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Report claims NSA spied on Chinese telecoms giant Huawei

The US National Security Agency (NSA) reportedly spied on Chinese telecommunications and internet giant Huawei in order to investigate ties to the Chinese government and conduct surveillance...

by Stefan Van Assche, 24 March 2014

More and more giant squid washing up in Japan prompting 'omen' fears

More and more arms, tentacles and complete carcasses of giant squid are mysteriously appearing and being caught along the coast of Japan, worrying superstitious local fishermen that...

by Stefan Van Assche, 24 March 2014

Hubei tennis centre defends paying salary to multimillionaire Li Na

The director of a tennis centre in Hubei province said it was fine for the provincial sports administration to keep paying two-time Grand Slam Champion Li Na’s salary.

by Stefan Van Assche, 24 March 2014

Money-laundering suspect jumps $3.9 million bail

A 22 year old woman arrested in Hong Kong accused of money laundering has jumped her massive cash bail of 24 million yuan and disappeared.

by Stefan Van Assche, 21 March 2014

This Liaoning street vendor looks exactly like Kim Jong-un

Most people would shy away from looking like dictator Kim Jong-un, but not this street food vendor.

by Stefan Van Assche, 21 March 2014

Tourists now able to buy smog insurance for China visits

Tourists to China can now buy smog insurance from Ping An Insurance, in cooperation with online travel agency Ctrip.com.

by Stefan Van Assche, 21 March 2014

56 page Weibo IPO document describes Chinese censorship regime

Weibo, the Chinese micro blogging platform, has recently filed for a $500 million stock offer in the United States in order to expand its user base.

by Stefan Van Assche, 20 March 2014

China Unicom launches 4G services

China Unicom, the country’s second biggest telecom in terms of subscribers, launched 4G service on Tuesday, the last of the three major Chinese wireless operators to do so.

by Stefan Van Assche, 20 March 2014