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View ArticleA hacked Bitcoin exchange is offering a £112,000 reward to whoever tracks...
Chinese Bitcoin exchange BTER claims to have been hacked, with more than £1.1 million-worth ($1.75 million) of the digital currency missing, CoinDesk reports. It is now offering a 720 bitcoin bounty —...
View ArticleWhy you should pay attention to this rising Chinese Internet company
One of the top internet companies in China, Sohu, is ramping up mobile advertising efforts to gain ground against competitors including Baidu, Sina, and Tencent.The company reported fourth quarter...
View ArticleThe Chinese renamed British attractions in Mandarin — here are the results
One hundred and one British tourist attractions have been renamed in Mandarin ahead of the Chinese New Year. It's part of a campaign promoted by VisitBritain, the British government body for supporting...
View ArticleTwo Chinese car companies declare war on Uber with $6-billion merger
As Uber, the San Francisco-based ride-booking service, begins expanding in China, the mainland’s two largest providers of apps that link passengers to drivers announced their merger on Saturday,...
View ArticleChina's Silk Road dreams are falling into place with a $40 billion investment...
Beijing has launched its US$40 billion Silk Road infrastructure fund along the lines of a long-term private equity venture to boost businesses in countries and regions along the route, the central bank...
View ArticleApple arch-rival Xiaomi is now China's biggest smartphone seller
Chinese technology giant Xiaomi has scored another win: In 2014, it officially became the the single largest smartphone seller in China, TechCrunch reports.In 2013, Xiaomi's market share of smartphone...
View ArticleMaine lobster is booming in China
Now on the menu in Beijing for Chinese New Year: lots and lots of American lobster.Exports of U.S. lobster to China have rocketed in the past few years, largely to satisfy the appetites of the...
View ArticleWhy the US needs to continue military-to-military engagement with China
Engage or isolate?This is the national security question that will drive the United States’ response to near-peer competitors like China and Russia, destabilizing middle powers like Iran and North...
View ArticleCorruption isn't what is holding the Chinese military back
Corruption is widespread within China's military, affecting everyone from low level soldiers to China's former top general. But there's debate as to how damaging this corruption actually is to the...
View ArticleWatch a man dangle over traffic while fixing power lines in China
Here's video from Shanghai of repairmen dangling dangerously above traffic while fixing overhead power lines. The video was shot by American tourist Tim Jones on a visit to the city.Produced by Jason...
View ArticleTiffany & Co. is now the no. 1 American luxury brand for Chinese shoppers
While European luxury brands have been longtime favorites in China, iconic labels hailing from the United States and the UK are gaining a growing amount of influence over Chinese shoppers’ hearts and...
View ArticleChina shuts down 65 'obscene and lascivious' dating websites
China's Internet regulator has shut 65 dating and other match-making websites after accusing them of spreading obscene content and allowing registration with false names, Xinhua state news agency said...
View Article'Commie-loving Mainlanders' targeted at Hong Kong's top university
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A campus election at a top Hong Kong university degenerated into an acrimonious campaign against mainland Chinese candidates, highlighting simmering tensions two months after...
View ArticleApple is struggling to launch Apple Pay in China (APPL)
Apple is struggling to make headway bringing Apple Pay to China. China's central bank, bank card service UnionPay, and Alibaba, the country's huge e-commerce company, are all making it difficult for...
View ArticleChina is worried the son of the country's third richest man is too obsessed...
State media has criticised the son of China’s third-richest man – saying he is spreading the undesirable obsessions with money, sex and violence after telling reporters on Valentine’s Day his top...
View ArticleHow the Chinese government can boost its private sector
After decades of the fastest economic growth in the world, China’s economy has started to slow down. This is perhaps inevitable, given an average annual growth rate of around 10% was sustained for...
View Article18 Chinese expressions with bizarre literal translations
There are more than 80,000 Chinese characters in existence, though a non-native speaker can get by with 1,000 of the most commonly used ones.To make matters more complicated, the characters that make...
View ArticleIndia just approved an $8 billion plan to build warships to counter China
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government has cleared a $8 billion plan to build the country's most advanced warships, defense sources said, just months after ordering new submarines to close the gap...
View ArticleDramatic video out of China captured a manhole explosion that sent a...
Here is a video of a five-year-old boy thrown in the air after a manhole exploded underneath him.The boy can be seen playing on roller-skates before dropping the firecracker into the manhole, which...
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