The Ministry of industry and information technology organized a symposium on low temperature response of electric vehicles, which will speed up the formulation and release of energy consumption identification standards

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.

Wantai Launches Nine-Valent HPV Vaccine Cecolin 9 in Thailand

Wantai Biological（万泰生物）said on November 2 that its nine-valent HPV vaccine, Cecolin 9（馨可宁9）, had launched in Thailand. The product was jointly developed by its subsidiary Xiamen Innovax Biotech（厦门万泰沧海生物技术有限公司）and Xiamen University（厦门大学）.

Tencent’s TenPay Global and Mastercard Sign MOU on Cross-Border Payments

Tencent（腾讯）and Mastercard（万事达卡）announced on November 2 that Tencent’s cross-border payment platform, TenPay Global, had signed a memorandum of understanding with Mastercard to explore payment interoperability, remittances and AI-enabled commerce.

Montage Reports CNY 2.5–2.79 Billion in Interconnect Chip Orders for Q4 Delivery

Montage Technology（澜起科技）said in an investor-relations record published on November 2 that it held CNY 2.5 billion to CNY 2.79 billion in interconnect chip orders scheduled for fourth-quarter delivery as of October 26. DDR5 memory interconnect chips accounted for the main increase.

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.