Guangzhou cracks down on “internet water army”, China’s version of fake...
After the Cybersecurity Law that came into effect in June of last year, Chinese authorities are paying more attention to—and publicizing their action against—rumors and fake news online. After three...
View ArticleToutiao and 3 other news apps taken down from Chinese app stores
Four of China’s most popular news apps have disappeared from Chinese app stores as of 3pm today. The enforced takedown by authorities was reported by Sohu News before the deadline (the news on Sohu has...
View ArticleWhere startups should start in China
It has been 38 years since China began its reform and opening-up with the launch of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and the promise of giving more room for foreign companies to grow. The economic...
View ArticleBlockchain entering ‘government-led mode’ with Shenzhen blockchain fund launch
Shenzhen, China’s Silicon Valley of hardware, has announced the official launch of its first venture capital fund focusing on blockchain. The initial scale of the local backed fund is RMB 500 million,...
View ArticleCore technology and startups: What can we expect in the post-ZTE era?
In April, the US announced a 7-year ban on ZTE. This China’s leading communication player was found to have violated a ban on shipping US technology to Iran. The sanctions will bar ZTE from purchasing...
View ArticleChangchun law enforcement use drones for city management
Government officials from Chaoyang District in Jilin’s Changchun city established its Drone Law Enforcement Unit (无人机执法中队) in May, with the new division actively taking on city management duties....
View ArticleChina’s government is harnessing its data to make blockchain-based identity a...
Governments around the world are trying to find ways to improve public services with blockchain. According to a report from Deloitte—which is likely already outdated considering the fast development of...
View ArticleChinese police cracks down on $1.5 billion cryptocurrency World Cup gambling...
As the World Cup finals near many are eagerly anticipating the game between Croatia and France but in China, the police are playing their own game of cat and mouse with online crypto gambling dens....
View ArticleGuangzhou court to streamline submission of evidence from WeChat, QQ
Nansha District People’s Court in Guangzhou will allow easier acceptance of electronic records from QQ, WeChat, Alipay, and other internet platforms to be used as key evidence in court, local media is...
View ArticleFive years on, China finally issues licenses to first batch of 15 virtual...
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology finally has issued the official virtual telecom provider licenses to the first-ever batch of fifteen companies today. Some of the big internet...
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