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Real Estate Firms Secretly Collecting Client Data Via Facial Recognition
Experts say it’s illegal for China’s housing agencies to gather biometric information without consent, and that doing so constitutes a violation of privacy.
China to Make Foreign Garbage Ban Total
Regulations allowing imported recycled materials have turned Southeast Asia into a waste trade way station.
53 Jailed for Last Year’s Deadly Factory Explosion in Jiangsu
Chemical company employees and public servants were given prison sentences of up to 20 years for flouting safety protocols and accepting bribes.
China’s Homegrown Third-Generation Nuclear Reactor Is Now Online
The domestically developed Hualong One reactor can generate 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually and cut carbon emissions by 8.16 million tons.
China Display Maker Ditches U.S. to Seek $1.8 Billion Local IPO
Chinese flexible display maker Royole Corp. is seeking to raise as much as 12 billion yuan ($1.8 billion) in an initial public offering on Shanghai’s Star Market board after its U.S. listing plan was shelved, according to people familiar with the matter.
China’s Sinopharm Seeking Approval for COVID-19 Vaccine
The company’s two coronavirus vaccine candidates have already been administered to over 1 million people, according to CEO Liu Jingzhen.
How Agents Keep China’s Housekeepers Grateful — and Dependent
Agencies are more concerned with keeping clients happy than protecting their vulnerable workers.
Escort Services Advertised on Top Chinese Job-Hunting Site, Investigation Finds
After a number of job postings were found to require sexual services, many online are sympathetic toward Boss Zhipin, saying it’s the people — not the platform — who should be blamed.
History Task Force Named Something Coarse Shows Remorse
A research group on the maternal roots of China’s only ruling empress sparked the mother of all controversies.
Viewers Say New Kung Fu Series Lacks Kick
The director of “Lu Ding Ji” acknowledged flaws in his martial arts drama but also said lead actor Zhang Yishan isn’t entirely to blame for the poor reviews.
Hot Pot Restaurant in Hot Water for Refusing to Serve Male Customers
Chengdu establishment Goddess Dating maintains it is within its rights to require that at least one woman be present in each group of diners.
A Woman Was Beaten to Death by Her In-Laws. They Got Three Years
After a Shandong woman’s husband and parents-in-law tortured and starved her for years, a local court gave them lenient sentences for “abuse.” A public outcry was followed by a retrial order.
China’s African Traders Confront a Formidable New Foe: Alibaba
As the Chinese tech giant tightens its grip on Africa’s e-commerce market, Africans in China suddenly find their businesses at risk.
God of War Statue Has to Go, Jingzhou Officials Say
The notorious 58-meter-tall statue was marked for “rectification” by the central government in September. Now local officials are trying to figure out how to move it.
Soliciting Sex in Hunan? Police Might Tell Everyone You Know
A residential district’s new policy allows employers, family members, and neighbors to be notified of sex work-related offenses.
Chinese War Drama Taken Offline Over Fancy Home, Fancy Hairstyles
“Warrior of Thunder” was pulled from networks following criticism by People’s Daily. Producers defended their show in a now-deleted social media post.
Zilliz raises $43 million as investors rush to China’s open-source software
For years, founders and investors in China had little interest in open-source software because it did not seem like the most viable business model. Zilliz‘s latest financing round shows that attitude is changing. The three-year-old Chinese startup, which builds open-source software for processing unstructured data, recently closed a Series B round of $43 million. The […]
Yunnan County Bans Dog Walking Over Rising Pet-Related Incidents
People caught violating the rule three times may have their canines confiscated and killed.
Defending Shanghai’s Last Natural Haven
Kang Liang spends his days patrolling a collection of wetlands in eastern Shanghai, a rare haven for migratory birds.
How to Evade Big Brother: An Artist’s Guide
Deng Yufeng dreams of walking the Chinese capital unwatched. But as he’s discovered, dodging the city’s surveillance cameras takes almost superhuman ingenuity and determination.
