Foldable smartphones moving from niche to mainstream

Foldable smartphones moving from niche to mainstream [SHINE]
Foldable smartphones moving from niche to mainstream [SHINE]
SHINE | 28-Dec-2021 | By Zhu Shenshen

Foldable smartphones are becoming increasingly popular in China as more choices and better prices take them from a niche market to the mainstream. Huawei released its P50 Pocket phone on Thursday with an improved camera and a super-light design – and at prices starting from 8,988 yuan (US$1,400), half the price of the brand’s previous foldable models. Continue reading “Foldable smartphones moving from niche to mainstream”

China’s tax authorities caution celebrities on compliance following big fines

China's top e-commerce livestreamer Huang Wei, popularly known as Viya, during a livestream [CGTN-CFP]
China’s top e-commerce livestreamer Huang Wei, popularly known as Viya, during a livestream [CGTN-CFP]
CGTN | 27-Dec-2021

Chinese provincial authorities on Wednesday warned celebrities and livestreamers to report tax-related crimes and correct their offenses before 2022 following a record 1.34 billion yuan ($210 million) fine on China’s “livestreaming queen” for tax evasion. The tax bureau in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, fined top e-commerce livestreamer Viya on Monday for hiding personal income and other offenses in 2019 and 2020. Continue reading “China’s tax authorities caution celebrities on compliance following big fines”