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Less than 60% of China's e-commerce products are actually genuine

Even though Chinese products have improved significantly over the years, the country still has a problem with counterfeit goods, especially on its e-commerce platforms. According to a new report from the National People’s Congress...

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Which of these two do consumers prefer: Huawei or Xiaomi?

Huawei and Xiaomi are the two biggest names in China's smartphone market at the moment, but which of the two do Chinese consumers like the most? Well, if you're going by sales...

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China is now the worst country in the world for Internet freedom

Internet freedom in China has always been horrendous, but now it's officially considered to be the worst in the world, according to the most recent Freedom on the Net study from Freedom House. The...

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Believe it or not, Xiaomi is actually struggling to meet its sales goals

It was surprising enough to hear that Xiaomi has lost its spot at the top of the Chinese smartphone market to Huawei, but now we're hearing reports that the burgeoning startup...

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China has started cracking down on cloud storage to combat piracy

Online piracy is so prevalent in many parts of Asia that actually purchasing content is considered unusual, especially in China. The rapid growth of cloud storage in the country has made it even easier...

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Founding a startup may come at the cost of your sex life

Running a startup requires an immense amount of time and effort, which leaves little room for anything else in your life, especially sex. A handful of startup founders in China have opened...

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Japan is bringing GPS satellite accuracy to the next level

The fact that modern GPS satellites are accurate to within about 11-12 feet is already really impressive, but that margin of error is still wide enough to occasionally cause problems in dense urban areas,...

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LeTV might beat Huawei and Xiaomi to the United States

China's domestic smartphone companies have been gaining a lot of prestige in recent years, and though most of them are still guilty of blatantly copying their foreign counterparts, the quality of their products has reached the...

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Xiaomi may be in legal trouble for calling its smartphones the best

Most countries have numerous regulations that prevent companies from falsely advertising their products, but those companies also have a bunch of tricks that help them get around these regulations. Easily the...

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UberCommute is Uber's new long-distance carpooling service

China's ride-sharing services may be trying desperately to hinder Uber's expansion in the country, but it doesn't seem to be working. The company has been investing hundreds of millions of dollars to speed up its...

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