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  • Linux Lab starts full support for Loongson development environment

    The "Linux Lab" open source project has recently been adapted to the Loongson development environment with the support of Loongson Technology's embedded division, the Chinese chip maker said on its WeChat account.

  • Russia ready to cooperate with Huawei on 5G

    Russia is ready to cooperate with Huawei on 5G technology, the Interfax news agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying.

  • China's first open-road automated bus line goes into trial operation

    China's first open road smart bus line has recently started normal trial operation in Changsha and buses from the CRRC Times Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd are the only permitted vehicles on this line. Currently, passengers can ride the line for free.

  • TikTok owner says it will formally sue the Trump administration on Aug 24

    Popular short-video sharing app TikTok's owner ByteDance said today in its official WeChat account that it will formally sue the Trump administration on August 24, US time (August 25, Beijing time).

  • Chinese version of Rolls-Royce Hongqi H9 launched, priced from about $44,782

    The much-anticipated Hongqi H9 sedan went on sale today, including five models priced between RMB 309,800 ($44,782) and 539,800 yuan.

  • New Huawei smartwatch Watch Fit gets Bluetooth certification

    A new smartwatch has recently been certified by the Bluetooth SIG, which was released under the Huawei brand, but with a different model number than usual.

  • Analysts say NIO-led battery swap wave coming for China's electric cars

    The recent launch of NIO's BaaS (Battery as a Service) battery rental service in China has generated high interest in China's auto and technology circles. In analysts' view, this indicates the coming wave of battery swap model for electric cars.

  • China uses large drones for logistics for the first time

    An SF Express large drone took off from Ningxia on the morning of August 21 for its first cargo-carrying mission and successfully arrived at its destination airport in Inner Mongolia nearly an hour later, marking the first time a large drone has been used in a logistics scenario in China, according to Ningxia Daily.

  • Five-year-old Huawei Mate8 gets system update

    After two big version Android OS upgrades, the Huawei Mate8 is now running EMUI 8.0 based on Android 8.0. However, even five years after its release, this old Huawei flagship still has system updates now.

  • China officially launched emergency use of Covid-9 vaccine on July 22

    China has officially launched the emergency use of the Covid-9 vaccine on July 22, Zheng Zhongwei, director of the National Health Commission’s Science and Technology Development Centre and head of the State Council's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism Research and Development Task Force on Vaccine, said on today's CCTV program.