‘Diplomats Must Dance With Wolves’: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang's Remarks Go Viral
Qin used the term "discourse trap" to describe how entrenched the term "wolf warrior diplomacy" has become in Western discourse associated with China`s foreign policy, making it difficult to think outside the box or better understand the patterns at hand.
Mar 09, 2023, 07:21 AM IST
Video of loose wing screw on Air China’s Boeing 737 flight goes viral, airline responds
Air China has responded after a video from a passenger went viral and said it had fixed loose wing screws on one of its Boeing 737 NG passenger aircraft.
Jul 10, 2022, 16:21 PM IST
ByteDance CEO hides all posts from Weibo as Chinese netizens call him unpatriotic for contemplating TikTok's sale in US
Microsoft has officially confirmed that it is in talks to acquire the operations of video-sharing platform TikTok in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Aug 04, 2020, 12:18 PM IST
Video: PM Modi's strong message to China, quits Chinese social media platform Weibo
After India’s digital strike on Chinese application, PM Modi quits its social media platform Weibo. To know more, watch the video
Jul 01, 2020, 18:22 PM IST
Watch that Tweet! China cracks whip on government social media image
The government is trying to get a tighter grip on the dissemination of information to the public more broadly.
Dec 28, 2018, 09:14 AM IST
Great Firewall of China cracks: Full Facebook, Twitter access for foreigners at planned Hainan tourist hub
The announcement has sparked outrage on Chinese social media, reports said.
Jun 26, 2018, 09:52 AM IST
LGBT community fumes as Weibo, China's version of Twitter, decides to ban gay content
Homosexuality is not banned in China but micro-blogging website Weibo has still decided to ban all gay-related content in a country which has no Facebook and Twitter.
Apr 14, 2018, 17:56 PM IST
Chinese daredevil falls to death after trying pull ups on top of skyscraper
Chinese authorities have warned against livestreaming after Wu Yongning plunged to his death from a 62-storey building in central China on November 8.
Dec 12, 2017, 17:00 PM IST
Baidu hires Weibo CFO Herman Yu as finance chief amid AI push
The appointment of Herman Yu, Weibo`s CFO since 2015, sees Baidu stalwart Jennifer Li step down as CFO after almost a decade in the role to become a senior adviser to Baidu`s top management, the company said in a statement.
Sep 18, 2017, 10:10 AM IST
Chinese realise it's President Xi Jinping's birthday when PM Narendra Modi wished him on Weibo
Xi Jinping is General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
Jun 15, 2017, 17:23 PM IST
China's Weibo overtakes Twitter in market capitalisation
In a surpise for the social media fraternity, Chinese microblogging website Weibo has for the first time overtaken Twitter with its market capitalisation hitting $11.3 billion, surpassing Twitter`s $11.1 billion market cap which is a difference of about $200 million.
Feb 14, 2017, 12:32 PM IST
Latest leaks hint at Xiaomi Mi Note 2 launch in September
In the latest, some leaks in the online space have sent strong hints about the most probable release date of Xiaomi Mi Note 2 launch date. If the information (in form of links), provided by Weibo, is to be believed, Mi Note 2 will be released on September 14.
Sep 05, 2016, 08:53 AM IST
Happy birthday: Narendra Modi wishes China's Xi Jinping amid NSG deadlock
Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted the birthday greetings for Chinese President Xi Jinping in Mandarin on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter.
Jun 15, 2016, 15:18 PM IST
China suspends over 580 social media accounts for spreading rumours
Chinese authorities have suspended more than 580 social media accounts for spreading rumours, confusing people or going against the constitution, the media reported on Saturday.
Feb 27, 2016, 14:18 PM IST
This Chinese woman flew solo on a flight and became 'world's luckiest passenger' - find out how
Zhang travelled solo on a China Southern flight from Wuhan to Guangzhou on Monday.
Feb 03, 2016, 21:57 PM IST
Watch: OMG! It's happening in communist China, women are grabbing their own breasts
In a weird new social media trend in China, women are grabbing their own breasts to prove that they're skinny.
Dec 03, 2015, 21:08 PM IST
China`s blocking blitz: Social media messages censored
The full report includes examples of censored Weibo posts and an explanation of how they were tracked.
Oct 14, 2015, 10:48 AM IST
Einstein lookalike becomes Internet celebrity in China
A 68-year-old Professor in China with unruly hair and bushy moustache has become a minor Internet celebrity due to his resemblance to famous physicist Albert Einstein.
Sep 29, 2015, 18:38 PM IST
