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Bilibili Removed From Android App Stores for Promoting Incest
The Nasdaq-listed video platform is one of several targeted in China’s web ‘clean-up’ campaign.
July 27, 2018 Source: Sixth Tone
The incredible rise of Pinduoduo, China’s newest force in e-commerce – TechCrunch
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on TechNode, an editorial partner of TechCrunch based in China. From Alibaba to JD, China is not short of e-commerce powerhouses. Although the country’s e-commerce market is highly consolidated, it’s not impossible for startup teams to crack this market as long as they are solving the right problems for […]
July 26, 2018 Source: TechCrunch
The Man Behind China’s Most Irritating Ads
China’s brainwashing-style commercials have been slammed as annoying — but the ad man who created them insists that they work.
July 24, 2018 Source: Sixth Tone
Chinese Province Suggests Ending Birth Restrictions
To combat falling birth rate, report also suggests subsidies to ‘increase desire to procreate.’
July 23, 2018 Source: Sixth Tone
Prominent Activist Accused of Sexual Assault Apologizes, Resigns
Lei Chuang, an equal-rights campaigner for hepatitis patients, admits abuse, then says relationship with his accuser was consensual.
July 23, 2018 Source: Sixth Tone
China Panics Over Substandard Vaccine Scandal
Hundreds of thousands of respiratory infection vaccines went on the market without meeting national health standards.
July 23, 2018 Source: Sixth Tone
Get With the Program: China’s Coding Kids
As parents rush to get their kids on board with the AI revolution, the programming class craze could exacerbate educational inequality.
July 18, 2018 Source: Sixth Tone
Officer Sentenced to 10 Years for ‘Hukou’ Profiteering
Beijing cop pocketed $389,000 in bribes from people desperate for household registration in the capital.
July 16, 2018 Source: Sixth Tone
‘The Rap of China’ Returns After Off-Beat Year
China’s first hip-hop reality show shone a spotlight on the local rap scene, but ultimately artists found themselves cast in a bad light.
July 16, 2018 Source: Sixth Tone
Asian shares drift lower as China data, trade cast shadows
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares edged lower in Asia early Monday after China reported lackluster growth data in line with expectations. Geopolitical and trade tensions were weighing on sentiment despite gains last week on Wall Street. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite index lost 0.4 percent to 2,820.52 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng edged less than 0.1 percent lower to 28,486.70. The Kospi in South Korea fell 0.2 percent to 2,307.06 and Australia's S&P ASX 200 gave up 0.3 percent to 6,246.80. Shares fell in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Japan's market was closed for a holiday.
July 16, 2018 Source: AP NEWS
What Chinese Soccer Fans Are Laughing About
Off the field, the FIFA World Cup has inspired endless memes and mirth.
July 14, 2018 Source: Sixth Tone
Did China Hack Rio Tinto to Gain a Billion-Dollar Advantage?
Today, the company is more reliant on China than ever.
July 13, 2018 Source: Bloomberg
Socially Awkward Millennials Claim They’re ‘Spiritually Finnish’
Residents of crowded Chinese cities find deep resonance in the work of cartoonist Karoliina Korhonen.
July 11, 2018 Source: Sixth Tone
China to Reimburse Tariffs for State Reserve Soybeans
China will reimburse the buyer for the cost of the 25 percent tariff on soybean imports from the U.S. if the cargoes are for state reserves, according to people familiar with the matter.
July 9, 2018 Source: Bloomberg
Asian shares bounce back after earlier losses; China responds to US tariffs
Most major Asian markets bounced back to recover at the close, after losses earlier in the day.
July 5, 2018 Source: CNBC
China Grand, Affiliate Seeking to Buy U.K.'s Sinclair Pharma
China Grand Enterprises Inc. and its affiliate Huadong Medicine Co. have made an approach to acquire Sinclair Pharma Plc, sending shares of the U.K. company soaring the most in almost eight years.
July 5, 2018 Source: Bloomberg
Chinese Stocks Slide to More Than Two-Year Low Ahead of Tariffs
China’s bear market slump deepened, with the Shanghai gauge closing at its lowest since March 2016, and the yuan resumed its decline as traders braced for U.S. tariffs.
July 5, 2018 Source: Bloomberg
After Banning Foreign Trash, China Will Soon Enforce Recycling
City dwellers will have to sort their household waste under new laws being drafted.
July 2, 2018 Source: Sixth Tone
Bus Company Dismisses Fatigue Claims in Collision That Killed 18
Investigations have yet to determine the cause of the fatal accident in central China’s Hunan province on Friday.
July 2, 2018 Source: Sixth Tone
China's Rebound Gone Within a Day With Even Biggest Stocks Crumbling
China’s stock investors seized on Friday’s rebound as a chance to sell, with equities lurching lower in afternoon trading to the weakest close in two years.
July 2, 2018 Source: Bloomberg