Pandaily's Digest #20201228
Netflix Sci-Fi Producer, Yoozoo Games CEO Lin Qi Dead at 39;China Successfully Launches Remote Sensing Satellite Yaogan-33;Xiaomi Removes In-box Charger with Upcoming Mi 11
Netflix Sci-Fi Producer, Yoozoo Games CEO Lin Qi Dead at 39 after Alleged Poisoning by Colleague
On Dec. 25, Lin Qi, CEO of Chinese digital game company Yoozoo and co-producer of Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of The Three-Body Problem, passed away at the age of 39 after a suspected poisoning.
China Successfully Launches Remote Sensing Satellite Yaogan-33
On Dec. 27, China launched a new remote sensing satellite, Yaogan-33, into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 11:44 p.m. The mission used the Long March 4C carrier rocket to send the Yaogan-33 satellite and a micro-nano technology experiment satellite into orbit.
Ant Group Executives Summoned for Talks with Regulators, Establishes Rectification Work Group
Ant Group executives were summoned on Dec. 26 for talks about anti-monopoly practices with regulators and top financial watchdogs.
Xiaomi Removes In-box Charger with Upcoming Mi 11
Xiaomi’s CEO Jun Lei officially disclosed the packaging of the Xiaomi Mi 11 Saturday and announced on Weibo the phone will not come with a charger in the box.
JD to Subscribe for 5.37% of China Dili’s Shares for HK$798M, Eyes Grocery Supply Chain
On the evening of Dec. 27, China Dili Group issued an announcement that e-commerce giant JD.com intends to subscribe for 5.37% of China Dili's shares for HK$798 million.
World’s Biggest Edtech Unicorn Yuanfudao Bags Another $300M Following $2.2B Funding
Chinese online education platform Yuanfudao has raised $300 million in a new funding round, bringing the overall funding of the Beijing-based company to $3.5 billion this year.