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By Lam Le China Digital Divinity 30 September 2024 Virtual tomb-sweeping keeps a Chinese tradition alive As Chinese migrants struggle to return home for traditional tomb-sweeping, virtual platforms are helping them pay respects from afar. By Viola Zhou China Digital Divinity 30 September 2024 Stressed young people in China are tapping digital wooden fish Buddhist and Taoist percussion instrument rituals have evolved for the digital world. By Viola Zhou China China Outside China 25 September 2024 “China’s K-pop moment”: Wukong’s global success sparks government embrace of video games as soft power China is changing its long-critical stance thanks to the smash hit, according to Chinese game developers and industry analysts. By Lizzi C. Lee China The Rise of AI 23 September 2024 China’s biggest AI model is challenging American dominance Alibaba’s Qwen has been shining on benchmark tests, despite chip restrictions. By Sam Eifling China The Rise of AI 18 September 2024 New tool lets you track exactly when the Chinese government blocks websites Data reveals the precise timing of when the Chinese government blocked ChatGPT and other AI platforms. By Joanna Chiu China Q & A 11 September 2024 Alibaba.com’s U.S. expansion hinges on wooing mom-and-pop shops President Kuo Zhang tells Rest of World in an exclusive interview that the company is bullish about the U.S. market. By Viola Zhou China EV Revolution 28 August 2024 When EV startups shut down, will their cars still work? As Chinese EV makers close, drivers of “smartphones on wheels” say software updates and maintenance are in jeopardy. By Tianyu Fang China Creator Economy 22 August 2024 Teens are making thousands by debating Trump vs. Harris on TikTok The live battles are netting students up to $7,000 a month, and some are using it to pay college tuition: “Easiest money we will probably ever make.” By Viola Zhou ChinaIndonesia China Outside China 19 August 2024 Indonesia’s plan to fight cheap online imports from China Indonesia has introduced measures to limit sales of cheap imports on e-commerce platforms such as Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop that are hurting local firms. By Adi Renaldi ChinaVietnam EV Revolution 7 August 2024 Vietnam is the latest battleground in BYD’s bid to dominate Southeast Asia’s EV market BYD, the top EV maker, faces challenges in Vietnam, where VinFast dominates the charging infrastructure and consumers are wary of Chinese goods. By Lam Le ChinaIndia The Rise of AI 24 July 2024 The AI job interviewer will see you now AI interview services say they’re eliminating bias — but not everyone agrees. By Russell Brandom, Viola Zhou and Sanghamitra Kar P ChinaUnited States Tech Giants 23 July 2024 Pressured to relocate, Microsoft’s AI engineers in China must choose between homeland and career As geopolitical tensions grow, many employees have decided that a career with the Silicon Valley tech giant isn’t worth giving up the comforts of home. By Viola Zhou ChinaJapanThailand EV Revolution 18 July 2024 Thailand’s big market for small trucks goes electric Toyota and Isuzu have long dominated Thailand’s pickup truck market. As they prepare to launch EV trucks, they face competition from Chinese firms. By Jitsiree Thongnoi ChinaUnited Arab EmiratesUnited States Exporter Newsletter 11 July 2024 How Microsoft and the UAE got caught in the crossfire of the U.S.-China tech war Geopolitical tensions have ensnared Microsoft’s deal for AI company G42. By Joanna Chiu China Creator Economy 8 July 2024 Chinese factory owners are becoming TikTok comedians to find new business partners Factory influencers are producing actually funny videos on TikTok, Instagram, and WeChat to increase B2B sales By Viola Zhou ChinaUnited States Tech Giants 27 June 2024 Exclusive: Microsoft Bing’s censorship in China is even “more extreme” than Chinese companies’ New Citizen Lab study comes as U.S. lawmakers scrutinize Microsoft’s willingness to comply with demands from Beijing. By Joanna Chiu China Exporter Newsletter 27 June 2024 OpenAI cuts its last and most important link to China A milestone in the militarization of AI. By Russell Brandom ChinaVietnam Creator Economy 12 June 2024 Vietnam’s made-to-measure fashion brands are thriving in the TikTok era As shoppers sour on Chinese fast fashion, more sustainable Vietnamese brands — loved by K-pop artists and Western celebrities alike — are booming online. By Nhung Nguyen China Regional Champions 7 June 2024 Ultra-cheap meals from China’s delivery giant are hugely popular. Drivers are bearing the costs Meituan’s group order program boomed amid China’s post-Covid-19 thrift economy, but delivery drivers say they’re working longer for less pay. By Viola Zhou China Exporter Newsletter 6 June 2024 Why China still runs on Windows And what it means for Microsoft. By Russell Brandom ChinaIndiaMexicoNigeriaPakistan Global 28 May 2024 Rest of World’s 2024 reading guide Global tech leaders share 12 books to add to your must-read pile. By Ravi Hiranand ChinaTaiwan Tech Giants 24 May 2024 Who’s actually using Threads? Young protesters in Taiwan Despite Meta’s promise to crack down on political content in the app, Taiwanese activists are using it to organize. By Viola Zhou China Creator Economy 16 May 2024 Meet the “digital parents” giving millions in China a vision of family love they never had Creators Jiang Xiuping and Pan Huqian, a viral Douyin duo, act as fictional parents, providing solace to young adults and adolescents amid economic inequalities and a scarcity of mental health support in China. By Viola Zhou China 3 Minutes With 14 May 2024 The Chinese founder who is betting on the Western appetite for short soaps Mega Matrix and FlexTV want to succeed where Quibi has failed by embracing the allure of “so bad it’s good” shows. By Caiwei Chen China China Outside China 7 May 2024 Despite international hires, TikTok is Chinese at its core Rest of World spoke to more than a dozen employees who said that TikTok remains answerable to ByteDance rather than its international leadership. By Caiwei Chen and Viola Zhou China Exporter Newsletter 25 April 2024 The TikTok ban is bigger than just ByteDance The U.S. clampdown on Chinese-owned companies won't end here. By Russell Brandom China The Rise of AI 17 April 2024 AI “deathbots” are helping people in China grieve Avatars of deceased relatives are increasingly popular for consoling those in mourning, or hiding the deaths of loved ones from children. By Viola Zhou ChinaIndonesiaMalaysiaSingapore Regional Champions 5 April 2024 In Southeast Asia, Ramadan is an online shopping bonanza An e-commerce battle brews between Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop with the continued rise of livestream selling. By Adi Renaldi and Chong Pooi Koon China EV Revolution 3 April 2024 China is betting on battery swaps to tackle EV chargers shortage Rarely seen globally, there are already thousands of battery swap stations across China. By Caiwei Chen China EV Revolution 25 March 2024 China’s EV price war is killing brands and infuriating consumers Fast depreciation in an already slow market has panicked car buyers, many of whom are venting their frustrations on social media. By Viola Zhou China Exporter Newsletter 21 March 2024 You can’t play on both sides of the Great Firewall What the TikTok ban really means for U.S. companies. By Russell Brandom China Exporter Newsletter 14 March 2024 Why are Apple and Tesla losing ground in China? The Chinese market isn’t quite as untapped as U.S. companies thought. By Russell Brandom China Creator Economy 12 March 2024 The vacation town that livestream shopping built Real estate agents in China turn to Douyin and Kuaishou to show properties virtually through livestreaming, drawing the attention of out-of-town buyers. By Caiwei Chen China Creator Economy 28 February 2024 Chinese TikTok experts are teaching Americans how to sell Convinced a livestream shopping boom in the West is inevitable, entrepreneurs share Chinese playbooks with aspiring U.S. influencers. By Caiwei Chen China Creator Economy 20 February 2024 Want to stop livestreaming? That’ll be $42,000 Chinese livestream agencies promise influencers fame and money, but end up trapping them in multi-year contracts. By Viola Zhou Posts navigation Previous Next About us Privacy Policy Platforms Newsletter Donate Contact © 2026 Rest of World