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Yaling Jiang is a Shanghai-based technology reporter at the Post. She previously covered consumer-facing businesses that include fashion, beauty, art and food with a focus on China. Before graduating from Columbia Journalism School, she had been a translator in her previous career.
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Tencent Holdings, China’s most valuable tech company, reshuffled its news service operation this week, changing the unit’s head and sacking a handful of veteran editorial staff.
Tencent Holdings, China’s most valuable tech company, reshuffled its news service operation this week, changing the unit’s head and sacking a handful of veteran editorial staff.
Analysts say the database could offer cultural protection by managing and storing cultural resources from all levels of government.
Analysts say the database could offer cultural protection by managing and storing cultural resources from all levels of government.
A job crisis is looming for new graduates in China as more companies withdraw offers amid a sudden downturn in business caused in part by the strict Covid-19 lockdowns.
A job crisis is looming for new graduates in China as more companies withdraw offers amid a sudden downturn in business caused in part by the strict Covid-19 lockdowns.
Shanghai, which went into a citywide lockdown on April 1, plans to ease draconian pandemic curbs from June 1 - but some residents have had enough.
Shanghai, which went into a citywide lockdown on April 1, plans to ease draconian pandemic curbs from June 1 - but some residents have had enough.
Shanghai’s stop-work, now approaching the third month for some of the affected companies, has taken a crucial quarter out of earnings and is driving many businesses to the brink of collapse.
Shanghai’s stop-work, now approaching the third month for some of the affected companies, has taken a crucial quarter out of earnings and is driving many businesses to the brink of collapse.
Cryptocurrency Luna’s plummeting value to less than 1 US cent ‘proves the timely and effective action of our country’s regulators’, China’s Economic Daily argues.
Cryptocurrency Luna’s plummeting value to less than 1 US cent ‘proves the timely and effective action of our country’s regulators’, China’s Economic Daily argues.
The 1.7 million residents of the county-level city have been under tight travel restrictions, disrupting business in the tightly integrated region.
The 1.7 million residents of the county-level city have been under tight travel restrictions, disrupting business in the tightly integrated region.
New infections of the highly transmissible Omicron variant have been declining in Shanghai since April 23, the vast majority of them showing no symptoms.
New infections of the highly transmissible Omicron variant have been declining in Shanghai since April 23, the vast majority of them showing no symptoms.
Stringent Covid-19 controls have disrupted logistics in China’s manufacturing hub, leaving small factories struggling.
Stringent Covid-19 controls have disrupted logistics in China’s manufacturing hub, leaving small factories struggling.
The use of drones in China’s tightly regulated airspace has been limited to tests in sparsely populated areas away from busy flight corridors, as regulators play catch-up with draft rules on UAV usage published in 2019.
The use of drones in China’s tightly regulated airspace has been limited to tests in sparsely populated areas away from busy flight corridors, as regulators play catch-up with draft rules on UAV usage published in 2019.
China’s regulators have restricted minors from the country’s booming live-streaming industry, citing the need to protect ‘their physical and mental health’, in the latest crackdown on internet platform operators.
China’s regulators have restricted minors from the country’s booming live-streaming industry, citing the need to protect ‘their physical and mental health’, in the latest crackdown on internet platform operators.
Venture capitalists are biding their time on new investments in China amid increased uncertainty in the market.
Venture capitalists are biding their time on new investments in China amid increased uncertainty in the market.
Investors rushed to dump shares of Hikvision after it was reported that the Chinese firm may be added to the Specially Designated Nationals list, which would bar it from dealing with American companies or citizens.
Investors rushed to dump shares of Hikvision after it was reported that the Chinese firm may be added to the Specially Designated Nationals list, which would bar it from dealing with American companies or citizens.
The partial lockdown in Jinshan followed the discovery of two asymptomatic cases in quarantined areas, in setbacks for a district that claimed to have reached its so-called societal zero-Covid goal four days earlier.
The partial lockdown in Jinshan followed the discovery of two asymptomatic cases in quarantined areas, in setbacks for a district that claimed to have reached its so-called societal zero-Covid goal four days earlier.
Shanghai fashion designers talk about their lockdown experiences, looking outside the domestic market, and their hopes and fears for the future.
Shanghai fashion designers talk about their lockdown experiences, looking outside the domestic market, and their hopes and fears for the future.
Hikvision, which provides surveillance cameras used in China’s Xinjiang region, said it hopes to be ‘treated fairly’ if the US decides to add it to a new sanctions list that could impair its ability to do business globally.
Hikvision, which provides surveillance cameras used in China’s Xinjiang region, said it hopes to be ‘treated fairly’ if the US decides to add it to a new sanctions list that could impair its ability to do business globally.
Several self-help digital websites and tools have surfaced to handle a bigger volume of requests or to suit special purposes amid Shanghai lockdown.
Several self-help digital websites and tools have surfaced to handle a bigger volume of requests or to suit special purposes amid Shanghai lockdown.
China’s smartphone sales slid 14 per cent in the first quarter of 2022 to 74.2 million units, as economic headwinds hit consumer sentiment.
China’s smartphone sales slid 14 per cent in the first quarter of 2022 to 74.2 million units, as economic headwinds hit consumer sentiment.
Huawei’s revenues slumped 13.9 per cent year on year in the first quarter as US sanctions continued to bite, although the decline marked a deceleration from the 28.6 per cent full-year decrease for 2021.
Huawei’s revenues slumped 13.9 per cent year on year in the first quarter as US sanctions continued to bite, although the decline marked a deceleration from the 28.6 per cent full-year decrease for 2021.
Fosun International’s fashion group Lanvin said it will partner with Canadian e-commerce website Shopify to bring European brands to US consumers.
Fosun International’s fashion group Lanvin said it will partner with Canadian e-commerce website Shopify to bring European brands to US consumers.
Drone maker DJI is the first Chinese tech company to halt Russian business activities since the Ukraine war began in late February, a move that comes after allegations its products were used by Russians in battle.
Drone maker DJI is the first Chinese tech company to halt Russian business activities since the Ukraine war began in late February, a move that comes after allegations its products were used by Russians in battle.
The court decided that the platform failed to check whether the user who created the NFT was the rightful owner of the artwork.
The court decided that the platform failed to check whether the user who created the NFT was the rightful owner of the artwork.
Didi Global, the Chinese ride-hailing giant being investigated by Beijing, said it will hold a special shareholder meeting on May 23 to vote on its “voluntary” delisting in the United States.
Didi Global, the Chinese ride-hailing giant being investigated by Beijing, said it will hold a special shareholder meeting on May 23 to vote on its “voluntary” delisting in the United States.
Deciphering the mood of Shanghai’s locked-down residents demands filtering through an ocean of outrage, frustration and despair about their lives stuck in limbo.
Deciphering the mood of Shanghai’s locked-down residents demands filtering through an ocean of outrage, frustration and despair about their lives stuck in limbo.
Like others in Shanghai, the Post’s journalists have been working under lockdown for the past two weeks, reporting on a story that they are part of while struggling with food shortages, loneliness and fears for their families.
Like others in Shanghai, the Post’s journalists have been working under lockdown for the past two weeks, reporting on a story that they are part of while struggling with food shortages, loneliness and fears for their families.
Chinese financial institutions have been asked to curb risks associated with NFTs, pre-empting any backlash from the government given its cautious approach to the technology.
Chinese financial institutions have been asked to curb risks associated with NFTs, pre-empting any backlash from the government given its cautious approach to the technology.
China’s strict Covid-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions have created a nightmare for the country’s logistics operators, who are desperate to get cargo to ports and land borders, as exporters race to meet delivery deadlines.
China’s strict Covid-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions have created a nightmare for the country’s logistics operators, who are desperate to get cargo to ports and land borders, as exporters race to meet delivery deadlines.
An Omicron outbreak has caused widespread interruptions to tech manufacturing activities in the Yangtze River Delta.
An Omicron outbreak has caused widespread interruptions to tech manufacturing activities in the Yangtze River Delta.
Residents rushed to JD.com to place orders for items such as oil, milk and tissues over the weekend as steps were taken to ensure supplies.
Residents rushed to JD.com to place orders for items such as oil, milk and tissues over the weekend as steps were taken to ensure supplies.
Some commenters suggest sending supplies from sanctioned places such as Xinjiang and Russia.
Some commenters suggest sending supplies from sanctioned places such as Xinjiang and Russia.
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