Internet

Themed as “AI for Everyone”, the Shanghai forum touched on Google’s artificial intelligence research and applications in areas such as health care, astronomy and arts

Google strikes optimistic note at China AI event

Museum & Art, a seemingly harmless free app from Google that allows users to view interesting art and exhibits online across the world, remains banned in China because of the Great Firewall.

24 Sep 2018 - 9:24am

Some millennials check the availability of domain names before choosing a name for their baby. Photo: Shutterstock

Domain name already taken? These millennials would rethink baby’s name

23 Sep 2018 - 8:49pm

An internet cafe in Beijing. Creative use of jargon allows many to evade China’s strict censorship rules when discussing social and political issues. Photo: AFP

Getting around censors has charged Chinese creative spark

22 Sep 2018 - 2:01pm 1

Market research firm which helped tech giants Xiaomi and Meituan Dianping in their IPO filings reveals senior executives “cannot be contacted” as investigation proceeds

China executives from leading data provider detained by authorities

21 Sep 2018 - 8:02pm 1

Despite a series of early setbacks, internet entrepreneur Wang Xing has managed to build what is now considered as China’s leading on-demand services platform – Meituan Dianping

The story of the Tsinghua graduate leading Meituan Dianping

21 Sep 2018 - 6:40am

World’s largest online population urged to fight a people’s war to rehabilitate cyber ecology

Cyberspace controls set to strengthen under China’s new internet boss

20 Sep 2018 - 7:00am 13

Tencent executive Jonathan Lai leaves to join US investment firm Coatue

Tencent investment exec Jonathan Lai leaves to join US firm

19 Sep 2018 - 4:53pm

Alibaba to focus on ‘positive’ content as it seeks share of China’s hot digital entertainment market

Alibaba to focus on ‘positive’ content in digital entertainment

17 Sep 2018 - 7:28pm

They’re coming from different angles, but American leaders are beginning to sound a lot like China’s when warning of the dangers of an untamed, unregulated internet

On internet censorship, China can tell the US: told you so

16 Sep 2018 - 8:37pm 60

Violation of a youngster’s privacy could leave the victim with post-traumatic stress disorder, a child psychologist warned. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Time for legislation to protect our young from cyberbullying

16 Sep 2018 - 12:06am 4

The Beijing-based start-up is developing new film and television drama segments for its Xigua Video app

ByteDance to enter long-form streaming video market

15 Sep 2018 - 9:01am

iQiyi hopes to capture a slice of China’s silver economy with short video app Jin Shi

iQiyi launches short video app aimed at China’s seniors

14 Sep 2018 - 10:26pm

US lawmakers ask Google if it will rejoin Chinese market, as research scientist resigns over issue

US lawmakers ask Google if it will rejoin Chinese market

14 Sep 2018 - 9:34am 2

Tencent continues share buy-backs for third day as stock languishes near year low on gaming concerns

Tencent continues share buy-backs as stock mired at one-year low

12 Sep 2018 - 2:52pm 5

Although some teens use the internet for education, the most popular websites and apps are music streaming sites and QQ

More Chinese kids under 10 spending time online, says report

13 Sep 2018 - 2:57pm 1

Tencent steps up share repurchase efforts after recent market rout in first buy-back since 2014

Tencent steps up share buy-backs after recent rout

11 Sep 2018 - 2:53pm 1

Foreign media companies usually partner with a Chinese company to gain a foothold in the world’s second-biggest economy

Video streamer iQiyi signs deal to bring Bollywood to China

11 Sep 2018 - 12:09pm

Generic Tinder image

Online dating scam victim opens her heart to spare others

10 Sep 2018 - 8:55pm 2

Courts have traditionally depended on third-party notary organisations to authenticate evidence

China accepts blockchain verification for evidence in courtroom

10 Sep 2018 - 2:35pm 1

Expert says that JD has an unusual set of corporate rules

CEO’s US arrest exposes corporate governance risks at JD.com

15 Sep 2018 - 9:12am 3

Tyler Linfesty, aka ‘Plaid Shirt Guy’, believes he was asked to leave Trump rally because he wasn’t enthusiastic enough. Photo: Reuters

Unenthusiastic ‘Plaid Shirt Guy’ who was removed from Trump rally

9 Sep 2018 - 12:00pm 8

Bullet is facing a ‘David and Goliath’ style battle with WeChat, which has become China’s ubiquitous do-it-all app with over 1 billion users worldwide

Bullet aims at WeChat in China’s messaging market

8 Sep 2018 - 7:12am

A child plays the game Honour of Kings by Tencent at home in China. Photo: Reuters

Tencent reveals strict game ID controls amid Beijing pressure

6 Sep 2018 - 11:05pm 2

A man uses his phone in front of a mobile service provider’s advertisement in Jakarta, Indonesia, in March. Governments in Southeast Asia have ambitious road maps to tap the benefits of the digital economy but have also rushed to regulate it. Photo: AFP

Rush to regulate Southeast Asia’s digital economy could be its undoing

5 Sep 2018 - 10:32pm

Trading of JD.com’s American depository receipts resumed Tuesday after the Labour Day long weekend. Liu was arrested on August 31 and released the next afternoon.

JD.com shares plunge after Richard Liu’s US arrest on sexual misconduct claim

5 Sep 2018 - 7:20pm 14

In China’s fast-changing technology space where new options pop up almost every day, the ability of platforms to maintain a loyal following can often mean life or death

QQ gains new life by appealing to China’s mercurial youth

3 Sep 2018 - 6:33am 1

With their low barrier to entry, podcasts are increasingly providing a platform for women to entertain or discuss issues important to them, while in China they offer a safe space to bring up potentially difficult topics

More women turning to podcasting to have their voices heard

3 Sep 2018 - 10:49am 1

Technology is helping some people overcome their lack of formal education to be a part of the digital revolution. Photo: Pu Yan

The tech turning China’s illiterate late bloomers into digital natives

2 Sep 2018 - 11:25pm 3

Posters of Chinese President Xi Jinping are plastered on a wall in Shanghai in March 2016. Photo: Chinatopix via AP

How Beijing’s propaganda dents China’s image

2 Sep 2018 - 8:13pm 19

You may also like

Xiaolongbao : Shanghai dumplings made the old fashioned way

China

Xiaolongbao : Shanghai dumplings made the old fashioned way

Sep 20th 2018, 12:05pm

You can organise a digital photo library of old analogue and new images using software, such as Adobe’s AI-powered Lightroom CC, which will automatically apply searchable keywords to pictures – in this case “water”.

Never-fading memories are made of ... digitalised photo albums

Tencent has frequently added innovations to WeChat, designed to drive growth and loyalty, the latest being mini programs

Business

The WeChat story: how Tencent's super-app changed China

16 Aug 2018 - 3:39pm 5

Professor Wang Ming

Making the Most of Philanthropy

Redcore, which recently raised 250 million yuan (US$36 million) in funding, said on its website that its browser had ‘broken the American monopoly’

Business

‘100pc China-developed browser’ is built on Google’s Chrome, CEO admits

17 Aug 2018 - 9:17pm 206

A model displays a Chinese passport and mainland ID card, similar to the one that will be issued to residents of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Photo: Weibo

Hong Kong

New ID card will give Hongkongers access to public services on mainland

20 Aug 2018 - 11:37am 36

“The Story of Yanxi Palace” is an imperial romance drama produced by iQiyi in China. Photo: Handout

Business

Back-stabbing concubines draw record-breaking 530 million viewers

15 Aug 2018 - 3:02am 19

Laos dam collapse: dozens feared dead and hundreds missing

Asia

Laos dam collapse: dozens feared dead and hundreds missing

Jul 25th 2018, 2:18pm

In 1996, Carol Free adopted a girl, who she named Kathryn, and took her to California. This year Kathryn returned to China to seek her biological parents – but, for any number of reasons, they may not want to be found

Family & Relationships

Searching for her birth parents, girl returns to China with a message

19 Jul 2018 - 8:45pm 10

How to eat sushi the proper way

Lifestyle

How to eat sushi the proper way

Jul 20th 2018, 5:32pm 2

Guns N’ Roses’ ‘November Rain’ has surpassed one billion views on YouTube, making it the first music video released in the 20th century to join the exclusive ‘billion club’. Photo: AFP

Music

Top 10 most-watched pre-2000 music videos on YouTube

20 Jul 2018 - 12:10pm

MTR Corporation’s operations director Adi Lau admits he noticed ‘seepage’ during trials, while lawmaker Tanya Chan slams company as ‘international laughing stock’

Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s high-speed rail link opens in two months – but the roof leaks

17 Jul 2018 - 11:19pm 56