Alibaba’s breakup plan lifts hopes China’s tech crackdown is ending
By Josh Horwitz, Kane Wu, Selena Li and Donny Kwok (Reuters) – Shares in Alibaba Group and other leading Chinese tech firms jumped on Wednesday, as investors cheered an unprecedented…
Polish council recommends banning TikTok on public administration phones
By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk WARSAW (Reuters) – A Polish government advisory body has recommended banning the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of public administration employees, Polish…
CapCut, TikTok’s sister app beats the competition for social video editing
TikTok continues to be the most talked-about app of the moment, with new countries banning its use on government devices. CEO Shou Zi Crew came under fire in a recent US Congressional hearing after…
Baidu’s Ernie writes poems but says it has insufficient information on Xi, tests show
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) – Baidu’s Ernie bot can within seconds generate pictures of flowers and write Tang dynasty-style poems but will decline questions about Chinese President Xi Jinping…
TikTok ban in U.S and E.U.
TikTok, the short-form video-sharing app, has become one of the world’s most popular social media platforms, boasting over a billion active users. With its unique algorithmic feed and emphasis on…
Germany could ban China’s Huawei, ZTE from parts of 5G networks
By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is considering banning certain components from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in its telecoms networks, a government source said, in…
China plans to create new regulator for data governance
By Shivani Tanna (Reuters) – China is planning to create a new government agency to centralise management of the country’s vast stores of data, in a bid to address businesses’…
China eases data security deadline pressure for multinational companies
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese regulators have eased some deadline pressure on multinational companies struggling to comply with new rules requiring them to seek approval to export…
Top EU bodies, citing security, ban TikTok on staff phones
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union‘s two biggest policy-making institutions have banned TikTok from staff phones for cybersecurity reasons, marking growing concerns about the Chinese short…
NBA, Ant Group launch strategic partnership in China
By Brenda Goh and Roxanne Liu SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese fintech giant Ant Group said on Tuesday it had entered a strategic partnership with the NBA league in China that…