- Chinese mini-electric cars will stimulate the development of the European mass market. Sales of the FreZe Nikrob EV model are expected to start in Europe in 2021. The cost of this electric car will be only $ 12 thousand. Modern European models have a higher price and low battery. The FreZe Nikrob assembly will be carried out by the Latvian company DARTZ MotorZ. The choice of model was due to the success of the Hongguang MINI EV in China. 270,000 electric cars have been sold in the country since its launch.
- Huawei has dropped out of the world's top five smartphone makers. The top five is headed by Samsung, followed by Apple and three other Chinese brands Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo. In the first quarter of 2021, Huawei sold 14.9 million mobile devices. This result makes it the 7th largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. The drop compared to the same period last year was 58.6%.
- WHO has published data on the effectiveness of Chinese vaccines against Covid-19. #Sinopharm showed an overall efficiency of 78.1%. Experts have called another Chinese drug CoronaVac effective in protecting adults (18-59 years). The Sinopharm vaccine has been approved for use in 45 countries and jurisdictions.
- The first cyber race in Shanghai has started. Among the participants - Shanghai Bicycle Team, Giant Bicycle and Cycling Maina. Athletes will compete on static exercise bikes using a special mobile application. Shanghai intends to become the world capital of eSports by competing with Los Angeles, with local authorities seeking to make the industry one of the city's key.
- 14 China’s cities reported of the natural decline of their population in the year 2020, including in Northeast China, but also in some more developed eastern provinces.
Although the reasons for the decline were different, the trend of these cities was representative of the total population, which may decrease from 2022.