The Journey to Reopening: Real Stories from Chinese Business Owners
Being in China, we have been quarantined for almost two months and are now witnessing social and economic activities resuming slowly, bit by bit, in our hometown Beijing.
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China VC Weekly: With COVID-19 Not Letting Go, Chinese Investors Bet on India and VR
Among the most notable domestic news is the Series A round raised by the Shanghai-based VR startup Oasis VR.
Foxconn Refutes Rumors of 20K COVID Cases at Zhengzhou Plant
Foxconn, the Taiwan-based leading iPhone assembler, issued a statement at midday on October 26 saying that "reports of 20,000 people diagnosed with COVID-19 at the Zhengzhou Industrial Park, Henan Province" circulating online were "seriously false information."
Stop It. SARS Wasn't the Reason E-commerce Boomed in China
Comparing the current crisis to the SARS outbreak of 2003, some people argue that similar to how SARS boosted China’s e-commerce industry, the COVID-19 outbreak could also propel new innovations.
2/20/20205 min read
China's First Self-Developed ECMO Medical Equipment Cleared for Release
Since the pandemic broke out, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a technique used to offer patients prolonged respiratory and cardiac support, has attracted significant attention. Recently, China's first domestic ECMO equipment was approved for public sale.
No Other Choice: It’s About Time Hong Kong Tried a Different Control and Prevention Model For Covid-19
In this op-ed, tuzhuxi argues that Hong Kong lacks the necessary political, social and cultural foundations to execute the “Dynamic Zero-Covid” strategy, and meanwhile it dares not perform the “lying flat” policy to coexist with the virus.
2/17/202226 min read
Trip.com Group Helps Revive Global Travel Industry through “LIVE for Trip” Livestreaming Campaign
Trip.com Group, on Oct. 28 held the “LIVE for Trip” campaign as a part of its “Travel On” initiative from Oct. 10, aiming to boost the recovery of the global travel industry.
10/29/20203 min read
Founder of Chinese COVID Testing Firm Nucleus Gene Found Guilty of Academic Misconduct
The "false negative COVID results" of Lanzhou Nucleus Gene Huaxi pulled by the Shenzhen-based nucleic acid testing company and its actual controller Zhang Hezi from behind the scenes to the front and center.
12/6/20224 min read
Chinese Basketball Association to restart its games on June 20th
After several speculations on potentially reopening the Chinese Basketball Association tournament, the league official finally announced its official plans to restart the games on June 20th.
Community Group Buying in Pandemic-Stricken Shanghai
For people in Shanghai during the latest lockdown, informal community group buying is proving to be a more effective strategy for obtaining food than online grocery platforms.
4/14/20224 min read
Chinese COVID Pill Azvudine to Open for Online Sales
On the evening of December 13, Fosun Pharma, the exclusive commercial partner of Chinese COVID-19 oral drug Azvudine, confirmed that the pills can soon be prescribed through online medical platforms.
12/14/20223 min read
China’s Consumers Now Have More Online Shopping Choices as COVID-19 Spurs Decentralization
Pandaily deep dives into a set of employment and consumption statistics to explain how e-commerce penetration is accelerating.