Critically acclaimed Chinese-speaking singing talent show—“Jungle Voice”—is finally returning with season 3, which is set to air by the end of 2021. Season 3 of “Jungle Voice” had its first filming session yesterday (September 30). This season’s judge-mentors were also revealed, including famous singer-songwriter Harlem Yu and Golden Melody Award winner Lala Hsu. Lulu Huang, the host of the first two seasons, will also return to host the show. “Jungle Voice 3” is sure to be more exciting than ever with a star lineup of musical mentors for each episode and contestants selected from all over Taiwan competing on the same stage.

A New Milestone for Industry-Academia Collaboration! Eastern Group and Fu Jen Catholic University (FJCU) signed an industry-academia cooperation agreement yesterday (30th). The signing ceremony was attended by FJCU President Vincent Chiang and Eastern Group President Gary Wang. The group is now the first top-level VIP member of FJCU’s Global Research & Industry Alliance (GLORIA) Platform under the Global Research and Industry Alliance Project launched by the Ministry of Science and Technology. Representatives from other GLORIA members, including National Tsing Hua University, National Chengchi University, and Tamkang University, were also invited to celebrate this occasion and support the formation of stronger industry-academia relationships. It is hoped that this collaboration will further expand the market and become a main driver of Taiwan’s development.

Eastern Natural Beauty is introducing a brand-new affordable cosmetic product: the BIO UP Skin Activating Golden Yeast Treatment Essence. Endorsed by international award-winning actress Carina Lau, the essence is derived from a proprietary skin activating formula in an elegant and sleek bottle. Ever selective about the product she endorses, this is the first time that Carina Lau has accepted an endorsement proposal from Eastern Natural Beauty since she first endorsed a facial treatment essence product of another brand 25 years ago. With testimonials from famous actress and singer Sharon Hsu, Wen-Wan Lu, and a dozen Internet influencers, the essence instantly broke records on ETMall when the product became available. The 4-bottle set of NT$2,880, cleared 2,000 units sold in the first 40 minutes after being released on the night of September 23 at 22:00. A particularly enthusiastic customer even placed an order for 120 bottles. Calls for the product at one point even brought down the customer service hotline, clearly showing how well received the product was among the female audience. The essence broke sales records and became the best-selling cosmetic item on the ETMall TV shopping channel in the last two years, and is now recognized as one of the most iconic skincare products of this generation.

After several rounds of online voting and extensive assessments from a panel of judges, ETMall was awarded the “2021 Happy Enterprise Gold Award” from 1111 Job Bank. Furthermore, ETMall was also awarded a “Special Award” for its dedication to charity even as businesses struggled during the pandemic.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is just one week away, and besides mooncakes, pomelos are a great fruit to eat during this holiday! The country’s largest agricultural county—Yunlin County—is also known for its production of pomelo in the county’s Douliu City. The city’s fruit is so high in quality that it has won the first prize for three consecutive years. To promote Douliu’s pomelo to all the people of Taiwan, Yunlin County Mayor, Chang Li-Shan, went on the “Eastern Farm” program of ETMall for the fourth time on the 10th. “Royal Wendan Pomelo,” which is delivered directly from the place of origin, comes in 6 kg boxes of 12 to 18 pomelos. It is available at the special ETMall price of NT$1,080. President Gary Wang of Eastern Group also added a 50% ET coin reward to support small farmers. As soon as the sale started, people responded enthusiastically with members rushing to place orders.

ETMall, a subsidiary of Eastern Media International Corporation (2614), announced today (7th) that its consolidated revenue from January to August (including Strawberrynet and Mama Bear Shopping) reached NT$18.59 billion, showing an annual growth rate of 20.1%, and consolidated pre-tax profit of NT$1.37 billion. This shows a 34.5% increase from last year’s profit of NT$1.02 billion, with a net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$11.31. Consolidated revenue for August was NT$2.4 billion, with an annual increase of 17.2%, and consolidated pre-tax profit was NT$174 million, with an annual increase of 12.2%. In 2020, the total revenue of Eastern Group was NT$33 billion and a profit of NT$1.8 billion. This year, Eastern Group will aim for NT$50 billion in revenue and target a profit of NT$3.3 billion.

he red-fleshed sweet potatoes from Jinshan, New Taipei City, are very famous, and are now in season. New Taipei City Mayor Hou Yu-Ih has once again joined the EETV shopping channel “Eastern Farm” today (9/1) as a shopping expert to promote fresh local agricultural produce. He was here to assist young farmers from Jinshan to promote the fruit of their hard work: “Jinshan No.66 Organic Red Sweet Potatoes.” With his promotion experience from the previous appearance, as well as the excellent results and positive feedback received, Mayor Hou said with a smile, “I feel more relaxed and I’m sure that we will do even better this time with ETMall’s support.” President Gary Wang of Eastern Group also offered his support to small farmers by giving out an additional 50% ET coin reward. The 600 sets of sweet potatoes sold out within moments as soon as the sale opened.

[Taipei News] Eastern Natural Beauty is pleased to announce that actress Carina Lau is now the brand’s global spokesperson, and her first wave of promotions will also be launched simultaneously. Carina Lau will be taking everyone on an inner spiritual journey to help people understand that Natural is Beautiful through her own beauty experience! By collaborating with Eastern Natural Beauty, she will be able to guide everyone to experience different kinds of beauty at each stage of life as the seasons change, maintain the look one prefers, and keep moving forward with purpose, in order to spread female empowerment and start a new chapter in skincare.

Eastern Group is celebrating double the happiness! Eastern Media International Corporation (2614), a subsidiary of Eastern Group, has recently achieved an outstanding performance in its investment in ETMall and new media business ETtoday. ETMall achieved an eye-catching performance in the first half of the year. ETMall’s consolidated revenue for the first half of 2021 (including Strawberrynet and Mama Bear Shopping) reached NT$13.83 billion, showing an annual growth rate of 21.1%, with accumulated profits of NT$860 million and earnings per share (EPS) of NT$8.44, which represents a significant growth of 47% over last year. The company also announced that it will distribute cash dividends of NT$5 per share in the second quarter, surpassing TSMC’s NT$2.75 dividend distribution in the first quarter, making it the second most profitable Taiwanese company in the first half of the year. This is a big success for the company’s business strategy. The company’s new media business, ETtoday, has been awarded first place in the Digital News Report by Oxford University for “Usage Rate + Trustworthiness” for four consecutive years. ETtoday has also obtained the media commission of Taipei Metro, New Taipei Industrial Circular Line, Taiwan High Speed Rail, Taoyuan Airport MRT, and Taipei Joint Bus System street advertising for furniture last year, accounting for 70% of the current transportation media in Taiwan. In the future, it will further integrate online to offline advertising to create the largest offline advertising media and one-stop precision advertising service platform in Taiwan.

ETMall, a subsidiary of Eastern Media International Corporation (2614), announced today (29th) that it will distribute a cash dividend of NT$5 per share in the second quarter. ETMall’s consolidated revenue for the first half of 2021 (including Strawberrynet and Mama Bear Shopping) reached NT$13.83 billion, showing an annual growth rate of 21.1%, with accumulated profits of NT$860 million and earnings per share (EPS) of NT$8.44 for the first half of the year, which represents a substantial increase of 47% from last year. This performance has made ETMall the second most profitable e-commerce company in Taiwan in the first half of the year. Since the third quarter of 2019, ETMall has paid quarterly dividends. This year, after the cash dividend of NT$3 per share in the first quarter, it is expected to distribute cash dividends of NT$5 per share in the second quarter, which exceeds TSMC’s dividend of NT$2.75 in the first quarter. It also means that the company has strong competitiveness and relatively sound financial capabilities.