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Past articles by Zen:

Beijing’s ‘invisible’ Olympics: Muted but watched online

Zhou Jun remembers the run-up to the 2008 Summer Olympics, when it seemed like everyone was learning English to be able to communicate with the foreign visitors about to descend on the city. → Read More

Beijing’s ‘invisible’ Olympics: Muted but watched online

Zhou Jun remembers the run-up to the 2008 Summer Olympics, when it seemed like everyone was learning English to be able to communicate with the foreign visitors about to descend on the city. → Read More

Ex-Alibaba employee warns going public causes victims ‘hurt’

An employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba who was fired after she went public with a sexual assault allegation says she is not encouraging other victims in China to come forward because doing so “will only cause them to suffer more hurt”. → Read More

Ex-Alibaba employee warns going public causes victims ‘hurt’

An employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba who was fired after she went public with a sexual assault allegation says she is not encouraging other victims in China to come forward because doing so “will only cause them to suffer more hurt”. → Read More

Chinese users have mixed feelings about LinkedIn departure

LinkedIn will be replaced in China by a jobs posting site called InJobs, without a social media feed and capability for sharing content, Microsoft said. → Read More

China tightens political control of Internet giants

The ruling Communist Party is tightening political control over China’s Internet giants and tapping their wealth to pay for its ambitions to reduce reliance on US and European technology. → Read More

China tightens political control of Internet giants

The ruling Communist Party is tightening political control over China’s Internet giants and tapping their wealth to pay for its ambitions to reduce reliance on US and European technology. → Read More

Parents in China laud rule limiting video game time for kids

The restrictions, which took effect earlier this month, are a tightening of 2019 rules that banned children from gaming overnight and limited them to 90 minutes most weekdays. → Read More

Parents in China laud rule limiting video game time for kids

The restrictions, which took effect earlier this month, are a tightening of 2019 rules that banned children from gaming overnight and limited them to 90 minutes most weekdays. → Read More

Analysis: China extends control with online gaming crackdown

Hugely popular online games and celebrity culture in China are the latest targets in the ruling Communist Party’s campaign to encourage the public to fall in line with its vision for a powerful, more wholesome country. → Read More

Analysis: China extends control with online gaming crackdown

Hugely popular online games and celebrity culture in China are the latest targets in the ruling Communist Party’s campaign to encourage the public to fall in line with its vision for a powerful, more wholesome country. → Read More

China state firms invest in TikTok sibling, Weibo chat app

The Chinese government has made investments in two of the nation’s most significant technology firms – ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns global video app TikTok, and Weibo, China’s version of Twitter – in a move apparently intended to bolster its sway over the nation’s flourishing technology sector. In April, ByteDance sold a 1% stake in its Chinese subsidiary, Beijing ByteDance… → Read More

China state firms invest in TikTok sibling, Weibo chat app

The Chinese government has made investments in two of the nation’s most significant technology firms – ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns global video app TikTok, and Weibo, China’s version of Twitter – in a move apparently intended to bolster its sway over the nation’s flourishing technology sector. In April, ByteDance sold a 1% stake in its Chinese subsidiary, Beijing ByteDance… → Read More

China’s Tencent limits gaming for minors after media outcry

China’s biggest gaming company, Tencent Holdings, said Tuesday it will limit gaming time for minors and ban children under age 12 from making in-game purchases after a state media article called games “spiritual opium”. → Read More

China’s Tencent limits gaming for minors after media outcry

China’s biggest gaming company, Tencent Holdings, said Tuesday it will limit gaming time for minors and ban children under age 12 from making in-game purchases after a state media article called games “spiritual opium”. → Read More

China moves vast trade fair online, but few buyers follow

Standing in front of shelves laden with colourful backpacks, a saleswoman promoted bags on the Canton Trade Fair’s website without knowing whether anyone was watching as the world’s biggest sales event opened in cyberspace to avoid the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More

China moves vast trade fair online, but few buyers follow

Standing in front of shelves laden with colourful backpacks, a saleswoman promoted bags on the Canton Trade Fair’s website without knowing whether anyone was watching as the world’s biggest sales event opened in cyberspace to avoid the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More

AI-backed app identifies travellers who have contracted the Wuhan virus, Digital, China News

Chinese internet company Qihoo 360 has partnered with a Chinese tech firm to introduce a platform that lets users check if they have recently travelled with someone who contracted the new coronavirus. By entering the date of their journey, together with flight or train numbers, users can find out if they were travelling with someone who has been infected with the virus. The platform also advises… → Read More

For Carousell founder Quek Siu Rui, starting up hasn't been a walk in the park, Digital, Singapore News

Quek Siu Rui has not taken a holiday in nearly eight years. Since he co-founded Carousell in 2012, almost all of the 32-year-old's free time has been devoted to thinking about what is next, he said. "I have this almost extreme view of the world where [if you do something] you've got to do it well and good. You've got to be laser-focused and almost obsessed about it." → Read More

How being 'late' to e-commerce gave Singapore's Shopee an edge, Digital, Singapore News

For an e-commerce platform under four years old, Shopee has done pretty well for itself. Since it was established in 2015, the Singaporean e-commerce site has become the most visited across Southeast Asia, according to a recent iPrice report which also found that Shopee's mobile app ranked at the top of its category in terms of downloads and average monthly active users in the region. One of the… → Read More