China’s new electric bike standard takes effect, driving trade-in boom

The electric bike market in China has entered a new phase. Starting September 1, the mandatory national standard “Safety Technical Specification for Electric Bicycle” has been implemented at the production level. Electric bike manufacturers are now required to transition all products to meet the new standard, while models that meet the old standards will gradually be phased out.

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Dai Nippon Printing to open first overseas R&D center in the Netherlands, focused on co-packaged optics

Starting from September 2025, Japanese company Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) will launch its first research and development facility outside Japan, located in the High Tech Campus Eindhoven in the Netherlands. The new center will focus on advancing co-packaged optics (CPO) technology, aiming to accelerate innovation in photonic-electronic integration.

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