Pandaily’s Digest #20221121
China’s National Press and Publication Administration announced on November 17 an approval list for new online games this month, showing a total of 70 authorized titles, drawing widespread attention.
China Resumes New Game Approvals After One-Month Suspension
China’s National Press and Publication Administration announced on November 17 an approval list for new online games this month, showing a total of 70 authorized titles. Tencent, which has not obtained approvals since September, attracted wide attention. A game called “Meta Slug: Awakening” published and operated by Tencent is on the list, as is “Fraxinus Decay,” operated by Beijing Wangyuan Shengtang, a company which Tencent holds 20% of shares in.
Mathematician Yitang Zhang Talks about Landau-Siegel Zeros Conjecture and Analytic Number Theory
Since Yitang (Tom) Zhang published his newest paper on the Landau-Siegel zeros conjecture on November 5, the legendary Chinese mathematician has once again entered the spotlight. The report on November 18 by The Intellectual, a Chinese media outlet, showcased his life and academic details.
Blizzard Requires NetEase to Pay Two-Year Cooperation Income in Advance, Sources Say
US-based video game developer Blizzard Entertainment announced on November 17 that it will suspend most of its game services in the Chinese mainland when existing license agreements with local game firm NetEase expire on January 23. Sources familiar with the matter disclosed that Activision Blizzard, led by CEO Bobby Kotick, put forward stricter conditions in contract renewal negotiations with the Chinese firm, including requiring it to pay the cooperation income of the next two years to Blizzard in advance once it completes the contract renewal, according to a report by the e-sports channel of People’s Daily on November 18.
Vietnam’s Vingroup Cooperates with Gotion High-Tech to Build Battery Factory
Vingroup, the largest private enterprise group in Vietnam, issued a statement on November 18 announcing that the joint venture factory between VinES Energy Solutions, its battery manufacturing and R&D company, and Gotion High-Tech, a Chinese battery manufacturer, broke ground. The JV will produce lithium iron phosphate batteries which will be mainly used for electric vehicle’s energy storage systems.
BYD Factory in Guangdong Catches Fire, No Casualties
A fire broke out on November 18 at a BYD factory in the Chinese city of Huizhou, Guangdong Province. No casualties were reported and no inflammable or explosive materials were found in the building, which has a steel frame structure. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
China’s Geely to License SEA Architecture for Izera EV Brand of ElectroMobility Poland
Geely, one of China’s leading private automotive technology groups, announced on November 17 that it has signed an agreement to license its pure electric Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA) to ElectroMobility Poland (EMP), an electric vehicle manufacturer backed by the Polish government. Geely will also become a technology partner to EMP’s first series of vehicles to be launched under the Izera brand.
Russian E-Commerce Site Ozon to Open Shenzhen Office for Attracting Chinese Merchants
Ozon, one of the first e-commerce companies in Russia, will open a representative office in Shenzhen. The company plans to attract 100,000 Chinese merchants with operations on the platform and expand the transaction volume of goods from the country tenfold by 2024, Russian media reported on November 21.
Battery Maker SVOLT Gets Green Light for IPO to Raise $2B
The public listing of SVOLT, a Chinese lithium-ion battery systems provider, was approved by the Shanghai Stock Exchange on November 18. The update means that SVOLT, currently the only unlisted firm among the world’s top 10 power battery manufacturers, is set to officially enter the capital market.
Chinese-American Mathematician Thomas Hou Finds Singularity Invalidating Euler’s Equation
The famous Euler equations describe the flow of an ideal, incompressible fluid: a fluid with no viscosity or internal friction, that cannot be forced into a smaller volume. Almost all nonlinear fluid equations are derived from these. However, there are still many unknowns about Euler equations. Mathematicians have long suspected the existence of initial conditions that cause the equations to fail, but they cannot prove this.
Chinese Digital Collection Platforms Retreat Under Strong Supervision
Since October, nearly 20 small and medium-sized digital collection platforms in China have issued announcements regarding scale-backs and liquidations, citing industry risks, low growth rates, stagnated development and other reasons, Lanjiner reported on November 17.
