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04/23/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/23/2021 04:53

Photo Gallery: This Week at JD (Apr. 17 – Apr. 23)

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JD Health and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Beijing signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Apr. 21, 2021, aiming to join forces with respective advantages to connect the Danish and Chinese markets in the health industry and explore the 'Internet + Healthcare' model for mutual benefits. Photo shows Lijun Xin, CEO of JD Health, Luyi Ma, General Manager of Medical Devices, JD Health, H.E. Thomas Østrup Møller, Ambassador of Denmark to China, Jesper Herold Halle, Commercial Consul, Head of Design & E-commerce of Danish Consulate General in Shanghai, Dr. Kristian Teglkamp, the counsellor and head of health and life sciences from the Danish Embassy in Beijing, from left to right.

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JD.com's Jingxi announced on Apr. 20 that it has opened its first store for baby and maternal products. Located in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, the store covers product categories include infant powder, nutritional supplements, diapers, washing and care products, apparel and toys. By using a WeChat mini program, customers can purchase the products online and have them rapidly delivered home in as fast as 30 minutes.

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JD's computer and digital product business unite will deepen omni-channel cooperation with Honor, one of the leading smartphone makers in China, as announced on Apr. 19. Based on JD's Consumer-to-Manufacturer model (C2M), JD and Honor will co-develop a wide range of products including laptops, tablets, routers, smart devices, wearable devices and audio products. The photo shows Tao Ren (L), general manager of JD Computer and Digital Products at JD Retail and Ni Jiayue (R), head of smart omni-channel business at Hornor.

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JD and OnePlus announced a goal to achieve over 300% YOY growth in sales of mobile phones and IoT products on JD in 2021 on Apr. 21. The target compound growth rate for sales over the next three years is 100%. The two companies will further cooperate on promotion of high-end mobile phones, omni-channel development, IoT products, C2M, after-sales service and more.

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JD partnered with China Household Electric Appliances Research Institute and renowned brands in the country to release technological evaluation standards of rice quality cooked by low sugar rice cookers on Apr. 19. Low sugar rice cooker features the function which can separate excess sugars from the starch contained in rice during the cooking process. The evaluation standards are aimed at advancing product innovation and upgrade of the industry.