The number of mobile internet users in China has reached 1.17 billion by the end of the first half of 2017, said the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 19. Compared with…
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China set to launch an ‘unhackable’ internet communication
As malicious hackers mount ever more sophisticated attacks, China is about to launch a new, “unhackable” communications network – at least in the sense that any attack on it would be quickly detected. The technology…
PT Expo China 2017 to be held in Beijing from Sep. 27-30
BEIJING, July 24, 2017 /CNW/ — One of Asia’s most influential Information and Communications Technology (ICT) events PT Expo China (PTEXPO) will be taking place at China National Convention Center in Beijing from 27 Sep…
China seeks glimpse of citizens’ future with crime-predicting AI
China, a surveillance state where authorities have unchecked access to citizens’ histories, is seeking to look into their future with technology designed to predict and prevent crime. Companies are helping police develop artificial intelligence they…
It’s time for Canada to stand up to China’s censorship crackdown
Last week, Guangzhou Huoyun Information Technology Ltd. told Reuters that the company had received a directive to begin blocking VPN services. Similarly leaked and off-the-record accounts have been coming fast and thick in recent weeks.…
China Plans to Use Artificial Intelligence to Gain Global Economic Dominance by 2030
It states that by 2020 China should match the rest of the world, and that five years later China should achieve “major breakthroughs” in the technology. By 2030, the plan states, AI should lay the…
On a disputed South China Sea island, Beijing unveils a high-tech cinema
Over 200 Chinese moviegoers attended a screening on Yongxing Island in the South China Sea on Saturday, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. The cinema is operated by Hainan Film Company and comes with…
China Unicom says talks with strategic investors ongoing, no agreements signed
BEIJING (Reuters) – Telecommunications operator China United Network Communications (600050.SS) said on Sunday it is still in talks with potential strategic investors and has not yet signed any binding agreements. Reuters reported on Friday that…
Exclusive: Baidu, JD.com to join others investing $12 billion in state-owned China Unicom – sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Baidu Inc and JD.com will join other big Chinese technology firms to jointly invest about $12 billion in the Shanghai-listed unit of China Unicom, the weakest of three big state-owned telecoms…
China cashing out as mobile payment soars
Yang Qianqian holds out her smartphone to scan a barcode on the mobile of a vendor selling fresh fruit and vegetables at a bustling outdoor market in Beijing. The dance student is part of an…
Struggling telecom China Unicom gets $12 billion investment from tech companies
A view outside the China Unicom office building in Beijing Thomson Reuters Baidu and JD.com will join other big Chinese technology firms to jointly invest about $12 billion in the Shanghai-listed unit of China Unicom,…
China wants to build a $150 billion AI industry
Artificial intelligence is no exception. Beijing laid out a timeline on Friday for when it expects the country to become a global leader in the frontier technology. By 2020, China’s AI technologies and research facilities…
China aims to become world leader in AI, challenges U.S. dominance
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has outlined plans to become a world-leader in artificial intelligence by 2025, laying down a challenge to U.S. dominance in the sector amid heightened international tensions over military applications of the…
