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How China built its health surveillance system
Health code platforms allowed cities to end lockdowns, but growing surveillance from digitization and centralization of data has both citizens and experts worried.
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Beijing promises to let Hong Kong tap mainland data and research funding
A new integration plan signals opportunities in data flow, R&D, and fintech in an already booming region.
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How one company is leading the digitalization of China’s charity sector
Lingxi is the largest grantmaking management, donor retention, and event participation client relation management (CRM) solution provider in the country.
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Failures and opportunities: A pivotal moment for China’s mobility industry
Didi hopes new strategies will help it complete a U-turn that will get it out of the dead-end in which it finds itself.
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8 juicy scandals that broke China’s internet in 2018
There’s something you might have noticed: 2018 was truly the year of the scandal.
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Didi’s loss of trust has industry-wide consequences
Didi is not the only company that has been summoned after the latest murder.
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Can live streaming make money? Takeaways from Huya’s May IPO
Putting an end to longstanding rumors that Huya was getting ready for its independent IPO, the live streaming site is now China’s first independent listed live stream gaming platform (strictly speaking Huya is a spin-off of parent company YY). According to the SEC prospectus, Huya listed on NYSE on May 11, 2018, 11pm Beijing time. […]
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Chinese video giants are becoming production powerhouses
“When it comes to quality of reality shows, internet companies are really closing in on or have even surpassed their TV counterparts,” Chulin Luo, who has been on the production crew of several Chinese blockbuster TV shows, recently told TechNode. That sentiment reflects a new normal in the video production industry. Chinese video sites have rolled up their sleeves to make […]
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System error: How online learning is failing to fill China’s tech-skill gap
The nation’s young people can’t afford to wait around for the education system to change.
