Sitemap - 2020 - Pandaily’s Newsletter

Retail with Art: Suning Holds Pop-up Exhibition for Designer Furniture

China’s Leading Robotics Maker Flexiv Raises Over $100 Million

GAC NIO Withdraws Statement about Buying Cars with Bitcoin and Digital Currency

More than 40 Brands and 100M Devices to Join HarmonyOS 2.0 Beta in 2021: Huawei Estimates

Pinduoduo Stock Skyrockets after Alibaba’s Antitrust Proceeding

China Approves Homegrown Covid-19 Vaccine Developed by Sinopharm

China’s E-commerce Platforms Alibaba, JD.com, Vipshop Fined Over Pricing Complaints

Bilibili to Hold New Year’s Eve Gala to Inspire China After a Challenging Year

Pandaily's Digest #20201230

Chinese Smartphone Sales Surge in India Despite Calls for Boycott

Suzhou Digital Currency Trial Closes, Beijing Follows Up E-yuan Pilot

Meituan Faces Anti-monopoly Probe for Banning Alipay on Its Apps

Celebrities’ Health Code Photos Leaked and Sold, Personal Information Safety Concerns Raised Again Amid Anti-Covid Prevention Measures

Suning Partners with Hainan Tourism Investment Development to Expand Its Duty-Free Retail Market

Pop Mart, Miniso Stock Prices Plunge Following Chinese State Media Comments

China VC Weekly: Edtech, Autonomous Driving and Healthcare

AI Pharmaceutical Company Galixir Completes Two Financing Rounds, Raising Tens of Millions of Dollars

Trump’s War on TikTok: The U.S. Government Appeals an Injunction Against its TikTok Ban

Xiaomi Rolls Out Mi 11, Packing Premium Screen and Snapdragon 888

Pandaily's Digest #20201228

Xiaomi Removes In-box Charger with Upcoming Mi 11

JD to Subscribe for 5.37% of China Dili’s Shares for HK$798M, Eyes Grocery Supply Chain

Netflix Sci-Fi Producer, Yoozoo Games CEO Lin Qi Dead at 39 after Alleged Poisoning by Colleague

Ant Group Executives Summoned for Talks with Regulators, Establishes Rectification Work Group

China Successfully Launches Remote Sensing Satellite Yaogan-33

World’s Biggest Edtech Unicorn Yuanfudao Bags Another $300M Following $2.2B Funding

Pandaily's Digest #20201225

China’s War on Christmas: Are Western Holidays Challenging Traditional Chinese Culture?

TikTok Parent Company ByteDance Builds Team to Develop Drugs Using AI

Honor V40 Series Specs and Renders Teased, Rumored to Debut Next Month

Chinese Swimmer Sun Yang's Eight-year Doping Ban Overturned by Swiss Court

Chinese Toymaker Pop Mart Caught Selling Repackaged Mystery Boxes

Alibaba Shares Plunge Most Ever after Monopoly Investigation Announced

Chinese Tycoon, Producer of Netflix’s New Sci-Fi Film, Allegedly Poisoned

Luckin Coffee’s Latest Sales Data Reveals Slower Yet Continued Growth

Unilever Extends Partnership with Burger King to Launch Artificial Meat Whopper in China

Apple Could Partner with Chinese Automakers Nio or Xpeng, Analyst Says

Why Did Alibaba’s Ant Group Lower Credit Limits for Young Users?

Top Chinese Livestreamer Fined $138,000 for Selling Fake Bird’s Nest Products

SAMR Investigates Alibaba for Alleged Monopolistic Behavior

Pandaily's Digest #20201223

Huawei nova 8, nova 8 Pro Debut with 120Hz Refresh Rate

Chilean Cherries on Pinduoduo Attract Nearly 500K Viewers During Live-stream

Cargo Delivery Company Lalamove Raises $515M in Series E Financing

China Issues White Paper on Energy Development, Pushing New Energy Reform

Travel Agency Tongcheng-Elong Partners with Kuaishou on Live-Streaming, Short Videos for Travel Services

Short Video App Kuaishou Aims for February IPO in Hong Kong: Report

WeRide Raises $200M in Series B1 Financing from Yutong Group’s Strategic Investment

China’s Long March-8 Rocket Successfully Makes its First Flight

China VC Weekly: Foodtech, IoT, Big Data and More

Shanghai Stock Exchange’s IPO Volume Ranks No.1 Worldwide: EY Report

Pop Mart to Release Limited Edition Astronaut Dolls Made from Rocket Material

Xiaomi Confirms December 28 for Mi 11 Series Launch Date

2020 Top 10 Products on Taobao Revealed: Masks, Eggbeaters, Cat-feeding Services, Blindboxes and More

Pandaily's Digest #20201221

UNDP Supports Tsinghua University in Organizing Global Dialogue on AI Cooperation and Governance

Huawei Launches All-in-One Smart Home Solution, Smart Screen S Series, and Huawei Smart Screen for Cars

AI Planting — Pinduoduo’s Next Move in Smart Agriculture

Online Deposit Products from Fintech Giants Pulled, Regulation Continues to Tighten

Budget Retail Giant Miniso Enters Toy Market

Gucci to Join Alibaba’s Tmall Luxury Pavilion: Global Luxury Brands’ Next Step in China

Pandaily's Digest #20201218

China’s Meituan Refutes Claims that it Charges Subscribing Members Higher Delivery Fees

Walmart Teams up with TikTok to Sell Products via Livestreaming

Huawei HarmonyOS 2.0 Beta Launches for Smartphone App Developers

China’s Chang’e 5 Lunar Probe Successfully Returns to Earth with Moon Samples

Luckin Coffee to Pay $180M Penalty in Settlement with SEC

Esports and Breakdancing to Join 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games As Official Events

Pandaily's Digest #20201216

Episode 79: Perfect Diary (Yatsen Group): Cosmetics Ecommerce Superstar and China’s L’Oreal for the Digital Age?

JD Partners with NVIDIA to Build World’s First Smart City with Smart Deliveries

Huawei nova 8 Series, Enjoy 20 SE Specs Tipped

Top-Tier Livestreamer Yonghao Luo Admits to Selling Counterfeit Cardigans, Blames Suppliers

China Builds 718,000 5G Base Stations, Aims to Roll Out 6G by 2029

Chinese Search Engine Baidu in Talks to Jointly Make Electric Cars with Automakers

Huya and DouYu Merger Under Review for Anti-Monopoly Concerns

Why is the Community Group Buying Model Surging in China?

Xiaomi Mi 11 Revealed, Rumored Release on Dec. 29

Bike-sharing App Mobike Ends Operations as Meituan Takes Full Control

Pandaily's Digest #20201214

Eclipsed by Its Predecessor, Double 12’s Statistics Revealed

Alibaba Investment, China Literature and Hive Box Fined RMB 1.5M for Anti-Monopoly Violation

China to Lead the Global Motor Vehicle Market

China VC Weekly: DNA Tests, Semiconductor Design and EVs

Chinese Firm Develops Copper-infused Face Mask with Self-sanitizing Properties to Battle Covid-19

Kuaishou Affiliate Becomes Second-largest Shareholder of Gaming Startup Rhinos Interactive

Pinduoduo Partners with Mango TV to Host Double 12 Super Night Gala

Pandaily's Digest #20201211

Alibaba Launches Cold-chain Food Traceability System for Coronavirus Prevention

Starbucks to Expand Footprint in China by Adding 600 Stores by 2021

Suning’s Stocks Tumble to Six-year Low after Founder Pledges All of the Group’s Shares to Alibaba’s Taobao

Chinese Toy Maker Pop Mart Doubles its Shares Value in Hong Kong IPO Debut

2020 China’s New Energy Vehicles Market: Revolutions and Opportunities

Brazil, Finland Could Exclude Huawei from 5G Network Development

Reversing Beauty Ideals: Men’s Grooming Market Thrives in China

Chinese Electric Carmaker XPeng Raises $2.16 billion in Upsized Share Sale

Pandaily's Digest #20201209

Global Agricultural Challenge Launched by FAO, Zhejiang University and Pinduoduo

JD.com Becomes First Online E-commerce Platform to Accept Chinese Digital Currency

Danke Apartment CEO Receives Consumption Restriction from Regulators Amid Company Bankruptcy Crisis

Chinese Coronavirus Vaccines Spread Abroad

Hefty Price Tag of Apple’s AirPods Max Draws Less than Enthusiastic Response from China Internet Users

Apple to Remove Remaining Unlicensed iOS Games from Chinese Market by Jan. 1

JD Health Commences in Hong Kong, Shares Surge 75%

Shampoo Raclen Signs Endorsement Deal With RNG Esports Player Uzi

China Plants National Flag on the Moon

Carmakers in China Downplay Impact of Global Chip Shortage

Chinese Bubble Tea Chain Nayuki’s Tea Releases 2020 White Paper on Millennial’s “Drinking” Habits

Pandaily's Digest #20201207

Baidu Earns First Permit in China for Fully Driverless Road Tests in Beijing

Tens of Millions of Commuters in China Suffer Hour-Long Commutes, Report Says

Chinese Crowdfunding Website Qingsong Health Holds its Annual Public Welfare Party

Alibaba-Backed AutoNavi Joined ByteDance’s Office Suite APP with Enterprise Car

China VC Weekly: Food delivery, Supplements, Biopharma and more

Chinese Phone Maker Gionee Found Guilty of Implanting Malware in More Than 20 Million Devices

Pandaily's Digest #20201204

Inside the Chinese “Idol Factory”: Rethinking Modern Female Narration on TV

Capturing Reality and Creating Realities: FXG Founder Nikk Mitchell’s VR Journey in China

Shanghai Coffee Shop Entertains Customers, Provides Jobs for Disabled

IDC: China’s New Energy Vehicle Market Poised to Boom

Gen Z’s Favorite Video Sharing Site Bilibili Expands into Film Industry

BlueCity Shows Strong Growth in Q3 2020 Financial Results

Pandaily's Digest #20201202

Ziroom Acquires Bestbond, Expanding Business Amid Rental Industry Bankruptcy Buzz

Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon 888 Processor to Power the Next Generation of Android Smartphones

China’s Chang’e 5 Lands on the Untouched Side of the Moon

The Business of “Blind Boxes”: What does Pop Mart’s Prospectus Reveal?

Meituan Share Price Falls 7% Ahead of Unaudited Quarterly Financial Report Release

Gartner: Global Smartphone Sales Decline 5.7% in Q3 2020

Pandaily's Digest #20201130

Rokid and CNPC Launches World’s First 5G Explosion-Proof AR Headband X-Craft

UK Bans Installation of Huawei Devices from Sept. 2021

China VC Weekly: Edtech, Healthcare and China’s “Uber for Trucks”

Is Alibaba’s Music Streaming Platform Xiami Shutting Down?

Episode 78: China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) Dreams

World’s 10 Best-selling 5G Smartphone You Can Buy Now

What Are Chinese Female Shoppers Snapping Up This Winter

Pandaily's Digest #20201127

Quad Camera and Cheap 5G: Redmi Note 9 Trio Becomes Available in China

Biotech Unicorn New Horizon Health Receives China’s First Early Cancer Screening Certificate from NMPA

Hurun Releases the Richest Women in China 2020 List, Huiyan Yang from Country Garden Holdings Ranks No.1

Huawei CEO Encourages Honor to “Challenge and Prosper”

Tesla Invests $6.4m in New Plant in China to Build Electric Car Chargers: Report

Xiaomi Head Resigns Amid Controversies After Calling Fans “Losers”

India Bans Another 43 Chinese Apps, Claiming Data Security Concerns

Pandaily's Digest #20201125

JD Logistics Preparing for IPO Next Year? Estimated Valuation to be $40B

Xiaomi Shows Strong Growth Momentum in Q3 2020 Financial Report

Pinduoduo Launches Italy National Pavilion Offering High-quality Imported Products

Online LGBTQ Platform BlueCity Announces Acquisition of Gay Dating App Finka

China Successfully Launches Chang’e-5 Mission to Retrieve Lunar Samples

China’s 5G Online Terminal Connections Surpass 100 million: Report

Retailer MINISO Accelerates Expansion in Europe and Beyond

Pandaily #20201123

Xpeng Fires Back at Tesla’s Accusations of Theft

China VC Weekly: Biotech, Open-source and New Hefty Funds

Daka China Global Communication Event Kicks Off in Zhejiang, Starting a Journey of Discovering the Beauty of China

How Passion and Boldness Power the World’s Fastest-Growing Smartphone Maker

Popular Free Mobile Apps for iPhone Users in China

A Braided Solution: Chinese Grads Tackle Smog, Provide Shelter for Stray Cats

“Versailles Literature” Trending on China’s Internet: A New Way to Brag

Pandaily's Digest #20201120

K12 Education Gaint Zuoyebang Awarded Honorable Mention by World Economic Forum

China’s Tourism on the Rebound, Themed Tours Prosper

Pinduoduo Launches Mini Program to Crack Down on Fake Milk Formula

Perfect Diary’s Parent Company Yasten Debuts on New York Markets, Shares Surge 75%

Joyy Rejects Fraud Claim by Research Firm, Citing Ignorance of China’s Live-stream Industry

Futu Holdings Limited 2020 Q3 Unaudited Financial Report: Gross Profit Soars by 314.1%

Vivo Launches OriginOS at 2020 Developer Conference

FlashEx, Guazi.com and Jumei Called for Talks with Regulator about Violations

TME Announces Strategic Partnership and Minority Equity Investment in Wave

Bilibili Reveals Strong User Growth in Quarterly Financial Results

Joyy Shares Tumble 26% after Research Firm Calls it “a Multibillion-dollar Fraud”

Pandaily's Digest #20201118

Shares of Danke Apartment Surge 75% Despite Bankruptcy Rumor

Made for the Young, by the Young: Exclusive Interview with the Team behind realme, the World’s Fastest-growing Phone Maker

NIO Inc. Reports Unaudited Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results

OPPO Unveils Full-Path Color Management System

Beike Announces Third Quarter 2020 Unaudited Financial Results

OPPO Showcases Three Concept Products at INNO DAY 2020

Didi Chuxing Rolls Out World’s First Custom-Built EV for Ride-Hailing

Huawei to Sell Out Its Honor Phone Business Amid US Sanctions

Baidu Releases Quarterly Financial Report, Set to Buy JOYY’s Livestreaming Operations in China

Huawei Could Integrate its Consumer Business Group and Smart Car Solutions Business Unit

Pandaily's Digest #20201116

China VC Weekly: Chinese Language, Agritech and Noodles

5G is Here: Best 5G Phones for 2020

Online Healthcare Giant JD Health Passes Listing Hearing, is now Ready for Hong Kong Market Debut

Tencent to Double Down on the Peacekeeper Elite Esports Ecosystem, Investing $30.4M in 2021

Foreigners Embracing Shopping Frenzies in China During Double 11

Pandaily's Digest #20201113

XPeng Reports Q3 2020 Unaudited Financial Results

ByteDance’s TikTok Allowed to Continue Operation in US, Deals with Oracle and Walmart Unclear

Tencent Profits Surge 89% Year-on-year, Pledges Cooperation with Antitrust Regulators

Ep. 74 (Extra Buzz Special): Ant Group: The Biggest IPO That Wasn’t

Pinduoduo’s New Venture into Online Grocery Shopping in Quest to Expand Agriculture Share

Pinduoduo Sees Increasing Revenues and Active Users in Third-Quarter Financial Report

China E-Commerce Platforms’ Sales Surge on Singles’ Day

Huya and DouYu Publish 2020Q3 Financial Reports as Merger Draws Near

Live-streaming E-commerce Drives Singles Day Sales, Prompts Surge in Job Seekers

Pandaily's Digest #20201111

TikTok to Add More Jobs Across Europe

Tencent Music Entertainment Group Releases Financial Results for 2020 Q3, Reflecting Dynamic Growth

For First Time, Alibaba’s Xunxi Digital Factory Participates in Annual Shopping Festival

Huawei to Sell Its Budget Honor Brand for $15B to Digital China and Others

Huawei to Launch First Harmony OS for Smartphones

New Oriental Education Debuts on Hong Kong Markets, Shares Surge on First Day

China Introduces New Disinfection Rules for Cold Chain Food Imports

Pandaily's Digest #20201109

CAVCA Sues Kuaishou for Music Copyright Infringement, Court Opens Nov. 9

5G Smartphone Competition Intensifies in China among Double 11 Shopping Frenzy

China VC Weekly: AI and Hony Capital’s New Fund

Most Popular Chinese Milk Tea Brands 2020

Algorithm-Enabled Strawberry Planting Provides New Future for Agriculture

Pandaily's Digest #20201106

South African Doctor Combats SSA Malnutrition, Shares Insights Into Starting Business in China

iPhone 12 Restocked on Tmall Hours after Removal, Possibly Due to High Demand and Chip Shortages

Tencent Games’ Honor of Kings Partners With Luxury Brand Burberry

Pinduoduo signs MoU with Denmark, Aiming to Bring More Danish Products to Chinese Consumers

Ant Group Returns $2.8T Bids to Shanghai Investors after IPO Suspension

Ep. 77: The next thing in China ecommerce? Consumer to manufacturer (C2M)

Kuaishou Officially Files its IPO Prospectus in HKEX as ByteDance Seeks Pre-IPO Round of Financing

Jack Ma Tops Forbes China Rich List for Third Year Amid Recent Controversy

Xiaomi Aims to Top European Smartphone Market

Food Delivery Giant Ele.me Joins Hands with Beijing Daxing International Airport

Pandaily's Digest #20201104

Shanghai and Hong Kong Halt Ant Group’s IPO after Regulators Talk with Jack Ma

Alibaba Boasts Advanced Technologies for Double 11 Shopping Festival

20% of China’s New Car Sales to Be New Energy Vehicles by 2025

China’s Regulators Summon Jack Ma Over $37B Ant IPO

China’s Newly-developed Hybrid Rice Produces Record Harvest

From Matchmaking Brand & KOLs to Reorganizing Show Business: Enter Shang Jing

Pandaily's Digest #20201102

Global Smartphone Market Sees Strong Recovery in Q3, Samsung tops, Followed by Huawei

Tencent-backed Esport Star Honor of Kings DAU Reaches 100 million

China VC Weekly: Biotech, Autonomous Driving and AI

Aging Population Problem Looms, China Starts 7th Once-A-Decade Census

China’s Booming Sci-fi Industry Exceeds 60B Yuan in Revenue

Tech Unicorn ByteDance Launches Smart Lamp along with Education Brand Dali

Online E-Commerce Platforms Promote Development of Domestic Chinese Brands: Research Institute

The Hottest E-commerce Live Streamers in China 2020

Bilibili Gaming Establishes Headquarters in Hangzhou

Huawei Mate 40 Series to Be First Smartphone to Support China’s New Digital Yuan

US Could Allow Chipmakers to Supply Huawei for Non-5G businesses

China Ranks 3rd in Global Law and Order Report, Survey Says

Pandaily's Digest #20201030

Realme Ranks 7th in World as Fastest Smartphone Brand to Reach 50M Product Sales

OTA Giant Trip.com Kicks off Global Partner Summit, Shares its COVID-19 Recovery Story

Baidu Launches Flagship Xiaodu Smart Display X10 and Upgraded XiaoduPods Smart Earbuds

Suning Esports Partners with KFC and Roewe Prior to League of Legends World Championship Finals

Chinese EV Maker WM Motor Recalls Over 1,000 Vehicles After Battery Fires

Trip.com Group Helps Revive Global Travel Industry through “LIVE for Trip” Livestreaming Campaign

Internet Summit Hosted in Central China by Tech Unicorn Company APUS

Pandaily's Digest #20201028

Education Giant New Oriental Launches Hong Kong IPO

Chinese Mobile Web Browsers Will Conduct Self-Inspection and Rectification

TikTok Partners with Shopify to Enter Social Commerce

Ant Group is Set to Raise $34B in World’s Biggest IPO

Top Couriers to Bring Technology-assisted Delivery Tactics to China’s Shopping Festival

Pinduoduo Partners with Widely Watched TV Station to offer Double 11 Super Night Gala

For First Time, Chinese Drama Wins “Best Creative” Award at South Korea’s International Film Festival

Chinese Super League is Losing Super Stars

Refereeing Controversies Plague Chinese Super League

Pandaily's Digest #20201026

China VC Weekly: Esports, Wealth Management and Education

Baidu Nearing Deal To Acquire JOYY’s Domestic Operations

Hottest Online Education Startups in China

Economists Propose Three-Child Policy in China to Combat Reduced Population Growth

Pinduoduo’s New Brand Initiatives Upgraded, Facilitating Brand Innovation with 5,000 Manufacturers and Driving RMB 1 Trillion Sales

ByteDance’s Douyin Said to File HK IPO, Communication Underway on Underwriting Issues

Jack Ma Urges Chinese Financial Market Reform Before Ant Group’s Huge IPO

Chinese Esports Company VSPN Secures $100M Series B Funding Round, Led by Tencent Holdings

Pandaily's Digest #20201023

China’s E-commerce Platform Pinduoduo Collaborates With National Research Center in Smart Agriculture

Ant Group Receives Final Regulatory Approval for Gigantic IPO, Updates Prospectus

Honor of Kings Defeats PUBG MOBILE, Back on Top of Mobile Games Revenue Worldwide

First Day of Double 11 Shopping Festival Sets New Records, Livestreams Drive Sales Spike

Bilibili Launches Livestream Recruitment Program to Connect Employers with Young Talents

China Selects 18 Reserve Astronauts for Manned Space Program: State Media

Rokid AR Glasses Used for First Time at League of Legends World Championship

Huawei Mate 40 Series Debuts with Powerful Kirin 9000 Processor and Fast 50W Wireless Charging

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