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China rolls out 'close contact' app for coronavirus
The close contact detector app allows users to scan a QR code via mobile apps like Alipay, WeChat or QQ to make an inquiry.
Apple to delay reopening of retail stores in China
Earlier, Apple said it would shut all of its official stores and corporate offices in mainland China until Feb.9 due to the outbreak.
Shanghai to help Tesla resume production amid coronavirus spread
Tesla warned it would see a 1-1.5-week delay in the ramp-up of Shanghai-built Model 3 cars as a result of the epidemic
Staff making iPhones in central China plant to be quarantined
China's industrial base has been buffeted by the outbreak of the virus.
Citizens turn to virus tracker apps to avoid infected neighbourhoods
Confirmed cases in Shenzhen have climbed rapidly to 245 as of Monday.
Apple supplier Wistron to assemble key iPhone component in new India plant
The local assembly of PCBs by Wistron’s India unit will be a first for the contract manufacturer.
Outbreak to hit iPhone output if China extends Foxconn factory halt
Taiwan’s Foxconn, which makes smartphones for Apple and other brands, has halted “almost all” of its production in China.
Apple to close all China mainland stores due to virus outbreak
Earlier last week, Apple closed three stores in China due to concerns about the spread of the virus.
This city shames PJ-wearing citizens using facial recognition tech
To shame its citizens, the Suzhou City Management Bureau published 'uncivilised' PJ photos of seven citizens on its WeChat account.
Hans lead in China’s poverty alleviation projects
In 2012, 98 million Chinese people still lived below the poverty line; a year later, 128,000 villages remained classified as impoverished.