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China officially connected to the internet in April 1994. Today, its online influence is stronger than ever.
While authorities should promote safe internet practices for the young and vulnerable, parents can strengthen the first line of defence by staying vigilant about their children’s online activities.
Foreigners having trouble making mobile payments in China is just a trivial issue when it comes to the cost of its walled internet.
Social media platforms must stay abreast of sinister technology developments that have ensnared Hong Kong leader John Lee and pop star Taylor Swift, among others.
Experts fear proposed update to legislation may pose restrictions on mainland media coverage of disasters and accidents
Lessons must be learned from a privacy breach at an online marketplace that saw details of city users compromised as well as from the probe that followed.
- China’s state media has published various opinion pieces to slam Washington’s sell-or-ban ultimatum against short video app operator TikTok
- ByteDance-owned TikTok is set to pursue legal action challenging the constitutionality of that measure, which US President Joe Biden signed into law
The Chinese tech giant already counts more than 100 carmakers and various automotive industry players as partners.
Launched in 2006, Baidu Baike gained popularity partly because access to Wikipedia was unreliable and eventually blocked in China.
Criminals create deceptive web pages advertising lucrative offers for doorstep collection of used clothing, but to make booking, residents must install malicious app that gathers personal data, police say.
Musk accused Australia’s leaders of trying to censor the internet after a court ordered his platform to stop showing footage of a bishop being stabbed.
AliExpress, the international online retail platform of Alibaba, has been in talks to invest US$72.4 million to acquire a 5 per cent stake in Ably Corp.
Hundreds of users allegedly had their private information, including HIV status, shared with third parties without consent, London law firm Austen Hays said on Monday.
TikTok last week failed to submit to the commission a risk assessment for its spin-off app by an April 18 deadline, and now has to do so by Tuesday.
A forum to mark the 30-year anniversary of China’s access to the global internet brought together regulators and Big Tech executives, as Beijing moves to boost the private sector amid a mixed economy recovery.
Chinese regulatory authorities had ordered the removal of those two apps over national security concerns, according to Apple.
The app marks the latest effort by Alibaba to improve users’ experience on its various online platforms via augmented and virtual reality technologies.
Microsoft will invest US$1.5 billion in the UAE’s top artificial intelligence firm, G42, after the Abu Dhabi-based company worked out an unusual deal with the US government to end any cooperation with China.
Richard Liu Qiangdong’s avatar is expected to host more live-streaming shows in the future, as JD.com touted that its AI-powered virtual streamers cover more than 4,000 brands.
The company’s latest AI push could fuel further debate on whether China can continue relying on open-source development, instead of bolstering its own tech ecosystem.
Singapore’s food safety watchdog says a product marketed as confectionery with claims of male sexual-enhancement effects contained a potent prescription medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction.
Alibaba scales back an ambitious business overhaul plan and bids farewell to a turbulent year, as its founders call on employees to embrace changes.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has unveiled a six-year plan to counter the risks posed by digital intrusions from abroad following a spate of cyberattacks blamed on Chinese hackers.
The US gaming giant behind the popular Warcraft and Diablo series and long-time partner NetEase are expected to announce a new deal on Wednesday.
Subsidies will be given to an initial batch of 1,000 Chinese brands and merchants who sign up for the AliExpress programme.
Alibaba is cutting prices by as much as 59 per cent for international users of its compute, storage, network, database and big data products.
Lenovo and JD.com have renewed their partnership with a mission to drive sales of new AI-powered devices, including enterprise servers, in the world’s second-largest economy.
The emergence of technology providers like Firework coincides with a growing ‘direct-to-customer’ trend for Chinese merchants involved in cross-border e-commerce.
Google’s lawsuit shows the continued rise of such scams around the world, which have duped tens of thousands of victims into making investments via fraudulent online platforms.
Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai said US chip export restrictions to China have ‘definitely affected’ mainland tech firms, including the e-commerce giant’s cloud computing business.
Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili has restructured its content units and is doubling down on the live streaming business, as the US and Hong Kong-listed company struggles to make a profit.
Privacy commissioner’s investigation finds personal data such as ID card and passport numbers of more than 13,000 people stolen in Cyberport breach.
The legislation has raised concerns about a potential chilling of free speech.
Generation Alpha, the children of millennial parents, make up more than quarter of the world’s population – and there are concerns that these kids are not ‘all right’.
