Pandaily Digest | Dec 30, 2022
Editor's note: It is reported that Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory will suspend production from January 20-31, longer than China’s national Spring Festival holiday from January 21-27.
Tesla Discloses Shanghai Production Plan for Spring Festival
Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory will reportedly continue producing vehicles for 17 days from January 3-19, then suspend production from January 20-31, longer than China’s national Spring Festival holiday from January 21-27, a report by Reuters showed. Link
Headlines from China
Eileen Gu Ranks First in Top Ten World Athletes for 2022 from China’s State Media, Surpassing Lionel Messi
On December 26, Xinhua News Agency, a state media outlet in China, released its top ten world athletes of 2022. Eileen Gu, a US-born Chinese freestyle skier, beat Argentine professional footballer Lionel Messi, to win the top spot. Link
BYD to Release High-End Yangwang Brand on Jan 5
Yangwang, a high-end new energy vehicle brand launched by Chinese automaker BYD, announced that it will release its first car and other disruptive new technologies during a press conference scheduled for January 5. Link
Alibaba Reshuffles Cloud Business and DAMO Academy
Chinese tech giant Alibaba announced a new round of organizational restructuring on December 29. This adjustment mainly involves Alibaba Cloud and DAMO Academy. Link
Chinese Vlogger Li Ziqi to Return, Cooperation with Partner Firm to Continue
Li Ziqi, a prominent Chinese vlogger, finally reached a court settlement with her multi-channel network (MCN) partner company, Weinian Brand Management Co., Ltd. She will continue to cooperate with Weinian in the future. Link
News You Shouldn't Miss
WeChat Pay HK Helps with Mainland Cross-Border Payment Services
WeChat Pay HK, a mobile payment platform under Tencent, welcomes the resumption of customs clearance and its users will be able to enjoy cross-border payment services in areas of travel, dining, shopping, and entertainment. Link
Chinese BCI Startup NeuroXess Secures Round-A Financing
NeuroXess, a brain-computer interface (BCI) company based in Shanghai, announced on December 28 that it has completed round-A financing worth several hundred million yuan. Link
Users of Alibaba’s Work Platform DingTalk Break 600M
Jun Ye, the president of DingTalk, a smart work software operated by Alibaba, announced on December 28 that the platform’s number of users had exceeded 600 million, while the number of enterprises exceeded 23 million. Link
The Upcoming OnePlus 11 to Adopt Stronger Motor for Haptic Feedback And Other Advanced Tech
Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus released its new motor that powers haptic feedback and other smartphone vibrations on December 29. The new component will make its debut in the upcoming flagship smartphone OnePlus 11. Link
NetEase Explores Global Game Market by Setting up Studios and Investing
NetEase has invested in at least 21 game teams and set up six studios in overseas markets in recent years, hoping to further strengthen its R&D and distribution capabilities for games. Link
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