China's online censorship faces growing public pushbackTaiwan's Mainland Affairs Council reports China's digital surveillance is faltering. The suspicious death of actor Alan Yu, met with swift ...
07 Dec, 2025, 06.49 PM IST
No degree, no discussion? China tightens the grip on influencers and its new law has sparked massive debate online. Check detailsChina has enacted a new law requiring influencers to possess degrees or certifications for discussing serious topics like finance, health, ...
30 Oct, 2025, 08.01 AM IST
'Eternal Sunshine': Heart-broken man goes to mountain, walks six days to forget girlfriend, now the world knows his viral storyA massive search was launched in Hangzhou, China, for Xiaolin. He disappeared into mountainous terrain after a breakup. Over 100 police off...
15 Jul, 2025, 04.03 PM IST
'Take as much as you can': Company lays Rs 70 crore cash for employees to grab; Netizens say, 'my company just gives pizzas'Henan Mining Crane Co., Ltd. held an event where employees could count cash bonuses on a large table for 15 minutes. The total amount was S...
31 Jan, 2025, 10.17 AM IST
Rs 70 crore cash bonus served on table for employees by company in viral video. WatchA Chinese company, Henan Mining Crane Co., Ltd., went viral for its unique year-end bonus, laying outRs 70 crore (S$11 million) in cash and...
29 Jan, 2025, 09.42 PM IST
TikTok ban is US: New Chinese app surges to top of store downloads. Where to download?TikTok users in the US have started shifting to another Chinese App Xiaohongshu or RedNote in English.
14 Jan, 2025, 09.32 PM IST
'Power rivalry in space': China lunar mission fuels US misinformationChina's Chang'e 6 mission returned with samples from the Moon's far side, sparking misinformation about NASA's Apollo landings. Chinese-lan...
27 Jun, 2024, 07.51 AM IST
China removes anonymity of bloggers' accounts with more than 500,000 followersMessaging and payment app WeChat, microblogging platform Weibo, Douyin, China's version of Tik Tok, search engine giant Baidu, social ecomm...
31 Oct, 2023, 06.09 PM IST
China's livestreaming attracts young hopefuls as competition growsA day in the life of a livestreaming host like Zhang can include more than six hours of talking almost non-stop to camera, time spent on ha...
15 Aug, 2023, 09.11 AM IST
China wants children to spend less time on smartphones, might mandate "minor mode"The proposal, which is open for public comment, would expand the Chinese government's efforts to regulate aspects of children's online acti...
05 Aug, 2023, 12.37 AM IST
China deletes 1.4 million social media posts in crackdown on 'self-media' accountsThe Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said it had closed 67,000 social media accounts and deleted hundreds of thousands of posts bet...
27 May, 2023, 06.24 PM IST
China's search engines have more than 66,000 rules controlling content: reportThe most diligent censor, by at least one measure, is Microsoft's search engine Bing, the only foreign search engine operating in the count...
27 Apr, 2023, 09.51 AM IST
Alibaba, ByteDance share algorithm details with Chinese regulatorAlgorithms used by tech companies like Alibaba and Bytedance are closely guarded globally, but in March, China rolled out regulations oblig...
16 Aug, 2022, 03.18 PM IST
China regulator says Alibaba, Tencent have submitted app algorithm detailsThe rules are part of a broad regulatory crackdown by Beijing against its once free-wheeling technology sector.
15 Aug, 2022, 02.42 PM IST
Chinese social media platforms to ‘rectify’ financial self-media accountsThis follows an announcement by Cyberspace Administration of China that it would look into accounts that have repeatedly released financial...
28 Aug, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
- India needs new strategy to woo young Chinese tourists, says tourism expert
The average time such Chinese tourists spent on a visit abroad was nine to 10 days in a country.
26 Sep, 2019, 06.50 PM IST
35-year-old unknown creates the world's most valuable startupZhang's firm is on its way to a more than $75 bn valuation - a price tag that surpasses Uber Technologies.
29 Sep, 2018, 07.53 PM IST