Pandaily's Digest #20201218
Meituan Responds to the Higher Delivery Fees of Subscribing Members, Walmart Corporate with Tiktok in Livestreaming and Huawei Released the HarmonyOS 2.0 Beta for Developers.
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China’s Meituan Refutes Claims that it Charges Subscribing Members Higher Delivery Fees
China’s largest food-delivery site Meituan has refuted claims that it took advantage of subscribing members by hiking up delivery fees, blaming it on issues with its real-time location system.
Luckin Coffee to Pay $180M Penalty in Settlement with SEC
On Dec. 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that the accounting-fraudulent Luckin Coffee Inc. agreed to pay a $180 million (1.17 billion yuan) penalty for previous charges concerning the company’s fabricated transactions.
Walmart Teams up with TikTok to Sell Products via Livestreaming
Walmart and TikTok announced this morning that they will co-host the first “shoppable” live-stream event on TikTok on Dec. 18, at 8 p.m (EST).
Huawei HarmonyOS 2.0 Beta Launches for Smartphone App Developers
Huawei released the HarmonyOS 2.0 Beta for developers on Dec. 16, in preparation for the public launch next year.
China’s Chang’e 5 Lunar Probe Successfully Returns to Earth with Moon Samples
On Dec. 17 at 1:59 a.m. (Beijing Time), China’s Chang’e 5 spacecraft successfully returned to earth and landed in Siziwang Banner in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, according to the China National Space Administration.
Esports and Breakdancing to Join 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games As Official Events
Esports and breakdancing have joined the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou 2022. The proposal was approved on Wednesday during the 39th Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly meeting held in the Sultanate of Oman, Muscat.
