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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
Volvo CE eyes infrastructure for sales expansion
Volvo Construction Equipment will step up efforts to expand presence in the China market, with the Swedish company eyeing a push into the country's new round of efforts to promote infrastructure investment.
December04,2018
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
Volvo CE eyes infrastructure for sales expansion
Volvo Construction Equipment will step up efforts to expand presence in the China market, with the Swedish company eyeing a push into the country's new round of efforts to promote infrastructure investment.
December07,2018
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
Traditional banks usher in smart transformation by cutting branches and closing ATMs
Traditional banks have embarked on the path of smart transformation. The used-to-be-everywhere physical branches are slimming away, along with roadside ATMs. But such offline to online banking transformation encounter difficulties as well during the process.
October22,2020
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
Monkeypox test kits developed by Chinese listed companies obtain EU CE certification
Some Chinese companies announced on Wednesday that their monkeypox virus nucleic acid detection kits have obtained the CE registration certificate of the European Union (EU), reported Shanghai Securities News Thursday.
May26,2022
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
South Sudan launches Chinese-built air traffic management system
South Sudan on Monday officially launched a Chinese-built Air Traffic Management (ATM) system to boost aviation safety and upgrade its civil aviation sector.
May19,2026
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
"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
Economic Watch: Green transition a new engine for China's high-quality development
Stepping into the production workshop of WG Tech, an optoelectronic company in Xinyu City, east China's Jiangxi Province, the first thing that caught the eye was slender glass substrates silently gliding along the conveyor belt.
April01,2026
Across China: French doctor uses Chinese robot to perform remote cancer surgery for patient in Morocco
Using a Chinese-made robot, a French surgeon has made a significant medical advancement by performing a remote prostate cancer surgery for a patient in Morocco, who was 12,000 kilometers away.
November25,2024
Foreign visitors experience China's improved mobile payment environment over Spring Festival
Foreign visitors in China experienced a smoother, more convenient travel environment during this year's Spring Festival, thanks to improvements to the country's mobile payment systems.
February07,2025
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