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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


  • Alibaba to license 10,000 physical stores

    Alibaba announced on Monday that Tmall.com will license more than 10,000 physical stores in China this fiscal year.

    August29,2017


  • 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


  • Alibaba to license 10,000 physical stores

    Alibaba announced on Monday that Tmall.com will license more than 10,000 physical stores in China this fiscal year.

    August29,2017


  • 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


  • JD.com plans to open more physical stores

    JD.com Inc, China's second-biggest e-commerce player, plans to open 200 more bricks-and-mortar stores-mainly offering consumer electronics products-by the end of this year.

    August14,2017


  • Italian luxury footwear at a physical exhibition in Moscow

    Thanks to the format studied by BolognaFiere, fifty Italian footwear producers have been able to exhibit their collections at the ongoing fair in Moscow with the support of the local personnel, in contact with Italian sellers via web.

    March26,2021


  • China reports current account surplus in 2023

    China's current account surplus amounted to 264.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, the country's foreign exchange regulator said on Sunday.

    February19,2024


  • China reports current account surplus in H1

    China's current account surplus was 94.1 billion U.S. dollars in the first half (H1) of the year, official data showed Friday.

    August12,2024


  • 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


  • Winter has come for physical outlets in age of e-commerce

    The closure of a 27-year-old shopping mall in Beijing has sparked sadness that winter has come for physical stores in the age of e-commerce. North Star Shopping Center in the Asian Games Village (Yayuncun) announced its closure Monday.

    January12,2018


  • 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


  • 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


  • U.S. experts laud physical and people-to-people connections of BRI

    The Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China to connect the Euroasia landmass is "the right thing to do", said Jeffrey Sachs, leading economist and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and senior UN advisor.

    May15,2019


  • Physical meetings of Italian institutional representatives to be restored in Beijing

    In economic terms, great results have been reached concerning export to China in the first ten months of 2021, with a steady 28.3% growth compared to the same period of 2020, namely +20% on pre-pandemic 2019 levels, and with 12.81-billion-euro goods and services exported from Italy

    December15,2021


  • Across China: Physically challenged share in China's livestreaming boom

    Shi Zaohua, a 29-year-old wheelchair user, has garnered a huge following of 200,000 fans since finding her niche in livestreaming e-commerce.

    November12,2020


  • China reports current account surplus of 165.6 billion USD in Q1

    China reported a current account surplus of 165.6 billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of 2025, according to data released Friday by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

    May12,2025


  • State Grid Zhejiang unveils innovative carbon accounting system at COP30 ​

    State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Company presented an innovative time-sharing carbon footprint accounting system at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), offering a replicable model for accurate corporate carbon reduction.

    November20,2025


  • In the first half of the year, green energy accounts for 40% of demand in China

    The production of energy from renewable sources has reached a new record, covering the combined consumption of the service sector and residential use, and has represented nearly 60% of the total installed electricity capacity in the country. A total of 16.1 million electric vehicle charging stations have also been installed nationwide, with over 97% of counties equipped with charging infrastructure

    August01,2025


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