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China's top gay dating app stops accepting new users after claims it put minors at risk | CNN
China's most popular gay dating app has temporarily stopped accepting new users after allegations that it put underage people at risk by letting them sign up.
Tesla starts building its huge Shanghai factory to make cars for China | CNN Business
The manufacturing plant in Shanghai should eventually produce 500,000 vehicles a year.
Tesla to assemble cheaper version of Model 3 electric cars in China
Construction of Gigafactory 3 has started and will produce 500,000 cars annually when in full operation.
Attractive smoking spaces designed by Chinese start-up spark outcry
Start-up that specialises in providing an attractive environment for smokers may have broken the law with latest facility on one of the capital’s busiest shopping streets.
Guangdong Man Fined $150 for Using a VPN
Amid a 14-month crackdown on tools for encrypting internet traffic, authorities say the man used ‘illegal channels’ to access foreign websites.
Quanjian chief held on suspicion of false marketing and sales scams
As police arrest its CEO and other officials, Tianjin conglomerate says report written with ‘untrue information from the internet’ has fuelled claims against it.
Hong Kong flu season worse than last year, with 9 more deaths in 3 days
The fatalities bring to 16 the number of deaths this year so far, up from seven last year. The total number of cases is 47, five of whom are minors. Authorities have asked people with non-urgent ailments to seek alternative health care services, as emergency wards are stretched to breaking point.
China turns up heat on individual users of foreign websites
Guangdong man fined as Beijing crackdown moves beyond actions targeting corporations
US warship sails near Paracels in South China Sea amid talks in Beijing
USS McCampbell sailed within 12 nautical miles of the island chain ‘to challenge excessive maritime claims’.
China Executes Kindergarten Knife Attacker: Report
Yan Pengan went to a kindergarten in the Guangxi Zhuang region with a kitchen knife in January 2017 and attacked 12 children.
Chinese tech investors flee Silicon Valley as Trump tightens scrutiny
(Reuters) - New Trump administration policies aimed at curbing China's access to American innovation have all but halted Chinese investment in U.S. technology startups, as both investors and startup founders abandon deals amid scrutiny from Washington.
Bad weather blamed for worsening smog in Henan province
Emissions in cities home to several big steel, aluminium and coal-producing districts soared by 107 per cent in November.
JPMorgan says China hasn't done enough to stimulate its economy
"I do think China's economy warrants a little more aggressive easing than the government's come through so far," said Hannah Anderson, global market strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
Could Tencent take over South Korean gaming giant Nexon?
It remains to be seen whether Tencent will take the plunge, given China’s gaming industry has been hammered over the past year with regulators freezing approvals for new games
China did not have to notify Hong Kong about Express Rail Terminal arrest, says Chief Sec. | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong’s Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung has said that Mainland Chinese officials can enforce certain court judgments at the “mainland port area” of the West Kowloon high-speed rail terminus without notifying Hong Kong. Cheung made these comments at a press event held on Saturday, responding to an incident in which a Hong Kong permanent resident, surnamed Lung, […]
Ex-vice-mayor of Beijing held on graft charges, ‘links to Guo Wengui’
Chen Gang, 52, spearheaded city’s massive urban development programme ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Huawei launches server chipset as China pushes to cut reliance on imports
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] on Monday launched a new chipset for use in servers, at a time when China is pushing to enhance its chip-making capabilities and reduce its heavy reliance on imports, especially from the United States. Huawei, which gets the bulk of its revenue from the sale of telecommunications equipment and smartphones, is seeking growth avenues in cloud computing and enterprise services as its equipment business comes under increased scrutiny in the West amid worries about Chinese government influence over the firm. Chinese firms are also seeking to minimize the impact of a trade dispute that has seen China and the United States slap tariffs on each other's technology imports.
In major TV push, China’s Xiaomi buys 0.5% stake in TCL – TechCrunch
A veteran TV maker just got a notable refresh as it enters the age of connected devices. Xiaomi, the Beijing-based firm best known for budget smartphones, has bought 65.2 million shares, or 0.48 percent, of Chinese home appliance maker TCL, said TCL in a statement to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Sunday. Shares of TCL, the world’s third-largest […]
Briefing: Gay dating app Blued accused of turning blind eye to underage users · TechNode
A researcher discovered young users had been pressured into sex, or even contracted HIV from partners encountered via the app.
