Safer, Better Business in China

Chinese e-commerce giant JD said it plans to open more offline smart home stores named Jingyuzuo in about 300 cities in 2022, as the company will bank on the fast-growing smart home equipment market.

Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer and a key supplier of Apple Inc, said its plants in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan province, are currently in normal operation, despite more COVID-19 cases in the city.

China's largest oilfield, located in Bohai Bay, has produced more than 30 million tons of crude oil in 2021, contributing to half of the country's crude oil output increase last year, according to its operator China National Offshore Oil Corp, the country's top offshore oil and gas driller.

The US chip giant Micron Technology Inc said its output of computer memory chips in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, is affected to some extent by the COVID-19 outbreak in the city, but it is working with the local government to minimize impact of the situation and maintain operations at the site safely.

WeChat, the all-in-one messaging app with over 1 billion users, is doubling down on its indigenous short video platform, leveraging synergies across other functionalities within the WeChat ecosystem.

Shares of China Mobile edged up slightly on Wednesday after it listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in the largest initial public offering on the A-share market in the past 10 years.

The richest man in the world has made a statement about Xinjiang.

To have better access to capital, cut operating costs resulting from higher volume, increase market share of leading players and reduce outdated capacity, China has seen in recent years, and will continue to see in the years to come, more mergers and acquisitions and the establishment of large groups in the cement sector, industry experts said.

The world's biggest pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant was put into operation on Thursday, said its operator State Grid Corp of China, the country's largest State-owned utility company.

Haidilao, a popular Chinese hotpot chain, launched seven new dishes and said it would develop more dishes at a sampling event held in Shanghai on Monday.