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China's first group standards on home appliance interconnectivity unveiled

China's first set of group standards on home appliance interconnectivity was unveiled on March 9, 2017. The interconnectivity of brands was exhibited at a specially set zone at AWE 2017 through joint efforts of China Household Electrical Appliances Association (CHEAA) and seven members of the...

Home appliances officially included in 7-day return policy

State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China (SAIC) releases Interim Measures for the Implementation of a 7-Day Return Policy for Online Shopping on January 6, 2017. It kicked in starting March 15, 2017. The measures include home appliances for the first time...

China's quality regulator released results of its first selective inspection in 2017 of a batch of home appliances

General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ) unveiled results of its first selective inspection of 2017 on March 15, 2017. Out of home appliances, range hoods, electric ovens and grills, and room space heaters were inspected...

China Unveils Its First Proprietary VR Standards

As China’s first set of independently-developed standards for virtual reality (VR) technology, the generic standards for the VR headset display standardization union developed by a group of organizations led by the China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) have been officially released in ...

National standard for electric toilets to include water consumption and drying efficiency as new indicators

More than 30 smart toilet seat enterprises was brought together on Nov 25 2016 for the 1st standard revision meeting for Electric Toilets for Home Use and Similar Use, numbered GB/T 23131-2008. This standard, after 7 years of implementation, failed to cover newly developed functions such as drying...