Article from 2023
schizoidman
The article is referring to cellular network equipment not mobile phones.
the battery itself is $25
Kinda steep considering a 3rd party store in Singapore charges a similar amount including labour for a battery replacement for a old redmi note 7.
This isn't the first attempt.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/sun-cable-collapse-solar-energy-project-3200906
Here in Singapore MMS was discontinued several years ago as people had left for other messaging platforms like WhatsApp long ago.
Sodium batteries are already in electric cars many months ago
Also you could buy individual cells on AliExpress
Your archived link does not cover the whole article.
An official at the hospital in Yinchuan in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, northwestern China, said the fee was for two days’ use of a chair by the patient who was sitting on it while receiving an infusion.
$0.70 is a heck a lot cheaper than the consultation fees you get charged in a government subsidized medical institution in Singapore.
https://polyclinic.singhealth.com.sg/patient-care/charges-payment
If you have been following the Chinese solar industry, you would be aware that solar manufacturers from China, such as Suntec etc have gone bankrupt over the past decade or more. China's approach of allowing underperforming solar companies to go bankrupt is one of the reasons why their solar industry is so formidable.
The EU imposed tariffs on Chinese solar panels over a decade ago hoping the solar industry would return to them. It did not work.
https://www.dw.com/en/eu-imposes-anti-dumping-duties-on-chinese-solar-panels/a-16798471
Well at least whatever profit Kia can't make in China due to the low price. They can hopefully gain back from markets outside China thanks to the lack of competition driving prices down.
I am still using my OG Chromecast from 2014.