On July 16, the second training session of the SIP D-Cultech Elite Symbiosis Project was held at the Archaeus Classroom of the FriendTimes building. Liu Xingliang, the vice-chairman of Zhongguancun Digital and Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance and founder of the channel Technology Highlights, and Liu Xuefeng, the founder of Fengxue Weilai Education Technology CO., LTD. and VIP lecturer of Suzhou Yantu Education & Technology Co., Ltd., were the fifth and sixth guest speakers of this session.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, FriendTimes carried out a series of thematic Party building activities, including Party history study and education, The Great Trilogy movie watching, and a visit to the revolutionary site, Shajiabang, to deepen the learning of Party history and enhance the cohesion of Party members. Those activities inspired all the staff to draw strength from the Party’s tenacious struggle over the past 100 years, and channel it into actions in the construction of the enterprise.
FriendTimes, along with universities in Suzhou, held a series of cultural forums with the theme “When Youth Meets Time”, where presenters and the students had in-depth exchanges on traditional culture from various perspectives.
FriendTimes held its housewarming ceremony on May 28, 2021, at its new headquarters. Leaders from Suzhou municipal authorities, Suzhou Industrial Park offices, and senior management of the company attended the event, an occasion marked by greetings and wishes from partners as well.
Jubilation ripples through FriendTimes as the company’s latest chinoiserie masterpiece Promise of Lingyun has won the nod from China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), listed in the first batch gaining such approval in May.
On May 13, 2021, the Game Working Committee of China Audio and Video Association launched a series of activities themed "Stay true to the Party’s Founding Mission - Revisiting the Old Revolutionary Areas and Reminiscing about the Prosperous Years" for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC. FriendTimes was invited to attend the donation ceremony and went to Yan‘an to donate thousands of books and school supplies for Yan‘an Zao Yuan Primary School.
On May 11, 2021,the 11th anniversary celebration of FriendTimes with the theme of "The Best of Times" was successfully held in FriendTimes Building. All staff gathered and sent sincere blessings to the company, sharing the joy and excitement of the 11th birthday of FriendTimes.
Days ago, the Publicity Department of Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the CPC announced the list of “Top 30 Private Cultural Enterprises in Jiangsu from 2020 to 2021”, and FriendTimes was listed among them. This is another important award for FriendTimes after winning several provincial honors.
FriendTimes’ book club celebrated its second anniversary on April 22, 2021. The company held a lecture on the theme of “The Culture of the Hundred Schools of Thought in the Spring and Autumn Period”. All the attendees had a great time as they experienced the spiritual ocean of literature. The lecture won loud applause in the auditorium.
On April 8, 2021, the collective exhibition of the fieldwork in western China, “West Wind·East Wind”, was held by the School of Art of Soochow University in the Art Museum of the school. Invited to attend the opening ceremony, FriendTimes had an in-depth exchange with the students and professors from the School of Art and the Department of Fashion and Costume Design, enjoying the unique charm of the northwest culture and the fusion of two art styles.