On August 4th, the "2023 Greater Suzhou Best Employer " award ceremony was held grandly in the studio of Suzhou Broadcasting System. Distinguished talents and leading figures gathered together, and among numerous candidate companies, FriendTimes stood out and was awarded the honorable title of "2023 Greater Suzhou Best Employer".
On July 14th, the award ceremony for the first "Dongwu Award" (cultural enterprises) in Suzhou‘s cultural industry was successfully held during the opening ceremony of the 12th China Suzhou Creative & Design Cultural Industry Expo. FriendTimes was honored with the title of "Pioneer Cultural Enterprise."
On June 19, 2023, the "Game for a Bright Future" charity donation event organized by the Game Publishers Association Publications Committee and the Esports Committee was successfully held at Erlang Primary School in Lijiang City, Yunnan Province. In response to the call, FriendTimes donated hundreds of good books and a complete set of sports equipment to the children, and the company was invited to attend the donation ceremony.
Spark the vitality of the digital economy and empower traditional culture through innovation. Recently, FriendTimes has been recognized for its exceptional performance in the fields of culture and digital technology. It was selected as one of the "Top Ten Digital Cultural Creative Enterprises in Suzhou" at the Digital Suzhou Construction Promotion Conference. Its subsidiary, Qinyou Network, was also listed in the first batch of "Suzhou Digital Trade Innovation Enterprises". Moreover, at the Suzhou Digital Trade Promotion Conference, FriendTimes, as a representative of excellent enterprises, delivered a speech.
The 3rd China Jiangsu Game Industry High-quality Development Forum, recently held at Grand Metropark Universal Dinosaur Town Hotel Changzhou, was a great success. FriendTimes was invited to attend, and its representatives participated in the "In the Palm of Your Hand: Exquisite Chinese Style - Sub-forum on Ancient Style Games" and delivered a speech to exchange ideas.
On February 27th, FriendTimes announced its partnership with Baidu Ernie Bot as one of its eco-partners. In the future, the company will have full access to the capabilities of Ernie Bot through Baidu AI Cloud, enabling a comprehensive experience and integration.
On February 13, 2023, the annual Top 10 Games Awards Ceremony for the year 2022 was successfully held in Guangzhou. With its outstanding market performance and positive user feedback, FriendTimes was nominated as one of the Top 10 excellent "Going-global" game companies of 2022.
On the evening of February 10, the National Press and Publication Administration announced its approval for domestically produced online games in February. A total of 87 games were approved, and FriendTimes’s new product Twist of the Fate was among them.
Culture is the underlying foundation. In order to comprehensively showcase the progress and achievements of Suzhou‘s cultural industry, demonstrate the innovative development of cultural enterprises in Suzhou, and enhance the sense of honor and belonging for cultural enterprises and entrepreneurs, the results of the first Suzhou Cultural Industry "Dongwu Award" (Culture Enterprise) selection have been officially announced recently. FriendTimes, due to its dedicated cultivation of local culture in Suzhou and its steady performance, has been selected as one of the Top 10 Pioneer Cultural Enterprises.
The winners of the 2022 Golden Plume Awards for Outstanding Games have been announced. Among the deserving recipients, FriendTimes Inc.‘s captivating social mobile game, "Promise of Lingyun," has been honored with the prestigious "Best Original Mobile Game" award. Simultaneously, their authentic urban workplace development game, "Go La La Go!," has been recognized as the "Most Anticipated Mobile Game."
