Audio By Carbonatix
China will conduct comprehensive inspections on all ride-hailing service companies, the transport ministry said on Friday, after a driver from dominant firm Didi Chuxing murdered a 20-year-old passenger this month.
The inspections, starting from Sept. 5, will cover all ride-hailing service platforms nationwide, the ministry said in a statement.
Didi said it welcomed the move and would fully cooperate to implement measures for improvement.
“We accept the supervision and will do our best to improve our services to ensure the safety of the public,” Didi said in a statement posted on its official account on China’s Twitter-like Weibo website.
The murder of the passenger who rode in a Didi vehicle took place in the eastern city of Wenzhou, and was the second such incident involving Didi since May.
The latest case sparked outrage and raised concerns about safety in the fast-growing ride-hailing sector in China, prompting the company to say that it would suspend its Hitch service indefinitely until it comes up with a safety mechanism acceptable to its users.
Latest Stories
-
Ghana to enforce licensing for cybersecurity providers from January 31
28 minutes -
GFA launches maiden FIFA U15 Girls Regional Colts Leagues
57 minutes -
Father jailed 10 years for defilement and incest
1 hour -
Gov’t increases quarterly adjudication allowance for chiefs from GH¢30,000 to GH¢50,000
2 hours -
Livestream: Newsfile discusses transport fares & fuel prices, NPP primaries, Ofori-Atta & Sedina saga
2 hours -
Three suspects, including a well-known drug dealer, arrested in Tamale-Yendi by police
2 hours -
China no longer Pentagon’s top security priority
3 hours -
TikTok US venture to collect precise user location data
3 hours -
High Court injunction seeks to cripple Ghana Law Society over illegal licensing claims
4 hours -
CSA cracks down on unlicensed cybersecurity providers; Sanctions begin Jan 31
4 hours -
Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe blasts NPP’s top-down rebuilding strategy
4 hours -
UniMAC mourns student killed in hit-and-run near South Legon campus
5 hours -
Single company contracted by DVLA to produce number plates joins suit blocking introduction of new number plates as defendant
5 hours -
Access Bank and IFC seal $134 million cocoa sector risk-sharing deal
5 hours -
Bawumia tipped to win NPP primary with 57% – Global InfoAnalytics final poll
6 hours