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Today, we found that the Agricultural Bank of China has removed the English interface of online banking. The specific reasons are not known. However, for foreigners who work and do business in China, they need to use ABC online bank transfer with Chinese interface afterwards. 

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The following are some of the basic operating guidelines that we have summarized for you, including logging in to online banking, remittances, and checking balances. Let’s see!

Login

Step 1

Insert your ABC UKEY(K宝) to the computer and wait for Login Page to pop up.

Step 2

Click “个人网银登陆”(Personal online banking log in) 

Step 3

Enter your password and click “登陆” to log in

 

Now you have logged in your 

personal online ABC bank successfully!

Checking Balance

Step 1

Click “账户”(account)→ “本行账户”(ABC Bank Account), you can see your available balance.

Remittances 

Step 1

Click “转账”(Transfer)→ “单笔转账”(Single Transfer) to continue operation.

Step 2

Enter your Transfer Amount (“转账金额”) → Payee (“收款方”) → Account No. (“收款账户”) → Payee’s Bank (“收款银行”), and then click  “下一步”(Next) to continue.

Step 3

Confirm your info. and then enter your password, click “确定”(Confirm) to continue.

Step 4

Enter your 8-digit password

Step 5

Press “OK” of your UKEY to continue.

• If the transaction information is correct, press “OK” to complete the transaction

• If the transaction information is wrong, press the “C” to cancel

• You can read the transaction information by clicking the “▲”,”▼”.

Now you have transferred successfully! 

 

• Click “结果打印” to check the transfer slip.

• Click “继续转账” to continue to transfer.

 

Perhaps you have doubts, since online banking is becoming so troublesome now, why not use ATM?

The use of online bank transfer is the best way to get funds urgently and immediately. Because of the ATM transfer, the funds will not actually to the account until 24 hours later.

Pinduoduo’s (buyer version) app, along with over 700 other apps, has been removed from Apple’s China App Store. It’s been reported that the applications were taken down from the digital marketplace in the short-term due to technical bugs, but that work is being done to have them back up online as soon as possible. 

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700+ Apps Removed from Appstore

Apple has yet to release a statement explaining why the apps have been dropped from their store, although in May of this year, Apple removed around 10,000 apps from its online store because they did not meet certain criteria, according to Technode.

Amongst the apps that have been taken down are 

• Sogou maps, 

• Sogou navigation

• Xunfei reader. 

 

Android stores have been unaffected and users who have already downloaded the apps can still use them. 

Hectic November for Pinduoduo

 

It has been a hectic November for Pinduoduo. The removal of their e-commerce app comes just a few weeks after they were accused of inflating revenues and down-playing losses by US company Blue Orca, according to The Financial Times. 

In response to the accusations, a spokesperson for the Chinese company said “PDD (Pinduoduo) is announcing its quarterly results on Tuesday, November 20, and we will address the issues raised at that time.”

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The company released their financial results for the third-quarter of 2018, on November 20. In the report it was noted that revenues, monthly users and active buyers all increased significantly in the preceding 12 months, with monthly active users increasing by 71.1 million (226 percent) from the same point in 2017.

In light of their hectic month, Pinduoduo’s Nasdaq share price has been in a state of fluctuation, with their high for November set at USD23.66 in the immediate aftermath of their third-quarter financial report and a low of USD17.15 following the reports by Blue Orca. The company’s stock price sits at USD22.52 as of November 27 after market close.

Pinduoduo, which was founded by former Google engineer Colin Huang in 2015, has swiftly risen to become one of China’s hottest e-commerce platforms, finding a niche market amongst 30- to 50-year-old women in third tier cities and beyond, according to Tech in Asia.

Losing your passport is a nightmare that all expats and travelers fear when in a foreign city. But the experience is even more complicated for those in China where the loss of a passport is compounded by the loss of that all-important Chinese visa.

Don’t worry. Follow 5 steps to get a new passport REISSUED!

Step 1

Get the Receipt from the Police Station

The first thing you need to do is reporting the loss or theft of property/ passport to the nearest police station and get the receipt with a red stamp on it [all formal documents should have a red stamp on them]. 

Tips 

It’s handy to have a Chinese speaker to go with you.

Step 2

Get “Confirmation of Reporting the loss of Passport”

After that, you need to visit the Local ‘Division of Exit and Entry Administration of the Municipal Public Security Bureau’ for a “Confirmation of Reporting the Loss of Passport” (Valid for 30 days). 

You will have to queue and wait to be called to the desk like any Visa office.  At this time, you need to provide the documents as below: 

1. The receipt from the police station (Step 1) ;

   

2. Registration Form of Temporary Residence;

   

3. Photocopy of your passport;

   

1. Photocopy of your Residence Permit/Chinese visa (if you have);

   

2. Other relevant documents.

Processing Time 

About 2 working days.

Step 3

Apply For A New Passport

You should go to your countries nearest embassy or consulate to apply for a new passport or Emergency Travel Documents. The officers will help you to register the procedure of losing passport. 

Special Situation

If you are in emergency, they are able to arrange an emergency time slot for you, you will have to pay for this service of course.  

Note 

Please note that once you have reported your passport lost or stolen to the embassy/consulate, it is electronically canceled and cannot be used for further travel.

Step 4

New Registration Form of Temporary Residence

• If you registered Registration Form of Temporary Residence with the police then you will need to go and amend this with your new passport number. 

• If you are staying at a hotel then you can ask the reception to help you with this form.

 The 1st Thing You Need To Do In China

Step 5

Apply For New Visa/Resident Permit

After you get new passport, you can apply for the new visa or resident permit from the Division of Exit and Entry Administration of the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Bring all your documents, photos etc here. Ask for a visa application form and fill it out and queue up for the counter. 

Once you are there you can apply for the visa and they will give you an estimated date to collect your visa and how much it will cost.

 How To Transfer the Residence Permit to Your New Passport?

Processing Time 

Normally, it will take 5 working days for processing this procedure. Then you will get your new Chinese Visa/Resident Permit.

Tips

In the whole process of applying for passport and new Chinese visa/resident permit, you need to go to the local Exit and Entry Administration of the Municipal Public Security Bureau twice. 

 

So please take notes of the address and the working time before you head for.

# Exit and Entry Administration of the Municipal Public Security Bureau in Guangzhou

 

ADD.

No.155, Jiefangnan Rd, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou

 

WORKING TIME

Monday-Friday, (8:30-12:00, 14:00-17:30)

 

(For other cities, you can consult your local Municipal Public Security Bureau on it.)

To Enjoy Immediate Acceptance 

in These Situations

 

To facilitate the convenience of foreigners with emergency needs, the Public Security Exit and Entry Administration provide instant acceptance and approval for foreigners in the following three situations:

• For foreigners who need to re-issue their visas for the loss of passports, they can enjoy the instant acceptance & approval services on the basis of the explanation letter provided by the inviting unit and the plane (railway / boat) ticket with the confirmed date and seat;

• For foreign crew member and his/her accompanying family member urgently need to apply for a staying permit to leave the port city and leave the country, they can enjoy immediate acceptance by the ship’s agency guarantee letter and the plane (railway / boat) ticket with the confirmed date and seat;

• For a member of a foreign tour group urgently needs to apply for a visa to separate from the group and leave the country, they can use the letter of explanation provided by the host travel agency and the plane (railway / boat)  ticket with the confirmed date and seat to apply.

 How To Transfer the Residence Permit to Your New Passport?

Hope the information can help you. Unfortunately, when you encounter a problem of losing passport in China, you will know how to deal with it next time.