Chinese tech majors donate more than RMB 300 million to flood-hit Shanxi

Chinese tech companies, including Alibaba Group, Tencent, Baidu, ByteDance, Pinduoduo, Didi, NetEase, Vipshop, Xiaomi, and Oppo, have collectively donated more than RMB 300 million (around $46.6 million) to the Shanxi province as of Oct. 10, Chinese media The Paper reported. The northern Chinese province has been hit by severe floods and torrential rain since early this month, affecting more than 1.76 million people. [The Paper, in Chinese]