On September 1st, 2020, the State Administration of Press and Publication released the approval information of the first batch of domestic online games in September. A total of 57 titles have been approved for distribution, including the IP mobile game “Lala’s Promotion” developed and exclusively published by FriendTimes Inc.
On August 28th, 2020, the grand opening of the wholly-owned subsidiary named Jiangsu Linglong Cultural Development Co., Ltd. of FriendTimes Inc. took place in the National Digital Film Industry Park of Wuxi. Ni Shouhong, Director of the Publicity Department of the Standing Committee of Wuxi Binhu District Committee, Mao Chunrong, Director of Cultural Development and Reform Division of Publicity Department of Wuxi Municipal Party Committee, Lin Weimin, Director of Culture and Sports Bureau of Wuxi Binhu District, and other leaders attended the opening ceremony together with Shi Juan, Director of Wuxi National Digital Film Industry Park and the executives of FriendTimes.
The top 30 of China’s gaming industry list sponsored by China Business Network has been officially announced. FriendTimes Inc. ranked No. 26 in the list.
On August 4th, 2020, Suzhou Federation of Industry and Commerce officially released the list of "Top 100 Suzhou Private Enterprises in 2020" based on the operating revenue in 2019. FriendTimes Inc. successfully made to the Top 100.
Under the guidance of China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association, the 2020 CNG Forum was hosted by Gamma Data at Kerry Hotel on the afternoon of August 1st, 2020, in Pudong, Shanghai. A number of outstanding listed and quasi-listed game enterprises, developers, as well as representatives from securities companies, fund institutions and secondary market investment attended the forum and discussed the future direction of Chinese games. FriendTimes Inc. was invited to the forum and won the White Horse Award of 2020 CNG Forum.
On July 28th, 2020, the signing ceremony of “1＋5” Love Project was held at No. 3 Yidoushan Road by the sub-district office of Loufeng community, Suzhou Industrial Park. FriendTimes Inc. and other co-founders of the project attended the ceremony to witness the launch of the charity project “Work Together for a Better Community”. FriendTimes has offered financial aids in public welfare projects aiming at raising funds for left-behind children, offering medical care to those in need, and taking care of stray animals, and has made donations to help fight against the epidemic. This new project will help the elderly who live alone, and FriendTimes will take this project as a new practice to help out more people.
On July 14th, 2020, Jin Jie, member of the Standing Committee of Suzhou Party Committee and Minister of Publicity Department, and Sun Jian, Deputy Director of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau visited FriendTimes Inc. with Zhu Jiang, member of Suzhou Industrial Park Party Committee and Deputy Director of Suzhou Industrial Park Management Committee. The CEO and other senior executive officers of FriendTimes welcomed Minister Jin and the delegation.
On June 11th, 2020, Jiao Jianjun, Executive Deputy Minister of the Publicity Department of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Provincial Administration of Press and Publication, and Director of the Provincial Film Bureau, along with Wu Qingwen, member of the Standing Committee of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Suzhou Industrial Park, and Huang Ximing, Deputy Minister of the Municipal Publicity Department, Director of the Municipal Administration of Press and Publication, and other leaders, had a tour of inspection of FriendTimes.
The 2019 Jiangsu Top Ten Internet Rising Stars and Products of Innovation Selection kicked off in Elite City Conference Center of Nanjing, on May 29th, 2020. Mr. Jiang Xiaohuang, CEO of FriendTimes Inc., was voted and won by an overwhelming margin the Top Ten Internet Rising Stars Award of the year.
The raging coronavirus has been terrorizing China in the time of the Spring Festival which is supposed to be all about reunion and rejoice. The phenomenon of the Spring Festival travel season accelerated the spread of the highly contagious virus. At ground zero of this outbreak, Wuhan and its surrounding cities have seen an unprecedented shortage of medical supplies and protective gears.
