Today (November 12), Taiwanese singing talent show “Jungle Voice” announced that the show’s long-awaited third season will finally premiere on December 3, airing every Friday at 9 p.m. After two years of silence, the new season will feature a brand-new judge-mentor duo—Harlem Yu and Lala Hsu. In addition, Lulu Huang will be hosting the show for the third season in a row. Eastern Group President Gary Wang and senior TV show producer Wei-Chung Wang also made a surprise appearance at the press conference to wish the new season great success and to express their hopes for another Golden Bell Award.

Double 11 has come, and as e-commerce platforms eye the big numbers, ETMall is no exception. Yesterday (11th), ETMall achieved a total sales of NT$530 million, which was not only a new record for a single period, but also an increase of more than 30% compared to last year’s Double 11 sales at $400 million, while online sales also grew 37%. From the first day of November to the 11th, ETMall’s consolidated sales revenue across all channels exceeded 1.6 billion.

Regular salary increases and diverse employee benefits are direct contributors to employee satisfaction and key factors for many when choosing a job. Today (November 11), three companies under Eastern Group, namely Eastern Media International, ETMall, and ETwarm, won the “Gold Award” for the Civil Service Industry and Real-Estate Industry categories in the 2021 Happy Enterprise Awards organized by 1111 Job Bank. Under the leadership of President Gary Wang, the Group was also awarded the “Special Award” this year in recognition of the company’s dedication to helping the disadvantaged and giving back to society during the pandemic.

ETMall, a subsidiary of Eastern Media International Corporation (2614), announced today (10th) that its consolidated revenue from January to October, including Strawberrynet and Mama Bear Shopping, reached NT$23.02 billion, showing an annual growth rate of 17.1%, and consolidated net earnings of NT$1.44 billion—a 28.5% increase compared with last year. The company’s net earnings per share (EPS) currently stand at a record high of NT$14.13, an increase of NT$3.13 from the same period last year and surpassing the NT$14.11 of 2020. The biggest e-commerce event of the year, Double 11, officially started on November 1. This year, ETMall is introducing promotions such as lucky draws and ET coin rebates to stimulate buying. Coupled with the Quintuple Stimulus Vouchers, ETMall is prepared to a hit a new historic high in this year’s Double 11 shopping festival.

In order to cultivate biotech talents and deepen industry-academia collaboration, Eastern Group donated funds to construct a 23,141 m2 biotech building to National Taiwan University (NTU) in January of this year. Eastern Group President Gary Wang and NTU President Dr. Chung-Ming Kuan signed a “Letter of Intent on the Donation of the Biotechnology Building and Industry-Academia Collaboration.” The building is expected to be finished in six years. Mr. Wang hopes that the collaboration will provide customers with the best products backed by science. At the same time, this collaboration is also meant to support the biotechnology industry in Taiwan, upgrading the overall industry and serving as a milestone in terms of industry-academia collaboration. Recently, Associate Professor Edward Chern from the NTU Department of Biochemical Sciences & Technology has announced the results of his research on Eastern’s purtier placenta after a three-phase efficacy verification study. Eastern Group also donated millions for the establishment of an anti-aging research lab and the NTU-Eastern Biotech & Biomed Research Center, which was inaugurated today (November 4). The inauguration ceremony was attended by NTU Executive Vice President Ming-Syan Chen and Eastern Group Vice President Shang-Wen Liao, celebrating their determination to further strengthen international collaboration with the Taiwanese academia and leading foreign research organizations.

ETtoday is celebrating its 10th anniversary! Today (1st), Eastern Group President, Gary Wang, celebrated the 10th anniversary of ETtoday. He thanked all employees and awarded commemorative gold coins to those with 10 years of service. Television show host, singer, and actor Jacky Wu and “ETtoday Star” hosts Kid Lin and Han-Chun Wun (Qun) also attended the celebration.

Autumn is the season of persimmons, which is especially true for the high-altitude Lishan-farmed Jiro persimmons, available only during select times of the year. This variety is characterized by its large fruits, enticing aroma, and distinctively sweet flavor. In Japan, the fruit sells for as much as NT$2,100 on e-commerce platforms for a 10-piece 3-kg set. Back in Taiwan, ETMall decided to work with local farmers and the Taichung City Government to introduce a special offer exclusive to ETMall users. The offer was announced on the Eastern Farm live shopping show, where the same box set was sold for only NT$799. Eastern Group President Gary Wang further announced a 50% ET coin rebate for up to a maximum of 599 ET coins eligible per order, meaning that each box would cost as little as NT$200. The persimmon box set became an instant best seller with over 10,000 units sold.

Even as the pandemic continues to spread all over the world, Eastern Natural Beauty has proved itself to be a worthy contender in the cosmetic industry, winning a series of international and domestic awards. In 2021, it won the Inspirational Brand Award at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards and the Monde Selection Award, pushing Taiwan to the forefront of the world. Last year, the company also won the National Brand Yushan Award, an honor it has once again claimed this year with at the 18th National Brand Yushan Awards. With this momentum, Eastern Natural Beauty was able to win three Outstanding Product Awards, while Eastern Commerce Company (Eckare) took home an Outstanding Popular Brand Award and seven Outstanding Products Awards. Collectively, Eastern Group has claimed 11 awards this year. It is surely a great honor to be recognized with such prestige for two years straight.

ETtoday is celebrating its 10th anniversary! Today (1st), Eastern Group President, Gary Wang, celebrated the 10th anniversary of ETtoday. He thanked all employees and awarded commemorative gold coins to those with 10 years of service. Television show host, singer, and actor Jacky Wu and “ETtoday Star” hosts Kid Lin and Han-Chun Wun (Qun) also attended the celebration.

The rise of the stay-at-home economy under the pandemic has given domestic e-commerce companies momentous growth, with promising business prospects still ahead. In response to the added business opportunities, ETMall announced on the 6th that it would be recruiting new talents, offering annual salaries as high as NT$3 million in its search for shopping show hosts, producers, and product R&D staff. We welcome both college graduates and diverse talents to join us and challenge themselves!