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The much-anticipated press conference at the close of the National People’s Congress was cancelled, discontinuing a customary practice that was established in the early 1990s.
Foreigners having trouble making mobile payments in China is just a trivial issue when it comes to the cost of its walled internet.
Efforts to defend Beijing’s official narrative have intensified this year, as the country’s post-coronavirus economic recovery slowed amid mounting problems.
Open and candid exchanges about the national economy have helped authorities pinpoint problems and find quick solutions, but the silencing of prominent financial writer Wu Xiaobo could put a dent in those lively debates.
Chinese police forcibly remove journalists from scene of explosion in Hebei province, prompting debate about media’s right to report on disasters.
Premier Li Qiang says Beijing will help unity ‘between the military and the government, and between the military and the people’.
China grants licences to more than 100 new domestic titles, giving the industry another confidence boost after a video-game-related stock rout in December.
30-year-old All Sages Bookstore is a landmark in Beijing’s intellectual landscape thanks to owner and once prominent dissident Liu Suli.
Beijing is trying to revive confidence in the economy as the country grapples with a downturn.
NPC releases draft amendment to the Emergency Response Law: ‘no institution or individual shall fabricate or spread false information about emergencies’.
X trended on Weibo after an outage on Thursday that saw Elon Musk’s social media platform down for more than an hour.
Finance live streamers on WeChat must now be licensed professionals and cannot offer market predictions, according to the new rules.
The Cyberspace Administration of China says short clips that spread rumours or promote incorrect values are in the spotlight in its latest campaign.
Ministry of Public Security says cyberbullying had been rampant, resulting in some victims killing themselves or becoming mentally ill.
The rules effectively ban individuals and many smaller studios from advertising on ByteDance’s popular Chinese short-video app.
The National Radio and Television Administration has proposed a range of measures to ‘strengthen and refine management’ of short web dramas, including a sweeping review of each series’ cast, production, marketing and social values.
Reports play up personal interactions between President Xi Jinping and American counterpart Joe Biden as well as the Chinese leader’s remarks on Taiwan, bilateral ties and Washington’s efforts to contain Beijing.
Nasdaq-listed video game streaming service Douyu said its operations remain normal, but did not comment on the company’s missing chief executive.
K-pop singer Lisa of megastar group Blackpink gets ban from China’s Weibo, with fans linking it to her burlesque show at the Crazy Horse club. Actress Angelababy, who reportedly saw the show, banned too.
New rules a bid by Beijing to provide cyber environment that is good for ‘physical and mental health’ of over 191 million internet users aged under 18.
Interviews with students from top American and Chinese schools contradict assumptions about their views of the other nation and geopolitical relations.
Toughened requirements on which apps Apple can offer in China are set to make it difficult for locals to download banned foreign apps like Instagram and YouTube, while also making life harder for app developers.
China proposes tighter rules for generative AI in bid to clamp down on illegal content.
The discovery was made at a time when Apple has started complying with regulations that require all apps and app developers to be licensed.
Censorship imposed by Beijing keeps AI developers in China at a disadvantage, experts testify at a hearing looking into national security threats posed by artificial intelligence.
The accounts of the influencers, each with more than 8 million followers, breached regulations that restrict speculation, trading and promotion of virtual assets, Weibo says.