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Smart speaker sales exceed 19 million units in H1
Aug 13, 2020
Smart speaker sales reached 19.08 million units nationwide in the first half of this year, rising 22.7 percent compared with the same period last year, and related sales revenue totaled 3.56 billion yuan ($511.6 million), an increase of 18.3 percent year-on-year, according to market consultancy All View Cloud.
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Tencent consolidates China's Twitch-like game streaming platforms DouYu and Huya
Aug 13, 2020
China's Twitch-like game live streaming platform DouYu International Holdings Ltd said on Monday that it has received a preliminary non-binding proposal letter from Tencent Holdings Ltd, proposing that DouYu and its competitor Huya enter into a stock-for-stock merger to be effected.
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Intuitive and convenient WeChat design philosophy is reason for its success
Aug 13, 2020
Apps such as WeChat and TikTok have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years.
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Xiaomi's smart factory in Beijing starts operations
Aug 12, 2020
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi's smart factory in Yizhuang, Beijing has been completed and put into production, according to Lei Jun, founder and CEO of Xiaomi, during the company's 10th anniversary event on Tuesday.
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All Walmart stores successively integrate with JD Daojia
Aug 12, 2020
The more than 400 Walmart stores in China have been integrated into JD Daojia, the on-demand retail platform of Dada Group, becoming the first retailer with 100 percent of its brick-and-mortar stores launching there.
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Huawei starts annual program to develop ICT talent in Bangladesh
Aug 11, 2020
Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited inaugurated its annual program of "Seeds for the Future 2020 in Bangladesh" on Monday to develop local information and communications technology (ICT) talents and thorough transfer of knowledge.
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Ethiopia commends Chinese tech firm ByteDance's COVID-19 medical supplies donation
Aug 11, 2020
Ethiopian Minister of Health, Lia Tadesse on Monday commended Chinese tech firm ByteDance for donating COVID-19 medical supplies.
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Experts urge wider use of AI tech
Aug 11, 2020
The artificial intelligence industry is in a "trough of disillusionment" as efforts are needed to solve many problems, such as beefing up the supply of computer algorithms so AI can be used in different industries at scale, industry experts said.