A local branch of China Mobile has been fined 500,000 yuan after it denied access to a user’s call log despite a local court order, triggering public debate on jurisdiction over personal privacy. The company…
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Tourists opening wallets for travel upgrades abroad
[China Daily] “The middle class … The shift has coincided with the proliferation of travel websites and mobile applications to find travel information and book trips. Take Lily Min, 26, a Hong Kongbased lawyer who…
China to lend Zambia over $280 million to improve telecoms
LUSAKA, Aug 4 (Reuters) – China will lend Zambia $282 million to improve the nation’s telecommunications infrastructure and increase mobile phone usage over three years, the Chinese ambassador said on Friday. Zambia, Africa’s No.2 copper…
China menace triggers call for missile defence shield
The more advanced were solid-fuelled, carried multiple warheads and mounted on mobile launchers. China’s DF-31A missiles had the potential to strike targets in northern Australia and further inland, as could its JL-2 submarine-launched ballistic ……
U.S. proposes U.N. ban on N. Korean exports
China and Russia, which hold veto power on the Security Council … Subscriptions are available for home delivery of the print edition and for a digital replica viewable on your mobile device or computer. Subscriptions…
Chinese company buys majority interest in Saskatoon-based Noodlecake Studios
Saskatoon-based mobile gaming company Noodlecake Studios is already feeling … Noodlecake CEO Jordan Schidlowsky said he’s seen an increase in game downloads from China, a market the company was previously struggling to get into. The…
The US Army is reportedly banning all drones from China’s DJI
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile plan to sell the cellular Apple Watch (which may … app have their data stored on servers in the United States, along with Hong Kong and China. ( read original story…
Samsung reveals the Leader 8, its latest high-end flip phone
In China, the Leader 8 will be exclusive to China Mobile in one color option — black. However, its exact release date and price haven’t been announced yet. Based on its specs, it likely won’t…
Self-driving wheelchair, IoT tourism app tap into foreign research talent with Mitacs program
She built a mobile app that offers visitors information and recommendations … Li, a 23-year-old electrical engineering student from Hangzhou, China, is in Toronto from July to October for her Globalink internship. She enjoys the…
China holds drill to shut down ‘harmful’ websites
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China held a drill on Thursday with internet service providers to practice taking down websites deemed harmful, as the country’s censors tighten control ahead of a sensitive five-yearly political reshuffle set…
Plano man admits illegally smuggling U.S. space technology to China, Russia
A Plano businessman pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to smuggling radiation-protected microchips used in space exploration to China and Russia, the U.S. attorney’s office said. Peter A. Zuccarelli, 62, was charged in June by…
Mobile payments are turning China cashless
Life in China is becoming cashless as mobile payments have enjoyed growing popularity. A survey on 6,595 people by Ipsos Research Company found that 40 percent of people would take less than 100 yuan (14.8…
China Unicom Rallies on Hopes of Alibaba, Tencent Deal
Shares in China Unicom (762.HK) dialed up more than 4.5% in Hong Kong trading Thursday on expectations the telco will shortly announce investment from the likes of Tencent (700.HK) and Alibaba (BABA). The operator, one…
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