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Meituan paid $11.3 billion to millions of delivery riders in 2023, averaging less than $0.52 per order by Yujia Dong

Around 7.45 million delivery riders earned a total of RMB 80 billion ($11.3 billion) from Meituan last year, company chief executive Wang Xing said in an employee-facing memo on Tuesday, in which Wang listed the social contributions his food delivery giant had made.

Game Science may release the DLC for Black Myth: Wukong in January 2025 by Jessie Wu

Black Myth: Wukong, developer Game Science’s breakaway hit game based on the classic Chinese tale of the Monkey King, is expected to have new DLC (downloadable content) released during next year’s Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, according to gaming blogger?Daniel Camilo, posting on X.?

NIO vying for market share from Tesla, VW, and more with first mainstream SUV by Jill SHEN

NIO on Thursday announced its foray into the Chinese ultra-competitive mainstream vehicle segment with the launch of the first model under its family-oriented lineup Onvo, featuring class-leading utility at nearly half the price of Tesla’s Model Y by leveraging its unique battery leasing program.