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Chinese Restaurant Brands Going Global: What Keeps Customers Coming Back After the Opening?

How long can the queues outside a brand’s first overseas store last? And how many customers drawn in by the novelty will become regulars? For Chinese restaurant brands expanding internationally, opening a store is only the beginning of the challenge of building a local business and retaining customers.

iSoftStone Subsidiary Signs USD 190 Million MECHREVO Laptop Contract

iSoftStone（软通动力）said on October 27 that its wholly owned subsidiary Aistone Global Limited（智通国际）had signed a USD 190.35 million contract to supply 309,000 MECHREVO（机械革命）laptops and warranty services through local repair centres.

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Haier Breaks Ground on Thai Washing Machine Plant with US$150 Million First Phase

Haier Smart Home（海尔智家）broke ground on a washing machine factory in Thailand’s Rayong Province on October 26. The project has a planned total annual capacity of 3 million units, with US$150 million allocated to a first phase designed for 1 million units a year. Haier describes it as its largest overseas intelligent washing machine factory.

Lens Technology Reports AI Server Component Orders as Dongguan Capacity Enters Ramp-Up

Lens Technology（蓝思科技）said in an October 26 investor-relations disclosure that it had completed an expansion of AI server-related capacity at its Songshan Lake campus in Dongguan. The company said liquid-cooling modules, high-end precision cabinets and high-speed optical interconnect components had passed validation by leading North American computing companies and secured volume orders, with production entering the ramp-up stage.