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7 Unique Things About China That Tourists Find Fascinating
With its enormous size and buzzing lifestyle, China never fails to amaze or shock first time travellers. Here is what you can expect in this Asian country.
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Is Taliban's Social Media Ban Based on China Model? Here's The Inside Story
The Taliban plunged Afghanistan into a 48-hour internet blackout last week, and now access is restricted to several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
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WhatsApp Restrictions Worldwide: From China's Full Ban to UAE's Partial Ban
Russia on Wednesday became the latest country to restrict some WhatsApp calls, accusing the Meta-owned platform of failing to share information in fraud and terrorism cases.
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DeepSeek-R1 AI Model Said to Be Powered by Huawei Chipsets
DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model is being hosted on China-based Huawei’s ModelArts Studio platform. While the Chipmaker has not detailed the chipsets being used to power the AI model, a tipster claimed that it is being run using the Ascend 910C GPUs. The leak has led to speculations on whether the Chinese AI firm also trained its mo...
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China Proposes Further Export Curbs on Battery, Critical Minerals Tech
China is mulling over proposed export restrictions on some technology used to make battery components and process critical minerals lithium and gallium. If implemented, they would be the latest in a series of export restrictions and bans targeting critical minerals and the technology used to process them, areas in which Beijing is globally dominant...
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China To Regulate Amount Of Time And Money People Spend On Video Games
China plans to implement new regulations that will restrict the duration of time and the amount of money people can spend on video games.
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Chinese Tech Firms Baidu, TikTok-owner ByteDance, Tencent, Alibaba Order Nvidia AI Chips Worth $5 Billion: Report
China's internet giants are reportedly rushing to acquire high-performance Nvidia chips vital for building generative artificial intelligence systems, making orders worth $5 billion.
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Australian Lawmakers Recommend Potential WeChat Ban on Government Devices
A senate committee in Australia has recommended a swathe of rules and restrictions for social media platforms, including potentially banning WeChat on government devices. Companies like TikTok and WeChat posed "unique national security risks" because their parent companies, ByteDance and Tencent, are headquartered in China and subject to its nation...
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US Lawmakers Consider Changes to Bill That Could Give Government New Powers to Ban TikTok
US lawmakers are considering changes to address concerns about a bill that would give the Biden administration new powers to ban Chinese-owned TikTok, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Democratic Senator Mark Warner, who has cosponsored the legislation said on Monday.
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Nvidia, AMD, Other US Chipmakers See Share Prices Fall as US Plans Curbs on Export to China
Shares of US chipmakers fell on Wednesday following a report that the Biden administration was planning new curbs on export of computing chips for artificial intelligence to China as early as July. Companies such as Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Intel, which rely on the world's second largest economy for at least a fifth of their revenue, fell...
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US Considers New Regulations on Export of AI Chips to China: Report
The United States is reportedly considering new restrictions on exports of artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China. The Commerce Department will stop the shipments of chips made by Nvidia and other chip companies to customers in China as early as July, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Huawei, ZTE Should Be Restricted in More EU Countries, Urges EU Chief Thierry Breton
EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Thursday urged more EU countries to join the 10 that have restricted or banned China's Huawei and ZTE from their 5G telecoms networks, citing risks to the bloc's collective security. Breton has in recent weeks voiced concerns that some EU countries still have perceived high risk components in their 5G core networ...
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Anime Luminary Masao Maruyama Warns Japan’s Top Spot Is at Risk
Industry heavyweight Masao Maruyama warns that the Japanese anime business could be overtaken by the Chinese competition, owing to a tilt towards commercialism. The protege of manga great Osamu Tezuka fears that Japan is losing its edge. ‘The only reason China hasn't quite caught up with Japan yet is because of a bunch of restrictions imposed on ...
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China to Invest $1.9 Billion in YMTC After US Restrictions Over Security Concerns: Report
Semiconductor manufacturer Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) is set to receive 12.9 billion yuan (roughly Rs. 15,378 crore) from the state-owned National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing government data.
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Tencent Is Planning a Valorant League as Gaming Crackdown Eases in China
Tencent is planning to host a Valorant esports tournament as the FPS game rolls out in China, following a two-year industry crackdown. Talks are in their initial stages and Tencent could push back its timeline from its predicted summer window. A Valorant league should help kickstart competitive online gaming in China after pandemic restrictions and...
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7 Unique Things About China That Tourists Find Fascinating
With its enormous size and buzzing lifestyle, China never fails to amaze or shock first time travellers. Here is what you can expect in this Asian country.
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Is Taliban's Social Media Ban Based on China Model? Here's The Inside Story
The Taliban plunged Afghanistan into a 48-hour internet blackout last week, and now access is restricted to several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
-
WhatsApp Restrictions Worldwide: From China's Full Ban to UAE's Partial Ban
Russia on Wednesday became the latest country to restrict some WhatsApp calls, accusing the Meta-owned platform of failing to share information in fraud and terrorism cases.
-
DeepSeek-R1 AI Model Said to Be Powered by Huawei Chipsets
DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model is being hosted on China-based Huawei’s ModelArts Studio platform. While the Chipmaker has not detailed the chipsets being used to power the AI model, a tipster claimed that it is being run using the Ascend 910C GPUs. The leak has led to speculations on whether the Chinese AI firm also trained its mo...
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China Proposes Further Export Curbs on Battery, Critical Minerals Tech
China is mulling over proposed export restrictions on some technology used to make battery components and process critical minerals lithium and gallium. If implemented, they would be the latest in a series of export restrictions and bans targeting critical minerals and the technology used to process them, areas in which Beijing is globally dominant...
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China To Regulate Amount Of Time And Money People Spend On Video Games
China plans to implement new regulations that will restrict the duration of time and the amount of money people can spend on video games.
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Chinese Tech Firms Baidu, TikTok-owner ByteDance, Tencent, Alibaba Order Nvidia AI Chips Worth $5 Billion: Report
China's internet giants are reportedly rushing to acquire high-performance Nvidia chips vital for building generative artificial intelligence systems, making orders worth $5 billion.
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Australian Lawmakers Recommend Potential WeChat Ban on Government Devices
A senate committee in Australia has recommended a swathe of rules and restrictions for social media platforms, including potentially banning WeChat on government devices. Companies like TikTok and WeChat posed "unique national security risks" because their parent companies, ByteDance and Tencent, are headquartered in China and subject to its nation...
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US Lawmakers Consider Changes to Bill That Could Give Government New Powers to Ban TikTok
US lawmakers are considering changes to address concerns about a bill that would give the Biden administration new powers to ban Chinese-owned TikTok, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Democratic Senator Mark Warner, who has cosponsored the legislation said on Monday.
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Nvidia, AMD, Other US Chipmakers See Share Prices Fall as US Plans Curbs on Export to China
Shares of US chipmakers fell on Wednesday following a report that the Biden administration was planning new curbs on export of computing chips for artificial intelligence to China as early as July. Companies such as Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Intel, which rely on the world's second largest economy for at least a fifth of their revenue, fell...
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US Considers New Regulations on Export of AI Chips to China: Report
The United States is reportedly considering new restrictions on exports of artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China. The Commerce Department will stop the shipments of chips made by Nvidia and other chip companies to customers in China as early as July, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Huawei, ZTE Should Be Restricted in More EU Countries, Urges EU Chief Thierry Breton
EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Thursday urged more EU countries to join the 10 that have restricted or banned China's Huawei and ZTE from their 5G telecoms networks, citing risks to the bloc's collective security. Breton has in recent weeks voiced concerns that some EU countries still have perceived high risk components in their 5G core networ...
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Anime Luminary Masao Maruyama Warns Japan’s Top Spot Is at Risk
Industry heavyweight Masao Maruyama warns that the Japanese anime business could be overtaken by the Chinese competition, owing to a tilt towards commercialism. The protege of manga great Osamu Tezuka fears that Japan is losing its edge. ‘The only reason China hasn't quite caught up with Japan yet is because of a bunch of restrictions imposed on ...
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China to Invest $1.9 Billion in YMTC After US Restrictions Over Security Concerns: Report
Semiconductor manufacturer Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) is set to receive 12.9 billion yuan (roughly Rs. 15,378 crore) from the state-owned National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing government data.
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Tencent Is Planning a Valorant League as Gaming Crackdown Eases in China
Tencent is planning to host a Valorant esports tournament as the FPS game rolls out in China, following a two-year industry crackdown. Talks are in their initial stages and Tencent could push back its timeline from its predicted summer window. A Valorant league should help kickstart competitive online gaming in China after pandemic restrictions and...
