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1. Etsy launches video comment function for buyers and now supports IOS users
Recently, foreign media reported that Etsy announced that it would open the video comment function to all buyers on iOS systems. Currently, iOS buyers can post up to 30 seconds of video or audio under product reviews. Currently, this new feature is only available on iOS. Etsy stated that the product photos provided by some sellers may not be so comprehensive. Through video reviews, potential buyers will see the real use of the items, increasing the likelihood of purchasing, thus promoting the seller's sales. (Source: E-commerce News)
2. Facebook announced this month that it will bid farewell to live shopping events
As of October 1, 2022, users will no longer be able to host any new or scheduled live shopping events on Facebook. Currently, users have the option to create product playlists or tag products in their Facebook Live videos. However, Facebook sellers can still live stream events. (Source: Yien.com)
3.300 containers were burned, ZIM Charleston declared general average
ZIM Charleston, which suffered a fire on the 8th of this month, has declared general average and will require all cargo parties to provide general average guarantee before delivering the goods. According to insurance company WK Webster, the fire may have damaged 300 containers. ZIM Charleston, chartered by ZIM and owned by Hong Kong-based Seaspan, had called at Shenzhen Mawan Port, Hong Kong Terminal and Singapore Port before the fire. (Source: Yien.com)
4. Workers at Britain’s largest container port went on strike, affecting a total import and export trade of nearly US$800 million.
It is reported that nearly 2,000 workers at Felixstowe Port in the UK are on strike. Felixstowe Port is the largest and busiest container port in the UK. It receives about 2,000 ships every year, operates about 17 routes, and provides 33 route services to and from more than 700 ports around the world. It handles about 4 million containers every year and handles about 48% of the UK's container freight. The shutdown of the port will have a major impact on the UK's supply chain as well as shipping, road and other logistics and transportation sectors. Delays in customs clearance and cargo delivery are unavoidable. The total amount of affected import and export trade is nearly 800 million US dollars. (Source: Yien.com)
5. Meesho plans to expand its user base to 150 million
SoftBank-backed e-commerce platform Meesho said on Tuesday it is achieving profitability and plans to expand its user base to 150 million transaction users by December 2022. Meesho was valued at $4.9 billion in its last funding round. The company said its transaction users exceeded 100 million last year, with customers from the secondary market being the main growth driver, accounting for 80% of the platform's shoppers. Since March 2021, the total merchandise value on the platform has tripled. (Source: Yien.com)
6. China’s service trade has grown at an average annual rate of 6.1% over the past ten years.
Since 2012, my country's import and export of services trade has grown at an average annual rate of 6.1%, 3.1 percentage points higher than the global growth rate. my country's service trade has ranked second in the world for eight consecutive years. In the first half of this year, my country's service trade maintained rapid growth, with the total service import and export volume reaching 2,891.09 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.6%. The international competitiveness of 'China Services' has been further enhanced.
