be the quality I know!’ You don’t see that on the Internet because the counterfeit sellers use the real photographs, “explains Maier. The original product is shown, but a plagiarism is then sent.

Every third person had doubts about the authenticity of a product

Every third consumer in Europe had, according to one study of the EU Office for Intellectual Property when shopping online, doubts whether it is an original or a fake. One in ten says that they have accidentally bought a plagiarism. The expert of the EU authority recommends consumers to buy online only in “Trusted Shops” if possible. And to check that the website has an “https” address, which is considered more secure than the classic “http” pages. Maier also advises buying drugs only from licensed internet pharmacies and never from other sites. Because the network is full of counterfeit medicines. Ingestion can be dangerous. “There is nothing easier to imitate than a pill. You can squeeze it yourself – what is in it, of course, is important. And no consumer can see that.” Counterfeit drugs either contained no active ingredient at all, an incorrectly dosed or even toxic substance.

“Endless Fight”

Finding out who is responsible for plagiarism is extremely difficult, says the expert. “It’s probably a never-ending fight. But you have to fight it.” The EU wants to take more decisive action against product piracy. A few days ago, the Council of Ministers made the fight against organized crime a priority for the next few years. Above all, it is about Internet crime, which also includes counterfeit products.

The percentage of women buying electronic and electronic products online is increasing. Men are still considered the main buyers of electronics and electronics, but these attitudes and trends in consumer behavior have somewhat changed in Vietnam according to a comparative analysis of more than 1 million. views in the first 3 months of 2020 and 2021 electronic and electronic goods according to the product search engine and iPrice price comparison. THE RATE OF WOMEN BUYING ELECTRONICS, ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS INCREASES According to iPrice’s survey, the percentage of women who buy electronic and electronic products online is equal to that of men. If in the first quarter of 2020, the percentage of women shopping for these items was 38%, in the first quarter of 2021, the percentage of women shopping on e-commerce sites in the industry was 43%, an increase of 5. % compared with the same period last year. Although men are still the main shoppers in the portfolio when accounting for 57%, this figure has decreased compared to the same period last year (62%). The report also shows that there is a change in the shopping age group of women. Although there was no sudden growth, however, women in general and women between the ages of 35 and 64 in particular paid certain attention to electronics and electronics in the wake of the Covid epidemic- 19 seems to be cooling off. They also began to approach more electronics and electronics purchases on e-commerce platforms. Specifically, in the first three months of this year, the percentage of women aged 35-44 and 45-54 who purchased items in this category increased by 4% compared to Q1 / 2020. In addition, the older age group from 55 to 64 also had a slight increase of 2%. Percentage of online purchases of electronic products between men and women Meanwhile, the group of younger female consumers aged 25-34 has a sharp decrease of 10% compared to the first three months of 2020. Research experts say that this change may be due to the impact of the pandemic. Covid-19 in early 2020, when most people prioritize social separation and work from home. Therefore, the proportion of consumers in general and office women in this age group in particular tend to purchase electronic and electronic products to serve the needs of working and daily living at home. . The trend of changing shopping behaviors of Vietnamese consumers has also been partly shown in the e-commerce report just announced when there are two names specializing in electronic and electronic products business. Mobile and Dien may Xanh are in the top 10 high-traffic websites in Southeast Asia. This shows that the electronics and electronics market in Vietnam has been receiving a lot of attention from consumers on e-commerce websites. SHOPPING AND PAY MORE ON Mobile The survey also showed that shopping on mobile devices grew 4%. Consumers are more likely to purchase electronic and electronic products on mobile devices than on computers and tablets. Up to 80% of consumers decided to shop on mobile devices in Q1 / 2021, compared with 18% and 2% for computers and tablets. These rates in the first quarter of 2020 are 76% on mobile, 22% on desktop, and 2% on tablet. According to data from the Digital 2021 report of We Are Social, up to 61.4% of users decide to pay online via mobile devices. Thus, “mobile first” (mobile first) will still be one of the trends that will continue to take place in the “new normal” period for enterprises trading in electronic and electronic products. Trends of users are increasingly performing more tasks such as finding out, shopping, and paying on their mobile phones. Specifically, there are more than 154 million mobile subscribers, of which 64% of accounts are connected to 3G, 4G and 5G networks. Internet traffic from Android devices continues to lead with 64.6%, higher than the same period last year 2020 (61%), iOS decreased from 37% to 34.5%. According to We Are Social’s Digital Vietnam 2021 report, mobile application groups that are used a lot by Vietnamese users in 2020 include: messaging, chat (94.7%), entertainment and video viewing (83 , 4%), listening to music (58%), playing games (57.2%), shopping (68.5%), finance and banking (40.1%) … In general, these numbers are not too different from those of the same period in 2020. Only shopping apps recorded a higher usage rate, up from 55% (2020) to 68.5%. (2021). The report emphasizes that Vietnamese users are increasingly prioritizing purchases on mobile apps. Regarding shopping, except for travel, travel and accommodation services, down 40.5%, the groups of fashion, digital equipment, food, personal care, games, online music all there are signs of a sharp increase in spending. On average, user spending on these industries increased by over 30%.

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In the second round of inquiries on the Science and Technology Innovation Board, the Shanghai Stock Exchange is mainly concerned with the disclosure and verification of company shareholders’ information, R&D expenses and science and technology attributes, legal compliance of overseas subsidiaries, market space and industry development direction, industry policies and trade policies, and customers There are 14 questions in total.

Specifically, the Shanghai Stock Exchange requires Kuaike’s e-sponsor and issuer’s lawyers to verify and explain: (1) Whether there are any stock holdings in the issuer’s historical evolution, and if so, whether it is legally dismissed, whether to verify and disclose the reason for its formation and evolution. Circumstances, dissolution process, whether there are disputes or potential disputes, etc.; (2) Whether the issuer’s disclosure of shareholder information is true, accurate and complete.

Kuaike Electronic Reply: After consulting the issuer’s industrial and commercial registration information, the questionnaire issued by the shareholder, the letter of commitment, the shareholder’s capital contribution or payment certificate, the bank flow of the major shareholder during the reporting period, and the shareholder Fuende Xingyu’s fundraising account collection details and interviews The relevant shareholders of the issuer confirm that there is no proxy holding of shares in the issuer’s history. As of this issuance, the issuer is 48 million yuan, and the issuer has experienced 2 capital increases and 3 equity transfers.

After verification, the issuer’s capital increase and equity transfer in the aforementioned historical evolution did not exist on behalf of stock holdings, and the shares were clear and clear, and there were no disputes or potential disputes.

Regarding the surprise share purchase, the Shanghai Stock Exchange requires the sponsor and the issuer’s lawyers to verify and explain: whether new shareholders have been added through capital increase, share transfer, etc. within 12 months before the declaration; if so, whether to verify and disclose the basics of the new shareholders in the prospectus The circumstances, reasons for the share purchase, share price and pricing basis, whether the new shareholder has an associated relationship with other shareholders, directors, supervisors, and senior management of the issuer, the new shareholder and the intermediary institution of the issuance and its principals, senior management, and economic Whether there is an affiliated relationship between the office staff, whether there is a situation of holding shares on behalf of the new shareholders, etc.

Kuaike Electronic responded that according to the issuer’s industrial and commercial registration information, capital increase agreement, capital contribution or transfer payment voucher, the issuer submitted an application for this issuance and listing to Shanghai in November 2020. Since May 2017, Chengdu Hongtai Yinke will hold Since the issuer’s equity was transferred to Chengdu Fuende Xingyu, the issuer has not changed, that is, no new shareholders have been added in the 12 months before the issuer’s declaration.

After verification, the sponsor and the issuer’s lawyers believe that: the issuer has not added any new shareholders within 12 months before the declaration.

Regarding the abnormal share price, the SSE requires the sponsor and the issuer’s lawyers to verify and explain: (1) The background and reasons for the shareholder’s shareholding, form of shareholding, source of funds, payment method, share price and pricing basis; (2) Historical evolution of the issuer Whether there is an obvious abnormality in the shareholder’s share price; (3) If so, please follow the fourth and fifth provisions of the “Guidelines for the Application of Supervisory Rules-Information Disclosure of Shareholders of Companies Applying for Initial Listings” (hereinafter referred to as the “Guidelines”). The specific circumstances of the thorough inspection; (4) If no, please explain the sufficient reasons and objective basis for determining that the share price is fair.

Kuaike Electronic responded that the background and reasons for the previous shareholder’s share purchases in the history of the issuer are reasonable, and the share price is fair and there is no obvious abnormality.

Regarding R&D expenses and technological innovation attributes, the Shanghai Stock Exchange requires the issuer to explain: the reason and rationality of the issuer’s R&D expenses and the proportion of revenues that are quite different from those of the same industry; the reason for the rapid increase in the number of R&D projects during the reporting period, and the R&D expenses of each project According to the latest audit report, state the issuer’s total R&D investment in 2018-2020 and the proportion of its operating income, and whether the issuer’s indicators still meet the relevant indicators of the “Science Innovation Attribute Evaluation Guidelines (Trial)” Request etc.

Kuaike Electronics responded that during the reporting period, with the continuous innovation of photovoltaic module technology and the application of high-efficiency and high-power panels, in order to ensure the company’s product competitiveness and product performance to meet the needs of module customers, the company needs to maintain product upgrades and forward-looking research Continuous investment has increased R&D investment year by year. During the reporting period, the company’s R&D expense ratio was higher than that of companies in the same industry, mainly due to the following:

(1) The product structure is different. According to publicly disclosed data by companies in the same industry, the main products of companies in the same industry are photovoltaic junction boxes. The company is committed to the research and development and production of bypass protection and connection integrated products. In addition to junction boxes, the main products also include component connection core components photovoltaics Connectors, in order to ensure the safe and stable connection of photovoltaic modules, it is necessary to keep the product performance of the photovoltaic junction box and the connector improved simultaneously, so there are more R&D projects involved and higher R&D investment;

(2) The direction and scope of research and development are broader. In addition to the general-purpose junction box and connector, the company’s research and development focus is earlier involved in the research and development of intelligent junction boxes among domestic companies in the same industry, especially MPPT efficiency optimization and fire shutdown intelligent junction boxes. In addition, the company’s R&D center also actively develops related product research and development, expands the company’s product line, and invests in the research and development of photovoltaic combiner boxes, energy storage connectors, PVT cogeneration and other products, so the research and development expenses are relatively high.

(3) Difference in business scale. In each period of the reporting period, the absolute amount of research and development expenses of Tongling shares was higher than that of the company. The average operating income of Tongling shares and the company from 2018 to 2019 were 792 million yuan and 329 million yuan, respectively. Their revenue scale was significantly higher than that of the company. Its research and development expenses account for a relatively low proportion of revenue.

In each period of the reporting period, the number of R&D projects being implemented by the company are 5, 8, and 14, respectively. The number of R&D projects has increased rapidly, mainly due to the rapid technological upgrading of the photovoltaic industry. The company has continued to increase in order to maintain market competitiveness. Large R&D investment, R&D projects include not only the improvement and upgrading of existing product performance and production process improvements based on market feedback, but also forward-looking research based on judgments on industry development trends, so the number of R&D projects has increased rapidly.

Regarding the properties of science and technology innovation, the cumulative R&D investment in the last three years is 64,384,300 yuan, exceeding 60 million yuan; the cumulative R&D investment in the last three years accounts for 5.54% of the cumulative operating income, which is more than 5%, the total R&D investment and the three-year cumulative R&D investment The proportion of cumulative operating income meets the relevant indicator requirements of the “Guidelines for the Evaluation of Attributes of Science and Technology Innovation (Trial)”.

As of the date of issuance of this reply, the issuer and its subsidiaries have obtained 10 invention patents, of which 8 are related to the main business, which are used in the company’s daily business activities and form main business income, and the ownership of the patent is clear, and there is no right Restrictions or litigation disputes. The number of invention patents related to the issuer and its main business meets the requirements of the “Guidelines for the Evaluation of Attributes of Science and Technology Innovation (Trial)”.

The issuer’s operating income scale and the compound growth rate of operating income in the last three years meet the requirements of the “Guidelines for the Evaluation of Science and Technology Innovation Attributes (Trial)”.

The meeting between leaders of Foreign Investment Department, Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority and LG Electronics Vietnam

At the meeting between the leaders of the Foreign Investment Department (Ministry of Planning and Investment), Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority and LG Electronics Vietnam Company in Hai Phong on the afternoon of April 14, Mr. Jung Hai Jin, The General Director of LG Electronics Vietnam in Hai Phong shared about LG Group’s withdrawal from smartphone production in Hai Phong.

Mr. Jung Hai Jin said: “Smartphones are one of many other electronic products that LG is making here. The withdrawal or reduction of smartphone production at the Hai Phong factory is the policy of LG Electronics globally. in product restructuring. ”

Previously, according to Business Korea, LG Electronics was gradually closing factories in Taubate (Brazil) and Qingdao (China). LG’s cessation of smartphone production in Hai Phong is part of the group’s policy to withdraw from the smartphone market to focus resources on better growing businesses such as electric vehicle components, cars, and equipment. connections, civil electricity …

LG Electronics Vietnam in Hai Phong officially came into operation in 2013, up to now, this enterprise has an investment capital of up to 1.5 billion USD, including factories manufacturing products such as audio-visual equipment, home appliances, informatics products, air conditioners and air solutions, beauty equipment … to supply to the global market.

Right at this moment, LG Electronics Vietnam Hai Phong is investing in an additional factory to produce super super washing machines, this factory has a factory area of ​​up to 43,000m2, adjacent to the phone factory. This factory is expected to come into operation by the end of 2021.

Mr. Le Trung Kien, Head of Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority, said that LG Electronics Vietnam is part of LG Group’s group of manufacturing companies located in Trang Due Industrial Park. Compliance with regulations and policies on investment law and the environment and make a great contribution to the export and import turnover, as well as the city budget. In particular, LG Electronics Vietnam is a business with good links and cooperation with the business community in increasing the localization of products and focusing on the welfare of employees.

At the meeting, Mr. Do Nhat Hoang, Director of the Foreign Investment Department, said that an enterprise or a corporation changes its production and business strategy, positioning its products to suit its capacity. Intrinsic is very normal, especially, in the face of a breakdown in global supply chains due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the restructuring of enterprises is inevitable and necessary.

Sharing the company’s policy, Mr. Jung Hai Jin, General Director of LG Electronics Vietnam in Hai Phong said that LG Group in general and LG Electronics in particular define Vietnam as a country with an investment environment. Safe, attractive, so maintaining and continuing to invest here is a long-term and sustainable development strategy.

Before the information around the smartphone factory in Hai Phong, Mr. Jung Hai Jin affirmed: “We have no plan to sell the factory, but if the product restructuring, this facility will be transformed. to the new function, all workers working in the smartphone factory will be kept intact to serve the production of other products “.

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