Menlo Park, California, and Charenton-le-Pont, France (September 9, 2021 – 9:00 am PST) – Facebook, Inc. and Ray-Ban releases the next generation of smart glasses, Ray-Ban Stories. The highly anticipated collaboration brings forward a new way to seamlessly capture, share and listen through your most authentic moments. The announcement was made today by Mark Zuckerberg and Rocco Basilico in a virtual announcement detailing the partnership and the exciting capabilities. Leading Ray-Ban Stories` product lineup with the most recognizable style, an icon since the 1950`s is Wayfarer and Wayfarer Large. Facebook and EssilorLuxottica, Ray-Ban`s parent company, were able to engineer smart technology to support all-day wear, including an optimized Snapdragon processor, without compromising style, comfort, and aesthetic, but most of all the weight, with just 5gr more than a standard pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarer. Ray-Ban Stories include a dual integrated 5MP camera to capture photo and video; discreet open-ear speakers to listen, and a three-microphone audio array to deliver rich voice and sound transmission for calls and videos. You can also find Ray-Ban Stories in a variety of other iconic styles such as the legendary, retro Round and the super iconic Meteor. Starting at $299 (CAD 369, EUR 329, GBP 299, AUD 449) you can add flare to your style by choosing various lenses: sun, prescription, polarized, gradient, Transitions® and clear. In addition to an iconic design built with innovative technology, Ray-Ban Stories launches in conjunction with a companion app, Facebook View (iOS and Android), creating an easy way to import, edit, and share content captured on the smart glasses with the ability to upload on any social app stored on your phone: Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat, and more.

From November 5 to 7, 2021, the 19th China (Wenzhou) International Glasses Exhibition was successfully concluded in Wenzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center. The exhibits cover the whole industrial chain, complete supporting facilities and complete functions, and have developed into an important business platform for technological progress, trade procurement, exchange and new product release of China's eyeglasses industry. This year's China (Wenzhou) International Eyeglasses Exhibition, the exhibition scale reaches 31,800 square meters, the total exhibition hall up to 8, exhibits cover the raw materials, accessories, packaging, lenses, frames, instruments and manufacturing equipment needed for the production and manufacturing of eyeglasses, covering the whole industry chain.

By XING YI in Shanghai and XU WEI in Beijing | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-11-05 07:10 A US cargo ship docks at the Qingdao Port, Shandong province. [Photo by Yu Shaoyue/For China Daily] President Xi Jinping underscored on Thursday th

China Travel Restrictions & Travel Advisory (Updated September 14, 2021) Only three types of travelors are allowed to visit China under the pandemic travel restrition: * Chinese citizens * International travelers coming to China for necessary economic, trade, scientific or technological activities or out of emergency humanitarian needs may apply for visas at Chinese embassies or consulates. * Diplomatic, service, courtesy, or C visas; With vaccinations and a decline in COVID-19 cases worldwide, China's efforts to control the pandemic may relax, and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is upcoming, Optimistically, China may at least partially open its borders in early 2022.