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China to end digital travel code service on December 13

China will stop operating its digital travel code service on December 13, according to a statement released by the code's official account on Monday.The telecommunicati

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Tencent's WeChat mini program daily users in China grew 13% to 450 million in 2021

Tencent Holdings' Weixin, China's dominant messaging app known as WeChat outside the country, said on Thursday that average daily active users for its mini programs hit

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China summons Alibaba, Baidu cloud units on fraud website access

China said on Tuesday it had summoned the cloud units of Alibaba and Baidu to better control telecom network fraud.The two local tech giants had allowed users to access

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German ambassador to China dies

German Ambassador to China Jan Hecker has died, Germany's embassy and consulates in China announced on Monday."It is with deep sadness and dismay that we learned of the sudden death of the German amb

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Apple announces new settlement with Japan allowing developers to link to external websites  

Apple has made a settlement with Japanese regulator that it will allow developers of “reader” apps link to their own website for managing users account. The change goes to effect in early 2022.This se

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Biden asks courts to dismiss government appeals of TikTok ruling

The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's U.S. head office in Culver City, California, U.S., September 15, 2020. /Reuters The Biden administration on Monday asked two federal appeals c

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Biden White House overturns Trump’s attempt to ban TikTok

02:04 The Biden White House has reversed a Trump administration​attempt toban two popular Chinese-owned apps.TikTok and WeChat were never actually blocked in the U.S., due to legal chal

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Biden revokes Trump's bid to ban Americans from downloading TikTok

Joe Biden's new executive order comes after the Trump administration attempted to ban TikTok last year.

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President Biden revokes Trump executive orders against TikTok, WeChat

The U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a series of executive orders signed during the Donald Trump administration targeting TikTok, WeChat and other Chinese apps, and replaced them wit

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Biden revokes and replaces Trump actions targeting TikTok and WeChat

President Joe Biden is reducing some uncertainty faced by Chinese tech companies in the United States, erasing parts of the Trump-era legacy. The president signed an executive order revoking actions t

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Snap brings partner-centric Layers to its social map used by 250 million people

Snap wants users to get a more personal view of the world around them.While products like Google Maps and Apple Maps have long-relied on data partners to juice the quality of their contextual insights

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Trying out digital currency at Hainan Expo

01:58 China has moved quickly in digital currency electronic payment, piloting the new money in several major cities and provinces since last year.Compared with the widely used WeChat P

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PayPal to launch cross-border payments wallet in China

PayPal plans to launch a local wallet in China. /CFP Paypal is looking to launch a local wallet in China focusing on cross-border payments, instead of competing with dominant domestic players,

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China gets serious about antitrust, fines Alibaba $2.75B

Chinese regulators have hit Alibaba with a record fine of 18 billion yuan (about $2.75 billion) for violating anti-monopoly rules as the country seeks to rein in the power of its largest internet cong

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H&M releases new statement, looking to regain trust in China

HM said on Wednesday its commitment to China remained strong and it was dedicated to regaining shoppers' and partners' trust following a recent backlash in the country against comments it made in 202

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Huawei obtains payment license by acquiring digital payment company

A Huawei outlet in Zhongshan, south China's Guangdong Province, March 27, 2021. /CFP Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies obtained a payment license after acquiring a digital payment com

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BCI's China office: No 'forced labor' found in Xinjiang

China office of Better Cotton Initiative did not find "forced labor" in Xinjiang. /CFP The China office of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) didn't find any case of "forced labor" in Xinjiang