China Cashing Out As Mobile Payment Soars
Yang Qianqian holds out her smartphone to scan a barcode on the mobile of a vendor selling fresh fruit and vegetables...
Chinese Censors Scrub Emoji Tributes To Nobel Winner
China's censors raced Friday to scrub social media networks of candles, RIP and other tributes to Nobel laureate Liu...
Need A Ball Or Umbrella? In China There’s A Sharing App For That
Basketballs, electric scooters and rainbow-coloured umbrellas -- nothing seems out of bounds in China's booming...
China Cracks Down On Online Peddlers of Celebrity Gossip
Online peddlers of celebrity gossip have fallen foul of China's new cybersecurity law, with officials ordering internet...
Chinese Lesbian Dating App Rela Shuts Down
A Chinese dating app for lesbians that has more than five million users has been shut down. The app, Rela, is no longer...
Russia Blocks China’s Biggest Messaging App
Moscow's communications regulator has added WeChat to its list of prohibited websites, according to Russian state news...
China’s Alipay Takes On Apple In US Expansion
Alipay, the Chinese digital payment giant owned by ecommerce giant Alibaba, is expanding in the US. Customers will be...
China’s Tencent ‘deeply Sorry’ For Russia WeChat Block
Chinese internet giant Tencent said Saturday it was "deeply sorry" its messaging app WeChat was blocked in Russia,...
What’s In A Chinese Name? Ancient Rites and Growing Business
In a one-room shop tucked inside a Beijing alley, a bearded 74-year-old fortune-teller in crimson tunic offers what...
China’s Tencent Takes 5% Stake In Tesla
China's giant Tencent Holdings has taken a five percent stake in the Tesla electric car company as it moves to ramp up...
Police Cautions Public Against Social Media Fraudsters
The Ghana Police Service has cautioned the public to be vigilant against fraudsters on social media. The service said...
Manchester United ‘most Followed Club In China’
Manchester United is the most popular club online in China but the Bundesliga's web presence far outstrips the English...
Why Snapchat’s Owner Is Hiring In China
Snapchat may be banned in China, but that isn't stopping the messaging app's parent company from building a toehold in...
Police Busted A Team Spreading Online Rumors
Police in Shanghai have busted a gang suspected of fabricating official documents and spreading rumors online. A...
Tencent To Budget $295m For Backing Movie Projects
Tencent Holdings Ltd’s main movie arm plans to spend at least 2 billion yuan ($295 million) investing in Hollywood...
Female Staff Forced To Kiss Male Boss ‘every Morning’ Before Work
A company in Beijing has come up with an unusual and incredibly offensive way to improve working relations between...