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Chinese Restaurant Brands Going Global: What Keeps Customers Coming Back After the Opening?

How long can the queues outside a brand’s first overseas store last? And how many customers drawn in by the novelty will become regulars? For Chinese restaurant brands expanding internationally, opening a store is only the beginning of the challenge of building a local business and retaining customers.

Meta Works with China’s Fourier on Humanoid Research Prototype

Meta Platforms（Meta）has worked with Shanghai-based Fourier（傅利叶智能）to develop a humanoid robot prototype, according to an October 31 report by The Information. Meta said the collaboration is for internal research and experimentation, with no plans to sell the units.

EU Introduces EUR 2 Handling Fee for Cross-Border E-Commerce Imports

The European Union introduced a EUR 2 handling fee on November 1 for consumer e-commerce goods imported from outside the bloc. The charge applies to each line item in an import customs declaration, including shipments valued above EUR 150.

Phantom Blade Zero Launches Globally, Drawing More Than 500,000 Concurrent Steam Players

S-GAME（灵游坊）released Phantom Blade Zero（影之刃零）worldwide on October 29 for PC and PlayStation 5. The martial-arts action game attracted more than 500,000 concurrent players on Steam within hours, giving the Chinese studio a strong opening on an international distribution platform.

Unpacking China | Key Chinese Firms to Watch This Week （25/10/2026-31/10/2026）

Amid fast-paced changes that fill the business community with excitement, angst and trepidation, EqualOcean will publish a series of roundup articles to document the major events related to Chinese companies going global every week.