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Alibaba Creates 'Video Fingerprints' to Fight Piracy

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday April 10, 2019

Alibaba's security lab has created 'fingerprints' for all original videos on Taobao and Tmall, said He Yuan, a senior algorithm expert at the lab.

Thieves Steal 10,000 Yuan From Sleeping Roommate Using Facial Recognition

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Wednesday April 10, 2019

In the age of technology, even crimes are getting more high-tech. Case in point: This incident in China where two men stole 10,000 yuan from their sleeping roommate, with the help of his phone's facial recognition feature.

Bullish Bets On Indian Rupee Rise, Yuan Longs Recede: Poll

Business | Thomson Reuters | Thursday March 28, 2019

Investors piled on long rupee bets in a return to bullishness earlier this month after a year, the poll of 12 respondents showed.

Tencent Posts Worst Ever Profit Drop on Gaming Freeze, One-Off Charges

Reuters | Thursday March 21, 2019

New gaming approvals were suspended in China for most of 2019, and resumed only in December.

A Day Of Dread For China's Single Women

World News | Anna Fifield, Liu Yang, Wang Yuan, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 30, 2019

Spare a thought for the single Chinese woman this Lunar New Year holiday.

Staff Fraud Costs Chinese Drone Maker $150 Million In Loss

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 21, 2019

Chinese drone maker DJI has placed 45 employees under investigation for alleged fraud that could cost the company more than one billion yuan ($150 million) in losses.

China Man, Jailed For 25 Years On Wrong Conviction, Gets $670,000 Reward

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 8, 2019

A Chinese court today awarded 4.6 million yuan ($670,000) in damages to a man who was acquitted after spending 25 years in prison due to a judicial error, the state media reported

Mi Home Projector Lite (Youth Edition) Launched on Xiaomi's Mijia Crowdfunding Platform

Aditya Shenoy | Thursday January 3, 2019

Xiaomi Mi Home Projector Lite (Youth Edition) has a 500 ANSI lumens lamp and can project at 1080p resolution.

Tencent Profit Beats on Investment Gain, No Progress on China Gaming

Reuters | Thursday November 15, 2018

Although Tencent's revenue rose by 24 percent to 80.6 billion yuan ($11.6 billion), this represented its slowest quarterly growth in more than three years.

Alibaba Makes Record $30 Billion During 24-Hour Online Sale

World News | Reuters | Monday November 12, 2018

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd cashed a record 213.5 billion yuan ($30.70 billion) in sales on Sunday during its 24-hour online retail frenzy Singles' Day, but the event's annual growth dropped to its slowest-ever rate.

Chinese Workers Made To Drink Urine For Failing To Finish Tasks: Report

World News | Reuters | Thursday November 8, 2018

Workers at a Chinese home renovation company who failed to complete their tasks had to drink urine, eat cockroaches or get whipped by a belt. Others had to shave their heads or drink water from a toilet bowl and had their salaries withheld by a month, according to images and videos on Chinese social media cited by state media. The punishments were ...

With Great Effort, China Trying To Make Yuan Dominant: Gita Gopinath

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 2, 2018

China is following a policy to make yuan the dominant currency, but currently it remains far behind the US dollar in international financial transactions unrelated to trade, Indian-American economist Gita Gopinath said.

China, Japan To Forge Closer Ties At "Historic Turning Point"

World News | Reuters | Friday October 26, 2018

China and Japan on Friday pledged to forge closer ties as both countries stood together at an "historic turning point", signing a broad range of agreements including a $30 billion currency swap pact, amid rising trade tensions with Washington.

China Not Manipulating Currency But Lacks Transparency, US Says

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 18, 2018

Washington on Wednesday again declined to call China a currency manipulator but said the yuan's fall and Beijing's exchange practices were of "particular concern."

Alibaba Group's CEO Daniel Zhang To Succeed Jack Ma As Chairman Next Year

Business | Thomson Reuters | Monday September 10, 2018

Last year Jack Ma invested 300 million yuan ($45 million) in a rural education project in China.