(Photo/eastday.com) Statistics provided by the Civil Aviation Passenger Service Evaluation (CAPSE) showed that 92 percent of passengers think Wi-Fi is necessary on airplanes, while 38 percent say they are unwilling to pay for the service, according to the Civil Aviation Resource Net of China. About 33 percent of those surveyed think the cost of Wi-Fi … Continue reading Paid Wi-Fi to become a trend on airplanes
Despite the rumored state-of-the-art technologies of the soon-to-be-released iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, many Chinese consumers polled by the Global Times said they have lost interest in the high-end phones. Apple will reportedly launch two new phones called iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus along with a new phone named iPhone X, on the … Continue reading Interest in new iPhones waning
Recently, President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping announced the appointment of the following new Ambassadors in line with decisions adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress: I. Hu Changchun was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Gabonese Republic, replacing Sun Jiwen. II. … Continue reading PRESIDENT XI JINPING APPOINTS NEW AMBASSADORS
China’s latest high-speed train model Hexie, type CRH5G, arrived at Xi’an, western China’s Shaanxi province, on July 6, making its first public debut. The train will mostly be used for the newly constructed high-speed rail from Baoji to Lanzhou, which will start service on July 9. Running between two western provinces, the train was developed … Continue reading China’s newest bullet train Hexie makes first public debut
DingDong smart speakers Photo: Courtesy of Beijing LingLong Tech Co Artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by tech giants has turned the humble speaker into the tech world’s latest infatuation, and Chinese tech mammoth Alibaba Group Holding wants a piece of the action. The company is getting ready to officially roll out its AI-powered home speaker … Continue reading Play it loud: Smart speaker market heats up
Nine Chinese companies were named in MIT Technology Review’s annual 50 Smartest Companies List, which was issued in Beijing on Tuesday, Thepaper.cn reported. The companies include iFlyTek, Tencent, Face ++, DJI, Foxconn, Alibaba, HTC, Ant Financial, and Baidu, among which iFlyTek and Tencent ranked 6th and 8th, respectively. To make the list, a company must … Continue reading 9 Chinese companies named as world’s top 50 smartest companies
More domestic internet titans have joined the trend of sending digital red envelopes, or cash gifts, ahead of this year’s Chinese lunar new year season, which begins on Friday. Handing out the free cash can attract users to online platforms and thus boost network flow to related products. Alibaba Group’s online shopping platform Taobao said … Continue reading Virtual red envelope trend grows
Many shared fitness rooms were recently introduced in Beijing residential communities after a series of shared products including bikes, sleeping capsules and phone chargers were made available. The room offered by the Beijing-based Mipao Technology requires a deposit of 99 RMB ($14.8) and charges 0.2 RMB per minute. Every room occupies an area nearly 5 … Continue reading Low-cost shared fitness rooms introduced in Beijing
A Chinese military expert says China should develop counter technologies after the U.S. and Australia jointly tested at least one flight for their Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation (HiFIRE) programme. As a major power, China should carry out research on hypersonic technology and invest sufficient capital and energy in the development of counter technologies, the … Continue reading Expert urges China to develop counter technologies after U.S., Australian hypersonic test flights
An 8.18-meter-long sugar painting is completed on August 18 in Zhuzhou, central China”s Hunan province by Long Zehong, a practitioner of the intangible cultural heritage. It took two days to finish the giant painting consisting of a dragon, phoenix and fireball. (Chinanews.com/Yang Huafeng)
