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Weibo, which means micro blog in Chinese, is a Chinese Twitter-like online networking tool. Hundreds of millions of netizens across China use Weibo as a platform to exchange information and voice opinions on social issues in a nation under strict news censorship.

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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.

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Hong Kong leader was feted when he first joined Weibo but soon got a taste of the power of the mainland China microblogging site when complaints flooded in about the stench from a landfill near the border with Shenzhen.

  • Residents in two cities say change will not drive more traffic to Hong Kong as present arrangements not much different; no surge in bookings
  • Social media users in the two cities question need for change and say individual travellers with group visas have made solo trips to Hong Kong for years

The increased interest in bitcoin reflects how a community of cryptocurrency enthusiasts on the mainland continues to thrive, despite a sweeping government ban.

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The first TV series shot by Wong Kar-wai – famed Hong Kong director of films like In the Mood for Love and Chungking Express – the 30-episode period drama Blossoms Shanghai, is airing at last.

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Tsinghua University says former student Zhu Ling, who was disabled from thallium poisoning nearly 30 years ago, has died after prolonged illness, triggering outpouring of grief and outrage on social media over lack of justice in cold case.

The new policy by major online platforms Weibo, WeChat, Douyin, Kuaishou and Bilibili underscores their commitment to support Beijing’s crackdown on anonymous Chinese social media accounts.

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.

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Prominent economic and financial writer Wu Xiaobo and two other users are suspended by Chinese social media platform Weibo for ‘disseminating negative and harmful information’ and having ‘hyped up the unemployment rate’.

Chinese bloggers are shocked at what they call ’white people food’: raw vegetables, fruit, boiled eggs, ham, cheese and crackers – an absolute misery to most of them.

The US$3,499 Vision Pro is unlikely to be a key driving force in China’s AR and VR device market, but it can boost innovation in the sector, analysts say.

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Mainland social media has been shocked by the actions of restaurant boss who knelt down in front of a customer and begged for forgiveness because the queue to get into his premises was too long.

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Traveller in Tibet who found an unbearable smell in his room is told by police it was from a body under the bed he slept on. Since his story, and a suspect’s arrest, went viral, the hotel hasn’t reached out, he complains.

Apple’s retail expansion in India reflects its growing confidence in the country as a major sales market and alternative manufacturing hub to China.

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Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo smartphone users will be able to transfer data between the three companies’ devices without a third-party app under a new alliance.

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Trump said on social media that he expected to be taken into custody on Tuesday as a New York grand jury investigates hush money payments to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former US president.

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