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<ul><li>Group-buying / In Depth: The shake-out of China’s community group-buying market</li><li>Huawei / Huawei’s 2021 net profit soars 76% even as revenue plummets</li><li>Tax relief / China offers tax relief for workers with children under age 3</li></ul>

Group-buying / In Depth: The shake-out of China’s community group-buying marketHuawei / Huawei’s 2021 net profit soars 76% even as revenue plummetsTax relief / China offers tax relief for workers with children under age 3

CX Daily: The Shake-Out of China’s Community Group-Buying Market

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<ul><li>Pinduoduo Holdings Inc. on Monday reported its slowest revenue growth in three years, as the Chinese e-commerce giant ran into stiffer competition at home and new tariff challenges abroad for its overseas arm Temu.</li><li>The Nasdaq-listed company posted second-quarter revenue of 103.99 billion yuan ($14.5billion), just above market expectations and up 7% from a year earlier. That marked the fifth straight quarter of deceleration and the slowest pace since mid-2022.</li><li>Pinduoduo’s meteoric rise since launching Temu in September 2022 peaked with a 131% revenue surge in the first quarter of 2024. Growth has slowed each quarter since, falling to 86% in the second quarter of 2024, 44% in the third, 24% in the fourth, and only 10% in the first quarter of 2025.</li></ul>

Pinduoduo Holdings Inc. on Monday reported its slowest revenue growth in three years, as the Chinese e-commerce giant ran into stiffer competition at home and new tariff challenges abroad for its overseas arm Temu.The Nasdaq-listed company posted second-quarter revenue of 103.99 billion yuan ($14.5billion), just above market expectations and up 7% from a year earlier. That marked the fifth straight quarter of deceleration and the slowest pace since mid-2022.Pinduoduo’s meteoric rise since launching Temu in September 2022 peaked with a 131% revenue surge in the first quarter of 2024. Growth has slowed each quarter since, falling to 86% in the second quarter of 2024, 44% in the third, 24% in the fourth, and only 10% in the first quarter of 2025.

Pinduoduo’s Growth Slows as Competition, Tariffs Hit Temu Expansion 

<ul><li>Temu, the Chinese cross-border e-commerce platform owned by PDD Holdings Inc. has suffered its first major setback since launching in 2022 after Vietnam banned its operations citing regulatory non-compliance only two months after it entered the market.</li><li>Temu was ordered by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to stop using the Vietnamese language on its website and app, to notify customers that its e-commerce registration was under review, and to halt all marketing activities in the country, according to a report by Vietnam News Agency on Dec.</li><li>The suspension is Temu’s first since expanding into more than 80 countries around the world.</li></ul>

Temu, the Chinese cross-border e-commerce platform owned by PDD Holdings Inc. has suffered its first major setback since launching in 2022 after Vietnam banned its operations citing regulatory non-compliance only two months after it entered the market.Temu was ordered by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to stop using the Vietnamese language on its website and app, to notify customers that its e-commerce registration was under review, and to halt all marketing activities in the country, according to a report by Vietnam News Agency on Dec.The suspension is Temu’s first since expanding into more than 80 countries around the world.

Temu Suffers First Big Setback as Vietnam Suspends Its Operations 

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Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

<ul><li>PDD Holdings (PDD) announced (28 Nov) 3Q23 results: revenue was up 94% YoY to RMB68.8bn, 26% ahead of both our/Bloomberg consensus estimates, which we mainly attribute to stronger-than-expected international expansion, and incremental commission revenue generation from the “Ten billion subsidy” section.</li><li>Non-GAAP net income increased by 37% YoY to RMB17.0bn, 30% ahead of consensus, which we attribute to a likely narrower-than-expected loss generated from Temu business, aided by a stronger-than-expected scale effect, and likely better-than-expected profit generation from Duoduo Grocery, aided by well-established consumer mindshare.</li><li>The results echoed our view that PDD’s overseas business is ramping up quickly, and is on track to support PDD’s long-term revenue and earnings growth. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

PDD Holdings (PDD) announced (28 Nov) 3Q23 results: revenue was up 94% YoY to RMB68.8bn, 26% ahead of both our/Bloomberg consensus estimates, which we mainly attribute to stronger-than-expected international expansion, and incremental commission revenue generation from the “Ten billion subsidy” section.Non-GAAP net income increased by 37% YoY to RMB17.0bn, 30% ahead of consensus, which we attribute to a likely narrower-than-expected loss generated from Temu business, aided by a stronger-than-expected scale effect, and likely better-than-expected profit generation from Duoduo Grocery, aided by well-established consumer mindshare.The results echoed our view that PDD’s overseas business is ramping up quickly, and is on track to support PDD’s long-term revenue and earnings growth. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

PDD Holdings (PDD US) – International Expansion Drove a Strong Beat for 3Q Results

<ul><li>We remain positive on PDD Holdings’ (PDD) long-term growth prospect, mainly given: 1) domestic business could maintain healthy revenue and earnings growth in 2023, aided by the incorporation of more branded products and high ASP products, as well as the increase in monetization, aided by the increase in percentage of paid traffic volume;</li><li>2) Temu, the overseas e-commerce business operated under the “fully-entrusted” model, leveraging strong domestic supply chain and PDD’s strong execution capability, has seen robust GMV and revenue growth, which is on track to support PDD’s long-term revenue and earnings growth, and will likely propel a further valuation rerating, in our view.</li><li>We lift our DCF-based TP by 21% to US$131.8 (was US$109.0), to factor in potentially stronger-than-expected domestic business monetization expansion, and betterthan-expected development of Temu business. Maintain BUY.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

We remain positive on PDD Holdings’ (PDD) long-term growth prospect, mainly given: 1) domestic business could maintain healthy revenue and earnings growth in 2023, aided by the incorporation of more branded products and high ASP products, as well as the increase in monetization, aided by the increase in percentage of paid traffic volume;2) Temu, the overseas e-commerce business operated under the “fully-entrusted” model, leveraging strong domestic supply chain and PDD’s strong execution capability, has seen robust GMV and revenue growth, which is on track to support PDD’s long-term revenue and earnings growth, and will likely propel a further valuation rerating, in our view.We lift our DCF-based TP by 21% to US$131.8 (was US$109.0), to factor in potentially stronger-than-expected domestic business monetization expansion, and betterthan-expected development of Temu business. Maintain BUY.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

PDD Holdings (PDD US) – Rapid Overseas Business Expansion

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PDD Holdings Inc. is a multinational commerce group that owns and operates a portfolio of businesses. The Company focuses on digital economy so that local communities and small businesses can benefit from the increased productivity and new opportunities. PDD Holdings has built a network of sourcing, logistics, and fulfillment capabilities for its underlying businesses.

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CX Daily: The Shake-Out of China’s Community Group-Buying Market

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Pinduoduo’s Growth Slows as Competition, Tariffs Hit Temu Expansion

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Temu Suffers First Big Setback as Vietnam Suspends Its Operations

Temu, the Chinese cross-border e-commerce platform owned by PDD Holdings Inc. , has suffered its first major setback since launching in 2022 after...

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