TikTok CEO: App has never shared US data with Chinese government
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – TikTok’s chief executive will tell lawmakers the Chinese-owned short video app with more than 150 million American users has never, and would never, share…
Several Macau government websites hacked, says Chinese state media
By Bernard Orr and Shanghai newsroom BEIJING (Reuters) – Several Macau government websites were hacked and police have launched a criminal investigation to trace the source of the crime, Chinese…
Dutch government retakes export control over two ASML tools from US
By Toby Sterling (Reuters) – The Dutch government on Friday said it would expand export licensing requirements for some ASML chipmaking equipment, effectively retaking oversight over it from the United…
Chinese smartphone maker Honor gets investment from China Mobile
By Ethan Wang, Ella Cao and David Kirton BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Honor said on Friday it has received an undisclosed amount of investment from China Mobile‘s parent…
Singapore orders social media firms to block 95 accounts tied to exiled Chinese businessman
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore has ordered five social media platforms to block users in the city-state from accessing 95 accounts mostly linked to exiled Chinese tycoon Guo…
Private flights into space, the Italian government prepares the ‘Musk law’
Private flights into space: A bill to regulate private space expeditions is ready to be presented to the Council of Ministers. The measure, nicknamed the ‘Musk law’ in homage to…
Jack Ma: the man who changed the future of the Chinese
Exploiting China’s growth to impose himself and his creature on the world stage and then disappearing from the public scene for criticising the Beijing government’s choices. This is the story…
Cyber board says Chinese hack of US officials was ‘preventable’
By Mehnaz Yasmin and Harshita Meenaktshi (Reuters) – The U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board said on Tuesday a targeted Chinese hack of top government officials’ emails last year was “preventable”,…
Chinese TikTok sellers complain of under-fire platform tightening US rule enforcement
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce vendors that want to sell products on TikTok Shop in the U.S. as an alternative to Amazon are upset by moves…
TikTok divestment bill would give government stronger legal position, US DOJ says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government would be in a stronger legal position if lawmakers ordered China’s ByteDance to divest TikTok, rather than simply banning the short…