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Nissan Pairs With Beijing On System to Avoid Jams – Amy Chozick
From The Wall Street Journal: As part of efforts to reduce traffic congestion during the 2008 Olympic Games, the city of Beijing is forming an unusual technology partnership with Nissan Motor Co. to...
View ArticleChina Ready to Launch Lunar Satellite – China.org
From China.org: China will soon launch its first circumlunar satellite as part of its ambitious moon exploration program enters the stage of implementation, sources with the China National Space...
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Study Says Bush Policy on Tech Exports to China Threatens National Security –...
From VOA News: A Washington-based research group says a new U.S. policy on technology exports to China should be suspended because it threatens national security. The policy makes it easier for...
View ArticleSmugglers Return iPhones to China
Apple’s stalled negotiations with China Mobile may have delayed the iPhone’s official debut in China, but perhaps millions have already been sold by smugglers, some for more than $600. From the New...
View ArticleChina’s Black Market iPhones Surpass 1 million
Paul Ruppert reports on China’s black market iPhones, which represent 20 percent of the phone’s global market. From Mobile Messaging 2.0: Everyone is gaga about the iPhone–summer silly season–even in...
View ArticleAfter the Games, China Looks High-Tech
A recent post in China Journal reports on findings by the Nielsen company. The data, collected through an online survey, reflect changing impressions of China. According to an online survey conducted...
View ArticleChina Denies Exporting Stolen Railway Technologies
The Associated Press reports on allegations of China stealing railway technologies: China’s Railway Ministry denied reported accusations Saturday that foreigners are being squeezed out of the Chinese...
View ArticleTechnology Aiding Labor in China (Updated)
In the New York Times, David Barboza and Keith Bradsher write about the role of technology in the Honda Lock factory strike: It is labor revolt by text message and video upload, underwritten by the...
View ArticleTattooed? Overweight? The PLA Still Wants You
China Real Time Report explains newly relaxed enlistment requirements for the People’s Liberation Army. The PLA is eager to attract well-educated soldiers to fight the high-tech wars of the future, but...
View ArticleChina’s Mothers Rethink Anti-Radiation Clothing
At Bloomberg, Adam Minter describes the improbable scientific claims made both for and against clothing designed to protect pregnant women from electromagnetic radiation. A recent CCTV report claimed...
View ArticleHarbin Hosts International Humanoid Robot Olympics
As the eyes of the world bore hungrily into the London 2012 medal table, China Daily’s Wang Kaihao reports from the International Humanoid Robot Olympic Games in Harbin and talks to the competition’s...
View ArticleChina’s GPS Alternative Goes Public Across Asia-Pacific
China’s Beidou satellite navigation system is now open to commercial use across the Asia-Pacific region one year after its civilian debut within China, offering an alternative or addition to the...
View ArticleChanges and Challenges for China in 2013
In the wake of a leadership transition and at the end of an erratic year – full of scandalous political plummets, diplomacy-testing activist escapes and enflamed nationalism, one can only wonder what...
View ArticleChina Becomes the Biggest PC Market
China has become the world’s biggest market for personal computers according to IHS, with 69 million units shipped in 2012 compared with 66 million in the U.S.. From the BBC: Laptops are the fastest...
View ArticleChinese Supercomputer Poised to Take No. 1 Ranking
A new supercomputer based in Changsha is likely to be ranked the world’s fastest later this month, reclaiming a crown briefly held by China’s Tianhe-1A in 2010. The new system has exceeded 30 petaflops...
View ArticleSupercomputer Marks China’s Growing Tech Prowess
The Guardian kicks off a series on China’s prospects for science and innovation by highlighting Tianhe-2, the world’s fastest supercomputer, and asking what China’s tech push means for the rest of the...
View ArticleTouch Screens Distract Graffiti-Prone Tourists
While authorities try to rein in unruly tourists with a new 64-page instruction booklet, staff at one attraction have taken a different tack to discourage graffiti-prone visitors. From Chris Luo at...
View ArticleIs “Snowden Effect” Hurting U.S. Firms in China?
For Reuters, Matthew Miller reports that some U.S. technology firms may face headwinds in China as a result of the recent U.S. spying scandal: Cisco shares tumbled 11 percent on Thursday, a day after...
View ArticleWorker Death Raises Questions at Apple Contractor
The New York Times reports on the recent death of a young laborer at a Shanghai factory owned by Pegatron Corporation, a major supplier for Apple Inc.: Last September, a young Chinese laborer named Shi...
View ArticleChina Decries U.S. Spending Bill
Reuters reports that China is criticizing the United States for passing a spending bill that restricts purchases of technology from China: The bill, signed by President Barack Obama on Friday, included...
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