Zhengzhou, in central China, has banned the use of mobile phones in primary and secondary schools – the first legislature in the country to do so. The city’s lawmakers on Friday passed a decision to strengthen restrictions on cellphone use by students, with the move taking immediate effect. Schools are required to tightly restrict students … Read more
Major Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group is injecting 600 million yuan (US$82 million) into a new electric-vehicle (EV) battery plant in Zhengzhou, capital of central Chinese province Henan, where it runs the world’s largest iPhone factory. The company, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, on Monday announced its “long-term investment” in Foxconn New Energy … Read more
A historic Chinese city has urged cyclists to stay away after thousands of college students descended on it for a night-time ride. Cities around China have been trying to lure visitors and cash in on the the craze for nocturnal cycling, but the city of Kaifeng in the central province of Henan has now told … Read more
When Alibaba Group Holding held its eleventh Singles’ Day shopping festival in 2019, it culminated in Shanghai that November with a performance by American pop sensation Taylor Swift to help get consumers in a cheerful mood. Five years later, China’s largest e-commerce company decided a party for the world’s largest online shopping festival was no … Read more
China is home to US e-commerce giant Amazon.com’s four biggest merchant bases, according to new research, showing the significant role that the world’s second-largest economy continues to play in the global supply chain despite geopolitical tensions. Shenzhen, a technology and factory hub in China’s southern Guangdong province, leads the pack with 102,588 sellers registered on … Read more
Foxconn is hiring more shift workers with higher wages at the world’s largest iPhone factory in the Henan provincial capital of Zhengzhou, ahead of the September launch of the 16th edition of Apple’s iconic smartphone. The assembler, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, recruited more than 50,000 workers in Zhengzhou over the past two … Read more
By 8.50am, the property manager in Tang’s residential area had called her with a warning that the water level was rising quickly. Tang rushed out to discover the water was already up to her knees. She decided to wade through the streets to salvage what she could at her shop. By the time she arrived, … Read more
Starting from Monday, foreigners may enter China via Zhengzhou, Henan’s provincial capital, under the policy, but they are only allowed to stay within the province. They have also been granted visa-free access to eight more cities or prefecture-level areas in Yunnan, including tourism hotspots Lijiang, Dali and Xishuangbanna. Previously, foreign visitors could enter Yunnan for … Read more
Contract electronics manufacturer Foxconn is ramping up hiring in the world’s biggest iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, capital of central Henan province, as Apple gears up for the launch of its next-generation handset this autumn. The iPhone assembler, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, is offering a 25 yuan (US$3.44) hourly rate and a bonus … Read more
The traditional field trips came in the lead-up to the party’s third plenary session in July, where its top policymaking body – the Central Committee – will set out the country’s general economic strategy for the next five to 10 years. “The new measures certainly show that the authorities want to put a floor under … Read more
