China’s Weibo shows user locations to combat ‘bad behaviour’
- 28-Apr-2022
Weibo said users' IP addresses would be displayed under new settings and cannot be turned off.
Do you believe in UFOs? China hints at test of new missile
- 04-Jun-2019
China’s military has hinted that it has carried out a test of a new missile,
Weibo eyes expansion to ‘Chinese-speaking world’
- 03-Dec-2018
Chinese social media giant Weibo is making a push into foreign markets and is considering launching new products in different languages, a senior executive told AFP, brushing off concerns over censorship and credibility. The Twitter-style platform has long been prominent in China, known for its heavy censorship and Great Firewall, but it now wants to […]
Disney to open Shanghai theme park in June
- 13-Jan-2016
LOS ANGELES: Disney's long-awaited theme park in China's commercial hub Shanghai, its first on the mainland, will open on June 16, the company announced Tuesday.
Huge explosion leaves at least 50 wounded in China’s Tianjin: state media
- 13-Aug-2015
BEIING: At least 50 people were wounded on Wednesday by a huge explosion of inflammable material stored in a warehouse in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin, state media reported.
Twitter opens new office in Hong Kong
- 11-Mar-2015
HONG KONG: It may be banned in mainland China, but Twitter has launched an office in Hong Kong to help Chinese businesses reach international markets.
Instagram blocked in China amid Hong Kong protests
- 29-Sep-2014
NEW YORK: Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service owned by Facebook Inc , has been blocked in China, according to numerous reports, including from Hong Kong-based reporters with the New York Times.