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Celebrating a modern story teller

New collection offers complete view of late writer Wang Zengqi's literary legacy, Yang Yang reports.A new 20-volume collection of the late Chinese writer Wang Zengqi's works has been recently

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Travelogue: Getting to know Hangzhou's famous West Lake

Eulogized by literati, admired by emperors and romanticized by lovers, China's West Lake has captivated and charmed people for centuries. The mesmerizing hills topped w

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A plot out of this world

The world changed dramatically in 2020. People see all kinds of news, however, there is always a sense of estrangement that our imagination cannot catch up with the reality itself, says writer Jiang F

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Letterhead wants to be the Shopify of email newsletters

You’re probably investing in an email newsletter these days, whether you’re an international brand, a nonprofit, or a local news publisher.Maybe email is even your focus now, because you got burned by

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Substack explains its ‘hands-off’ approach to content moderation

Content moderation has been a thorny topic in 2020. And when I say “thorny,” I mean in the sense of having multiple congressional hearings on the subject. Twitter and Facebook in particular have been

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China's solidarity with the rest of the world is self-evident

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Gillmor Gang: Full Stream Ahead

Twitter is shutting down Periscope, the video app it acquired several years ago when Facebook Live threatened to lap the field. When we stream the Gillmor Gang sessions, we send them to Facebook, Twit

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Acclaimed British spy author John le Carre dies aged 89

John le Carre, the British writer best known for his Cold War espionage novels "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold", has died aged 89.Le Carre's literary agency, Cur

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Cleo, the AI-powered ‘financial assistant’, raises $44M Series B led by EQT Ventures

Cleo, the London founded “financial assistant” that takes the form of an app and chatbot and now counts the U.S. as its largest market, has raised $44 million in Series B funding.Leading t

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Daily Crunch: FTC and 48 state AGs sue Facebook

Facebook faces big antitrust lawsuits, DoorDash and C3.ai go public and YouTube announces new election misinformation policies. This is your Daily Crunch for December 9, 2020.The big story: FTC and 4

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Can AI help you binge books? BingeBooks is a new service to do … exactly that

The pandemic has been terrible for many industries, but the book industry has gotten a rare reprieve in an otherwise dismal past decade. Locked in homes and forced to socially distance from others, us

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HIIFF: Forum on online novel and film scripts adaption held in Sanya

Writers and editors in the online literature field attend the forum held in Sanya during the ongoing third Hainan Island International Film Festival (HIIFF), December 6

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Daily Crunch: Google smart speakers add Apple Music support

You can listen to Apple Music on your Google Nest device, Apple is working to top Intel with its next set of chips and Cisco acquires Slido. This is your Daily Crunch for December 7, 2020.The big stor

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Why Hollywood is lagging behind

VCG. Editor's note:Haider Rifaat is a writer for the South China Morning Post, Arabian Moda magazine, Good Times magazine and OK! Pakistan. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not

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Daily Crunch: Apple announces its best apps of 2020

Apple releases its annual best apps list, a self-driving truck startup raises $350 million and the BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine gets emergency approval in the United Kingdom. This is your Daily C

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The fate of Iran nuclear deal hangs in balance

The funeral of Iranian Top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi, is held at Imamzadeh Saleh Shrine in Tehran, Iran on November 30, 2020. /Getty Editor's note:Bobby Naderi is a journa

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Accused Australian war criminals must undergo fair trial

Chief of the Australian Defense Force General Angus Campbell delivers the findings from the Inspector-General of the Australian Defense Force Afghanistan Inquiry, in Canberra, Australia, November