FriendTimes held its housewarming ceremony on May 28, 2021, at its new headquarters. Leaders from Suzhou municipal authorities, Suzhou Industrial Park offices, and senior management of the company attended the event, an occasion marked by greetings and wishes from partners as well.
Jubilation ripples through FriendTimes as the company’s latest chinoiserie masterpiece Promise of Lingyun has won the nod from China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), listed in the first batch gaining such approval in May.
On May 13, 2021, the Game Working Committee of China Audio and Video Association launched a series of activities themed "Stay true to the Party’s Founding Mission - Revisiting the Old Revolutionary Areas and Reminiscing about the Prosperous Years" for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC. FriendTimes was invited to attend the donation ceremony and went to Yan‘a(chǎn)n to donate thousands of books and school supplies for Yan‘a(chǎn)n Zao Yuan Primary School.
On May 11, 2021,the 11th anniversary celebration of FriendTimes with the theme of "The Best of Times" was successfully held in FriendTimes Building. All staff gathered and sent sincere blessings to the company, sharing the joy and excitement of the 11th birthday of FriendTimes.
Days ago, the Publicity Department of Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the CPC announced the list of “Top 30 Private Cultural Enterprises in Jiangsu from 2020 to 2021”, and FriendTimes was listed among them. This is another important award for FriendTimes after winning several provincial honors.
FriendTimes’ book club celebrated its second anniversary on April 22, 2021. The company held a lecture on the theme of “The Culture of the Hundred Schools of Thought in the Spring and Autumn Period”. All the attendees had a great time as they experienced the spiritual ocean of literature. The lecture won loud applause in the auditorium.
On April 8, 2021, the collective exhibition of the fieldwork in western China, “West Wind·East Wind”, was held by the School of Art of Soochow University in the Art Museum of the school. Invited to attend the opening ceremony, FriendTimes had an in-depth exchange with the students and professors from the School of Art and the Department of Fashion and Costume Design, enjoying the unique charm of the northwest culture and the fusion of two art styles.
Recently, Gamma Data released the "2020-2021 China Game Enterprise R&D Competitiveness Report" in which FriendTimes Inc. was acknowledged as one of the "Top 15 Enterprises of R&D Competitiveness". The report made a comprehensive assessment from multiple dimensions such as R&D effectiveness, R&D investment and product strength, and affirmed FriendTimes‘ independent R&D capability and R&D investment income.
On March 24, 2021, FriendTimes Inc. and Suzhou Industrial Park Service Outsourcing Vocational College jointly launched a traditional-style culture experience activity.
On February 7th, 2021, FriendTimes joined the opening ceremony of Suzhou Experience Center of Information Consumption and has officially become a member of the center. Attending the ceremony were leaders from Suzhou Municipal Government, Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Municipal Bureau of Big Data, Municipal Bureau of Commerce and Municipal Internet Information Office.