News & Events
About Us
Shop
![](https://cdn-dev.theworldofchinese.com/media/images/dalihub-hainan2.2e16d0ba.format-jpeg.fill-450x294.jpg)
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?
![](https://cdn-dev.theworldofchinese.com/media/images/VCG11495092683.78d14837.format-jpeg.fill-450x294.jpg)
Digital Dilemma: Big Data Brings Big Privacy Problems to China
Can people secure their data and privacy in the digital age?
![](https://cdn-dev.theworldofchinese.com/media/images/Losing-Face_1200.2e16d0ba.format-jpeg.fill-450x294.jpg)
Losing Face
Facial recognition technology surges in China, but privacy protections fail to catch up
![](https://cdn-dev.theworldofchinese.com/media/images/cybersecurity-1_wDLA5E.2e16d0ba.format-jpeg.fill-450x294.jpg)
Tech Thursday: Cybersecurity vs. National Security
China updates cybersecurity laws and Google contemplates return, as corporations and governments struggle for the cyberspace
Tech Thursday Episode 41
Didi’s same-sex rides, pigs with codes, nuclear safety upgrades, and self-service store on wheels
![](https://cdn-dev.theworldofchinese.com/media/images/Vending-machine-master.2e16d0ba.format-jpeg.fill-450x294.jpg)
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”
![](https://cdn-dev.theworldofchinese.com/media/images/courtconfidential_mast.2f183ff0.format-jpeg.fill-450x294.jpg)
Court Confidential
China’s emperors were no strangers to the curse of bad data—and built their own secret system to avoid it
![](https://cdn-dev.theworldofchinese.com/media/images/credit-crunch-master.2e16d0ba.format-jpeg.fill-450x294.jpg)
Credit Crunch
China’s “cashless society” will be developed from existing credit schemes—but how reliable are they?
![](/static/img/footer-spread.21bc206df898.png)