OPPO pushes the envelope with the release of new chip, Air glasses and foldable phones

OPPO release new chip, air glasses and foldable phones [SHINE]
OPPO release new chip, air glasses and foldable phones [SHINE]
SHINE | 18-Dec-2021 | By Zhu Shenshen

The smartphone brand OPPO, with the debut of its first AI chip, will invest heavily in chip development with a team of “several dozen hundred” engineers in the future, the company said on Wednesday. OPPO released an NPU, or Neural network Processing Unit, augmented reality glasses and its first foldable smartphone Find N to demonstrate its latest business expansion. Continue reading “OPPO pushes the envelope with the release of new chip, Air glasses and foldable phones”

China’s retail sales growth slows to 3.9% in November, below expectations

A shopping mall in Shanghai launches promotions on December 12, 2021 [CGTN-CFP]
A shopping mall in Shanghai launches promotions on December 12, 2021 [CGTN-CFP]
CGTN | 17-Dec-2021 | By Yao Nian

China’s retail sales growth slowed in November and missed expectations, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Wednesday, as new COVID-19 outbreaks hit the economy despite the big Double 11 online shopping festival. Retail sales, a gauge of consumer spending in the world’s most populous country, grew by 3.9 percent last month from a year earlier. Continue reading “China’s retail sales growth slows to 3.9% in November, below expectations”