Ride-hailing apps to be ranked on quality

Ride-hailing apps will be included in China's quality evaluation system for taxi services to help govern the booming market and improve standards, the Ministry of Transport said on Thursday.

The amended guidelines for evaluating taxi companies and drivers will take effect on June 1.

According to the guidelines, ride-hailing services such as Didi Chuxing will receive 10,000 points at the start of every year, as conventional taxis do, with points deducted for every rule violation.