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  • [Download] Deepin OS V20 (1001) update 1 public beta released

    The Deepin OS team today announced the release of Deepin OS V20 (1001) update 1 public beta, 20 days after the release of  version 20 (1000).

  • Is NIO's battery swap mode commercially viable?

    On August 20, NIO officially launched its Battery as a Service (BaaS), which provides a new way to purchase a vehicle with a separate body and battery, allowing users to purchase a NIO without purchasing a battery pack.

  • Ant Group says in IPO prospectus it participates in China's digital RMB development

    Ant Group said in its IPO prospectus that it is participating in research and development trials of digital RMB, adding that there is no timetable for the official launch of digital RMB and that it is difficult to assess the impact of such work on the company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

  • Chinese drone maker DJI launches programmable drone RoboMaster TT creativity kit

    Chinese drone maker DJI today launched the programmable drone RoboMaster TT Creativity Kit, a drone education platform designed for teaching scenarios in schools and training institutions.

  • Didi Chuxing launches ride-hailing service in Russia

    Chinese ride-hailing platform Didi Chuxing announced its entry into Russia today, making the country its ninth overseas market and the first European country it has entered.

  • Jack Ma's Ant Group files for dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai

    Ant Group, controlled by Alibaba founder Jack Ma, filed a listing prospectus with China's Nasdaq-style sci-tech innovation board, also known as the STAR market, and concurrently filed an A1 Application Proof with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, a key step towards its A+H dual listing.

  • Luckin Coffee opens flagship store on Chinese e-commerce platform Pinduoduo

    Luckin Coffee, which is embroiled in the financial fraud controversy, announced on Weibo on August 24 that it has opened a flagship store on China's emerging e-commerce platform Pinduoduo to sell coffee, coffee cups and other products.

  • China's central bank reiterates no timetable for digital RMB launch

    Sun Guofeng, director of the Monetary Policy Department of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, said on August 25 that digital RMB is still in the internal closed pilot testing phase and has not yet been officially launched, with no specific timetable.

  • Recovered Hong Kong man, 33, re-infected with new coronavirus in world's first case

    A patient recovered from novel coronavirus pneumonia has tested positive again after returning to Hong Kong from Europe. A team from the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong confirmed that the patient was infected with the novel coronavirus for the second time, the first such case in the world.

  • TikTok says it has 100 million monthly active users in US and 2 billion global downloads

    TikTok has launched a lawsuit against the US government, challenging an injunction the latter will impose next month. In documents filed with the court, the company revealed details of its monthly active users in the US and globally for the first time.