LIVING IN CHINA

Remote Freedom: The Cost of Utopia for China’s Fledgling Digital Nomads

Covid-19 has transformed China’s remote work culture, but who can afford this lifestyle and how does it impact local communities?

TECHNOLOGY

Digital Dilemma: Big Data Brings Big Privacy Problems to China

Can people secure their data and privacy in the digital age?

TECHNOLOGY

The Digital Hermits Going Analog

Living smartphone-less in China in the digital age

SOCIETY

New Cities, Old Problems

China’s smart cities are yet to truly transform urban life

TECHNOLOGY

Losing Face

Facial recognition technology surges in China, but privacy protections fail to catch up

TRADITIONAL CULTURE, TECHNOLOGY

Tech Thursday: Cybersecurity vs. National Security

China updates cybersecurity laws and Google contemplates return, as corporations and governments struggle for the cyberspace

TECHNOLOGY

Tech Thursday Episode 41

Didi’s same-sex rides, pigs with codes, nuclear safety upgrades, and self-service store on wheels

TECHNOLOGY

Old Retail in New Machines

Selling noodles as well as medicine, the humble vending machines get rebranded as the face of China’s “New Retail”

ANCIENT HISTORY

Court Confidential

China’s emperors were no strangers to the curse of bad data—and built their own secret system to avoid it

TECHNOLOGY

Credit Crunch

China’s “cashless society” will be developed from existing credit schemes—but how reliable are they?