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Some K-Pop stars' accounts on TikTok's sister app in China, Douyin, blocked from view
Some K-pop stars' accounts have been blocked from view on TikTok's China equivalent Douyin, Reuters' checks showed on Friday, days after South Korea's media regulator slapped fines on the short-video app for data privacy noncompliance.
US likely to take action on TikTok, WeChat ‘in weeks’
President Donald Trump’s administration is studying the national security risks of social media applications including TikTok and WeChat, with action to address the issue expected in the coming weeks, a White House official says.
TikTok Enlists Army of Lobbyists as Suspicions Over China Ties Grow (Published 2020)
The viral social media app has beefed up its lobbying operation to counter several potential actions in Washington that could threaten the company’s future.
The Lasting Pain of China’s Identity Theft Victims
For nearly 20 years, Gou Jing believed someone had stolen the life she should have led. Now, an investigation has proved she was right.
Unhappy Ending for Massage Parlor Accused of Conning Johns
Six people connected with the Hangzhou business — whose promotions featured naked women and suggestive wording — have appealed after being sentenced to up to 14 years in prison for fraud.
Shanghai-Made COVID-19 Vaccine Ready for Human Trials
The candidate is one of a select few mRNA-based vaccines — advantageous because the most laborious steps of the immunization process can take place after inoculation — being tested worldwide.
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Found in South China Pig Herd
Only 39 infections have been confirmed, but the disease’s high transmissibility is concerning to an industry that’s still recovering from a devastating African swine fever epidemic.
Driver in Guizhou Bus Crash ‘Discontent With Life,’ Say Police
Twenty-one people including the driver were killed after the bus veered across several lanes of traffic and plunged into a reservoir last week.
Amazon Backtracks From Demand That Employees Delete TikTok (Published 2020)
TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been under scrutiny as a potential national security threat.
Artistic Distances: Giving Form to Grief in a Pandemic
COVID-19 can’t reveal or crystallize some deeper meaning about the universe. But it also can’t stop us from making our own.
China’s Cancer Monitoring System Missing 70% of Population, Study Says
A team of researchers led by the head of China’s National Cancer Center point to a need for more population-based cancer registries to better gauge the country’s public health needs.
Undeterred by coronavirus, China takes influence campaign online to win Taiwan hearts
As the coronavirus pandemic all but halts travel across the Taiwan Strait, China is taking its campaign pushing for "reunification" with Taiwan to the virtual world of live broadcasts, online conferences and video-making competitions.
China cracks down on poor taste in renewed bid to clean the internet
China has punished video platforms including Alibaba-backed Youku and Baidu-backed iQiyi for carrying "low taste" content in a renewed effort to clean up the internet, a pornography watchdog said.
A Time Capsule From ‘Gaokao’ Gone By
Ren Shulin remembers photographing the “gaokao” in the late 1970s and early 1980s, just after the daunting test was reinstated.
English Exam Cheating Ring Busted in Shanghai
Twelve people have been sentenced to up to four years in prison after posing as students to take a Cambridge University-affiliated business English exam.
WHO Researchers to Investigate Animal Origin of COVID-19 in China
A spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry has voiced support for the recently announced mission.
Plaintiff Wins China’s First Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Last week’s verdict marks the first time a person has successfully sued on such grounds, after the Supreme People’s Court in 2018 recognized sexual harassment as a cause for legal action.
China Relaxes Exam Requirement for Village Doctors
The new rule aims to provide more employment opportunities while improving rural health care, but experts wonder how much it can help without additional incentives.
How Weibo Sold China on ‘Commercially Correct’ Feminism
Feminists have fought hard to carve out a space on the popular microblogging platform. But now, they’re struggling to make themselves heard over a new generation of “radicals” raised on the algorithm.
