China lifts 18-month ban on new Didi users as tech crackdown wanes

Chinese authorities are reportedly set to allow Didi to resume new user registrations and downloads of its apps in China as soon as this week. - Reuters

BEIJING, Jan 16 (Reuters): China's Didi Global has been given the green light from domestic regulators to resume new user registrations for its core ride-hailing services effective from Monday, signalling its 1-1/2-year long regulatory-driven revamp is ending.

Didi has been awaiting approval to resume new user registrations and downloads of its 25 banned apps in China as a key step to return to normal business since its regulatory troubles started in mid-2021.