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China Covid pivot sparks jitters worldwide
AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» BEIJING: Beijing's sudden pivot away from containing Covid-19 has caused jitters around the world, with the United States saying it may restrict travel from China following its decision to end mandatory quarantine for overseas arrivals.
China's Twitter-like Weibo plans $547m Hong Kong listing
AFP, Published on 29/11/2021
» BEIJING: US-listed Chinese microblogging platform Weibo is seeking to raise up to $547 million in a share offer in Hong Kong, documents showed Monday, the latest China tech company to list closer to home as tensions with the United States rise.
Beijing asks ride-hailing giant Didi to delist from US: report
AFP, Published on 26/11/2021
» BEIJING - Regulators in China have asked ride-hailing giant Didi to draw up a plan to delist from the United States over data concerns, a report said Friday, as Beijing continues its tight scrutiny of domestic tech giants.
World weighs laws to rein in mighty algorithms
AFP, Published on 20/11/2021
» PARIS - From the YouTube videos we're recommended to deciding who gets a job, algorithms wield an ever-growing influence over our lives -- and policy-makers worldwide want to rein them in.
Battle the algorithms: China's delivery riders on the edge
AFP, Published on 07/11/2021
» BEIJING: Handing over a piping hot meal at exactly the time promised, Chinese food delivery driver Zhuang Zhenhua triumphantly tapped his job as complete through the Meituan app -- and was immediately fined half of his earnings.
Chinese central bank boss vows to further fintech crackdown
AFP, Published on 08/10/2021
» BEIJING - China will strengthen supervision of the online payments industry and continue its anti-monopoly crackdown, the governor of the central bank said, indicating Beijing will press ahead with a regulatory crackdown on the country's technology giants.
China orders ride-hailing firms Didi, Meituan to stop 'disorderly expansion'
AFP, Published on 02/09/2021
» BEIJING - Chinese regulators have summoned ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing and ten other car platforms to demand they cease "disorderly expansion" and "vicious competition" tactics, the government said Thursday, amid a national crackdown on the tech industry.
Asian markets mixed but traders on edge after China crackdown
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed Tuesday with confidence at a premium after the previous day's sell-off, with investors keeping a wary eye on China following its latest crackdown on a range of industries.
China watchdog orders ride-hailing service Didi off app stores
AFP, Published on 05/07/2021
» BEIJING - China's cyber watchdog on Sunday ordered ride-hailing service Didi be removed from app stores after investigations found its user data collection in "serious violation" of regulations.
Young Chinese escape reality to ask: 'Whodunnit?'
AFP, Published on 15/09/2020
» SHANGHAI - A scream echoes from behind a black door, while inside a young woman cowers as she hides from an attacker.