NEV sales growth SALES of new-energy vehicles (NEVs) in China posted robust growth in August, as the world’s largest auto market steadily expands its recovery, industry data showed Thursday. About 109,000 NEVs were sold last month, up 25.8 percent year on year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Cloud service CHINA has launched a new domestic cloud service platform CECloud, developer China Electronics Corporation (CEC) said. CECloud aims to provide cloud services with high security for government agencies, public services and state-owned enterprises. Based on the country’s self-developed FT CPU and Kylin operating system, CECloud is safe and advanced, Chen Ximing of CEC said during the launch event Wednesday. IC imports CHINA’S imports of integrated circuits (ICs) rose at a robust rate during the first eight months of the year, buoyed by a rebound in market demand, a commerce official said Thursday. The country’s imports of integrated circuits jumped 15.3 percent year on year to 1.5 trillion yuan (US$219.52 billion) during the period, Gao Feng, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said at a regular news briefing. |