A Long March 2F rocket climbs through the sky after lifting off from the Jiuquan launch base with the Shenzhou 16 astronauts. Credit: China Manned Space Agency The launch of the next crew to China’s Tiangong space station late Monday (U.S. time) added three astronauts to the population of humans in space, which reached a…
Lire en français Read this email in French. Editor’s Note Week 21, 2023 Read time: 5 minutes This week brings a mix of delightful firsts and bad news. Read on to learn about Kenya’s first electric bus charging station, and unfortunate incidents like breaches, licence losses, and more. Pamela Tetteh Editor, TechCabal. Editor’s Picks Chinese…
EnStar is a valuable resource in the entertainment industry, providing insights into an artist’s commercial value score based on factors such as popularity, attention, prediction, and marketing power. We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 Chinese actors according to its data. Here’s who to watch in 2023:10. REN JialunA singer who doesn’t know how…
The three-year-long pandemic saw Chinese nationals repatriating their luxury consumption, and now it seems there is no going back.Even with international borders reopened, local shoppers are choosing to splurge at home. According to sales compiled by alternative data provider Sandalwood Advisors, 62 percent of luxury spending by Chinese consumers in April took place within the…
A content creator surnamed Hong from Dongguan in southern China’s Guangdong province has been arrested for producing and spreading AI-generated fake news. Local police announced Sunday that the suspect used ChatGPT to create fake content about nine people killed in a train accident. As part of its three-month campaign to counter vulgar and fake content online,…
EnStar is a valuable resource in the entertainment industry, providing insights into an artist’s commercial value score based on factors such as popularity, attention, prediction, and marketing power. We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 Chinese actresses according to its data. Here’s who to watch in 2023:10. Qin LanQin Lan is a Chinese actress,…
It’s around 5 o’clock in the morning as I watch the temple stir to life. The sound of bamboo clappers pierces the early morning calm and gray-haired seniors dressed in Buddhist robes quietly file into the chanting hall with their palms pressed together.These aren’t and never will be monks. Rather, they are elderly laypeople who…
Incident comes after police last month raided Beijing office of US due diligence firm Mintz Group and detained staff.Published On 27 Apr 202327 Apr 2023Chinese law enforcement officials have questioned staff of Bain & Company at the United States consulting giant’s Shanghai office. “We can confirm that the Chinese authorities have questioned staff in our…
Samsung and SK Hynix are expected to be allowed to keep their factories in China despite U.S. sanctions against Beijing.The U.S. Department of Commerce on Monday announced details of so-called “guardrail” provisions under the CHIPS and Science Act that punishes global companies for investing in China.Large-scale new investments in China are still forbidden if Korean…
Years after using women in sexist advertisement campaigns, China’s much-favored coconut milk brand is now putting the gaze on men’s bodies, as they use gym-built men to promote the brand for the first time.Coconut Palm debuted their male models on Women’s Day during their daily livestreams on short-video platform Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok.…