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  • Competing ID services Verimi and Yes merge

    The German industry is joining forces when it comes to the digital identity market: The previously competing German identification services Verimi and Yes are merging.

    December07,2022


  • ENAV to strengthen itself in Romania with IDS AIRNAV

    The company of air traffic controllers has won a contract worth €2.3 million in the context of an international tendering procedure carried out by Romatsa (Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration), the service provider for the air traffic control in the Republic of Romania.

    September19,2020


  • Hong Kong launches smart ID cards

    The Immigration Department of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said on Thursday that Hong Kong has started replacing identity cards with smart ID cards in phases.

    December28,2018


  • 606 foreigners in Beijing get permanent residence IDs

    China has approved permanent residency for more than 1,800 foreigners since April, among those 606 are from Beijing, local authorities said Thursday.

    June29,2018


  • 606 foreigners in Beijing get permanent residence IDs

    China has approved permanent residency for more than 1,800 foreigners since April, among those 606 are from Beijing, local authorities said Thursday.

    June29,2018


  • Thai agencies join hands to test Mobile ID for identity verification

    The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with related authorities for development of an identity verification system through electronic identity cards on mobile phones

    January21,2020


  • Tencent tightens user ID checks on its popular game

    China's internet giant Tencent implemented a real-name identification system (RNIS) for users of its popular mobile game "Honor of Kings", further tightening restrictions on underage players.

    October29,2018


  • Ukraine, Turkey sign visa waiver deal for electronic ID holders

    Ukraine and Turkey signed an agreement to mutually adopt a visa-free policy for holders of electronic national identity cards (IDs), the Ukrainian government said in a statement on Tuesday.

    March15,2017


  • State Grid in Shandong's Zibo improves electrical installation efficiency through online process

    State Grid Zibo Power Supply Company in east China's Shandong Province is improving the efficiency of its electric services with the help of online application in order to meet the rising demand from electric vehicle owners.

    July28,2025


  • Duty-free sales of daily consumer goods exceed 5 mln yuan in Hainan

    Since the "zero-tariff" policy on imported goods for Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) residents took effect one month ago, duty-free sales have reached 5.37 million yuan (approximately 778,700 U.S. dollars), with 28,000 shopping visits recorded between Feb. 11 and March 10, according to Haikou Customs.

    March13,2026


  • Shanghai sees record-high expat accommodation registrations in 2025

    The number of temporary accommodation registrations of foreign nationals in Shanghai hit a record high of 7.139 million in 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 49.6 percent, the Exit-Entry Administration Corps of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau said Thursday.

    January08,2026


  • RCEP local governments and friendship cities cooperation forum opens in Huangshan

    Participants attend the opening ceremony of the 2026 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Local Governments and Friendship Cities Cooperation (Huangshan) Forum in Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, on May 28, 2026.

    May29,2026


  • "Laowai" in China | Kazakh ophthalmologist witnesses China, Kazakhstan lasting friendship in Daqing

    Saulebek Kabylbekov is a 66-year-old Kazakh ophthalmologist at Daqing Ophthalmology Hospital who could communicate with patients fluently in a northeastern Chinese dialect.

    August11,2025


  • Desert control project underway in Aksay, China's Gansu

    Covering a total area of 222,000 mu (14,800 hectares), a water conservation, ecological protection and restoration project is underway here, with sub-projects including sand fixation and afforestation.

    December15,2025


  • Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak under construction in Hefei, China's Anhui

    Dubbed the "artificial sun," the BEST facility represents one of China's major ventures into controlled nuclear fusion and is poised to attempt the world's first fusion energy power generation demonstration.

    April17,2026


  • GLOBALink | Horse-themed Hui ink sticks shine in E China's Anhui

    Hui ink sticks are mainly crafted in east China's Anhui Province, hence earning the moniker "Hui" ink as the region was originally under the jurisdiction of Huizhou in ancient China. As the Year of the Horse approaches, delicate horse-themed Hui ink sticks breathe new life into the millennium-old ink-making craftsmanship.

    February13,2026


  • China's rail freight volume up 3.4 pct in Jan-Sept

    China's national railways transported approximately 3.03 billion tonnes of goods in the first nine months of 2025, which was up 3.4 percent year on year, according to data released by the national railway operator on Thursday.

    October23,2025


  • China issues guidelines to promote high-quality development of sports industries

    China on Thursday issued a set of guidelines to unleash the consumption potential of the sports economy, as part of broader efforts to drive the high-quality development of related industries.

    September05,2025


  • Int'l circus festival opens in China's "hometown of acrobatics"

    The 20th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival opened Sunday in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, marking the first time the event's main activities have been held in the country's renowned "hometown of acrobatics."

    September29,2025


  • Space conference in China unveils future trends of deep space economy

    The future development of deep space economy is expected to focus on the sectors such as energy, internet, tourism and cultural creativity, with global market scale reaching trillion-U.S. dollar-level by 2040, according to a space conference held on Thursday in east China's Anhui Province.

    September05,2025


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