Tag: technology

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 it has turned to is quantum cryptography ... ( read original story ...)

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 to 30 Sep. The industry-changing ... ( read original story ...)

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 say ... ( read original story ...)

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. READ MORE ... ( read original story ...)

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 foundation for China’s economic dominance. ( read original story ...)

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 up-to-date technology, the agency ... ( read original story ...)

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 Baidu Inc ... ( read original story ...)

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 firms, two people with direct knowledge ... ( read original story ...)

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 explosion in the use of mobile payment platforms in China as ... ( read original story ...)

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, the weakest of three big state-owned ... ( read original story ...)