1. Weibo, ByteDance and WeChat committed to curbing “bad social influence” by displaying locations of users
Weibo, a popular social platform in China, is committed to creating a safer environment for its users by displaying the users’ locations on their user homepage. Weibo rolled out this new feature on 28 April and users would not be able to turn it off. Douyin (ByteDance) and WeChat have followed in doing so as well.
Source: https://www.163.com/dy/article/H61RIA5G0514R9OJ.html
2. Baidu was the first company to obtain approval from Beijing for its autonomous driving travel service platform
In line with Beijing’s effort to be seen as pioneer in embracing new technology, the government has decided to approve Baidu’s autonomous driving travel service platform. The company was able to handle Beijing’s complex roads while ensuring passengers’ safety and ride experience. So far, Baidu has the largest fleet of driverless vehicles in China.
Source: https://www.163.com/tech/article/H61J097K00097U7R.html
3. Chinese companies bringing the “Battle of Cell Phones” to South Korea’s shores
South Korea was commonly known as the “Graveyard of Foreign Cell Phones” due to the dominance of cell phones makers like LG and Samsung in their domestic market. Chinese companies believed that the dominance of South Korean brands had in fact turned to the Chinese companies’ favour by spurring rising demand for diversified cell phone models. A number of Chinese cell phone manufacturers were drawn to the South Korean market and internet users remarked that the “Battle of Cell Phones” was about to begin in South Korea.
Source: https://www.163.com/dy/article/H6173S4J0519AKBM.html
4. Chinese scientists discover breakthrough transformation of carbon dioxide into synthetic food
Chinese scientists from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the University of Science and Technology of China, manage to turn carbon dioxide into high concentrations of acetic acid, and then fermented acetic acid with saccharomyces cerevisiae, synthesising glucose and fatty acid. The breakthrough would help to further develop new types of agriculture and bio-manufacturing and is an important developmental pathway for carbon dioxide utilisation.
Source: https://www.163.com/dy/article/H64JF2RK0531R2BX.html
5. China to improve its network of hydrogen refueling stations by 2025
According to China’s 14th five-year plan, by 2025, the network of hydrogen refueling stations would be greatly improved; the technical designs, cost of operations would be reduced thereby improving the synergy between fuel cell parts and components products would also be reduced. Now, the number of hydrogen refueling stations is more than 250, and this number is rising. Shanghai Jie Hydrogen Technology predicted that the number of domestic hydrogen refueling stations will exceed 1,000 by 2030.
Source: https://www.163.com/dy/article/H66OTCRJ05118O92.html
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