To stay in a hotel in Shanghai, China, one had to undergo a facial recognition process at check-in. However, it appears that check-ins may soon be possible without facial recognition. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai stop for Hubei tea as it aims to go global
In the 17th Century, a tea route extending 13,000 kilometers transported Chinese tea to St Petersburg in Russia. The undertaking is being revived after some 400 years. A coastal l ... ( read original story ...)
Bookings soar for long-distance cruise trips from Shanghai
Shanghai is Asia's largest cruise home port and the world's fourth-largest. Between 2008 and 2020, the city received around 3,000 cruise liners, resulting in 15 million trips from domestic and ... ( read original story ...)
GM-Backed Self-Driving Company Momenta Readies For US IPO Launch: Report
Auto giant General Motors-backed Beijing Momenta Technology Co., a Chinese self-driving firm, has quietly filed for a potential IPO in the U.S., report says. Momenta reportedly aims to raise $200-$300 ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese start-up Zongmu eyes global expansion for self-driving EV ‘power bank’
Zongmu Technology, a Shanghai-based autonomous driving start-up ... “The concept of ‘FlashBot’ is akin to a ‘power bank’ for smartphones, and it offers a solution to the existing gap in the charging ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign-invested enterprises propel Shanghai’s lithium battery exports
From January to March, foreign-invested enterprises in Shanghai exported a total of 10.68 billion yuan (about 1.5 billion U.S. dollars) worth of lithium-ion batteries, up 30.8 percent year on year. ( read original story ...)
Chinese homebuyers favour ‘second-hand’ houses as property crisis bites
Simply sign up to the Chinese economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Deep in the heart of Shanghai’s former French Concession, buyers are inspecting an old apartment, taking in the ... ( read original story ...)