Think You're Safe? ExpressVPN and Astrill Encryptions May be Cracked (and Backed) by the Government

Issues to Talk About | may798

Following a blog post written by Marc Bevand, multiple platforms have been calling into question the safety of VPN usage in China, especially two...

Over 370m mobile phones harmed by fraud in 2015

Issues to Talk About | may798

The number of users whose mobile phones were infected by malicious programs is still rising and the mobile terminals have become a main channel o...

App use for public fees to cover more cities

Issues to Talk About | may798

Residents in more than 70 percent of Chinese cities will soon be able to use popular smartphone apps to pay their taxes and electricity bills, te...

Beijing May Impose Winter Auto Restrictions, But Why Now?

Issues to Talk About | may798

News reports over the weekend indicated that Beijing is still considering automobile restrictions using the odd-even license plate system, on whi...

Black cat and white rabbit cartoons may become Shanghai's symbols

Issues to Talk About | may798

Shanghai's two home-grown cartoons - the hero of Black Cat Detective, an animation, and the logo of the White Rabbit creamy candies - were sugges...

More Chinese cities on high smog alert

Issues to Talk About | may798

TIANJIN - Roughly 50 cities in northern and eastern China have issued air pollution alerts in the most recent bout of smog.

Bottled air breeds hot air in smoggy China

Issues to Talk About | may798

BEIJING - China's smog has made masks and air purifiers the hottest of commodities. Now, a new product is getting all the attention: bottled air.

'Single dogs' facing an age of abuse

Issues to Talk About | may798

The easing of China's family planning policy marks a turnaround for the fate of one particular demographic - singles of marriageable age are no l...

Netizen backlash 'ugly' Spring Festival Gala mascot

Issues to Talk About | may798

How Baoding city in Hebei copes with month-long alert for smog

Issues to Talk About | may798

When a red alert, the highest-level warning, is issued for smog in northern China, vehicle traffic is cut by half, factories are ordered to suspe...