Launched in 2020, The CrownX unites two leading enterprises in the industry to establish a leading retail – consumer platform in Vietnam. Within the framework of the transaction, The CrownX will partner with Lazada to accelerate the company’s digital transformation, accelerating the development of the integrated retail market from offline to online (“O2O”) in Vietnam. This transaction strengthens shareholders’ vision of the potential to build Vietnam’s first technology-enabled retail-consumer ecosystem, while expanding its reach to serve consumers nationwide. Alibaba and partners complete the investment of 400 million USD in The CrownX Mr. Danny Le – General Director of Masan Group – shared: The strategic cooperation agreement will help us accelerate the transformation of The CrownX into a Point of Life – an “all-in-one” platform serving the needs of customers. daily necessities of consumers on offline and online shopping channels. Our first priority is to modernize the retail essentials market in Vietnam, serving consumers with the best products and services. I believe this partnership will help the company realize Point of Life more quickly and effectively. Kenny Ho – Investment Director of Alibaba Group in Southeast Asia and India – said: The combination of Alibaba’s understanding in online retail industry, Lazada’s e-commerce platform, and selling system Masan’s scale of offline retail will be a catalyst to promote the modernization of Vietnam’s retail industry. We look forward to accompanying Masan to build a leading retail and consumer platform integrated from offline to online in Vietnam. Within the transaction framework, VinCommerce (VCM) will establish a strategic cooperation agreement with Lazada – Alibaba’s e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia. Accordingly, VCM will be the leading retailer of necessities on the Lazada e-commerce platform. The two sides will share knowledge and experience to promote necessities to become a key industry of e-commerce. At the same time, develop the feature of supplying goods for online orders at VCM’s offline selling points. Although shopping with daily frequency, the ability of consumers to access essential products through online channels is still limited. Masan sets a target that the total value of goods from The CrownX’s online channel will account for at least 5% of the Company’s total sales in the near future.

According to DigiTimes, Apple has been increasing the pressure on suppliers for camera lens components. This causes orders to be expected to outpace the entire Android market. (Photo: DrTech / YouTube) Apple is said to have informed the companies responsible for the production of voice coil motors (VCMs – Voice Coil Motor) to increase their capacity. According to the report, Apple has asked related component suppliers to increase capacity by 30-40% to meet their demand. (Photo: EverythingApplePro) Sources have told DigiTimes that there will be significant upgrades in the iPhone 13’s photography technology, including Face ID’s 3D sensor and camera modules. At the same time, demand from Android manufacturers is said to have decreased, especially as US sanctions are still being applied to Huawei devices, also helping the new generation of iPhones benefit in terms of power. supply VCM components. (Photo: Apple Tomorrow / Twitter) For those who don’t know, VCM is an important component used in sensor focus setup. It is expected that shipments for iPhone will surpass in the second half of the year, as all new iPhones will be equipped with sensor anti-shake technology – which was only available on the iPhone 12 Pro Max version released last year. (Photo: AppleTrack) Recently, a report from Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives also suggested that all iPhone 13 models will have LiDAR sensors on the back, including standard non-Pro versions like the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 series. Pro Max last year.