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AI marketing upstart submits its IPO application: Titanium Technology earns 380 million yuan annually but has 3.8 billion yuan in accounts receivable.
Author: Sun Cheng; Source: Barron's Recently, AI marketing company Titanium Technology filed for an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, aiming to become the "first multi-agent stock." Against the backdrop of widespread losses in the AI industry, this company delivered a rare profit report: a gross profit margin exceeding 82% and a net revenue retention rate as high as 132.5%.
Activists fasting to support jailed dissident Xu Zhiyong’s hunger strike
Democracy activists in the United States have begun fasting in relays in protest at the treatment of jailed Chinese dissident Xu Zhiyong, who is on hunger strike in China’s Lunan Prison. Organized by the U.S. branch of the banned China Democracy Party, the protest began on Oct. 23, and will run until mid-November, with two people fasting for 24 hours at any given time, in solidarity with Xu’s protest over his treatment in prison.
China mulls making marriage easier as rates plummet
The Chinese government is considering cutting red tape around marriage registrations in a bid to encourage more young people to tie the knot. The number of Chinese couples getting married for the first time tumbled 8.3% in the first quarter, government figures show, resuming its slide over the past decade amid a tanking economy, rampant youth unemployment, growing awareness of gender equality and changing priorities.
In Tim Walz, Chinese social media users see hope
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate for November’s presidential election has elicited an exuberant response in an unlikely place: Chinese social media. Amid hopes of warmer ties with Washington, the news has attracted millions of views on the Sina Weibo platform, with the phrase “Harris' VP pick once taught in China” trending on the service on Friday and search statistics revealing an overwhelmingly positive reaction.
Calls grow for release of Hong Kong translation activist from U.S. detention
Calls are growing for the release of Hong Kong translator and social media activist Yuen Hong Tam, 22, who is currently in immigration detention after seeking political asylum in the United States amid a crackdown on dissent at home, Radio Free Asia has learned. Tam, who is currently being held in immigration detention at California's Golden State Annex, was detained after arriving in the United States at the end of March, seeking political asylum.
Hong Kong shoppers flock to Japan in search of bargains
Bargain-hungry shoppers from Hong Kong are flocking to Japan, taking advantage of a weak yen to cash in on affordable treats and stock up on household necessities, as well as cheaper meals in restaurants, shoppers told Radio Free Asia in recent interviews.
Tiananmen Square massacre protest torch passes to the next generation
UPDATED at 14:11 ET on June 4, 2024. Thirty-five years after the Tiananmen Square massacre took place, the commemorative torch appears to be passing to a younger generation of activists in cities around the world, including in democratic Taiwan.
Chinese rapper’s song about growing up poor goes viral
A Chinese rapper who sings about growing up poor and going to the big city for work has struck a chord with listeners, providing a view of the country rarely if ever seen in government propaganda that trumpets China’ economic success.
Veteran Chinese activist safe in US after grueling rainforest trek
Denied entry by Taiwan, veteran Chinese democracy activist Tian Yongde has arrived safely in the United States, where he is applying for political asylum following a hazardous trek through the Central American rainforest. He fled China after repeatedly being hauled in by China's feared state security police for questioning, prompting his friends to warn that he could soon wind up in jail, he told RFA Mandarin in a recent interview.
What did the protesters want with Xi Jinping?
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who met with President Biden at the APEC leaders' summit on Wednesday, has been dogged by protests throughout his short trip to the United States despite the bid to shore up bilateral ties. Many protesters were Chinese pro-democracy and human rights activists in exile, with a younger generation that is increasingly braving the threat of repercussions back home to speak out against the Chinese Communist Party from the streets of overseas cities.
Guangdong officials ban Model United Nations over federalism debate
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have banned a Model United Nations group after it re-enacted a historical debate about a federal system for China's provinces and regions, ringing alarm bells in Beijing over a possible resurgence of Cantonese separatism. Nanhai district officials in Guangdong's Foshan city banned the "Lingnan Model United Nations" for failing to correctly register as a civil organization, after receiving a tip-off from a member of the public in on Aug.
San Francisco police shoot dead driver who rammed Chinese consulate
San Francisco police have shot and fatally injured the driver of a car that smashed into the visa office of the Chinese consulate, which described the incident as a “violent attack" that could have killed someone. Video footage from a bystander at the scene that was shared with Radio Free Asia showed a dark blue Honda at rest after crashing into the visa waiting area, with people fleeing the building and bloodstains on the ground.
UPSET ABOUT FUKUSHIMA, CHINESE NETIZENS BASH JAPAN, MAKE NUISANCE CALLS
The following information was released by Radio Free Asia: Some Hong Kong news outlets point out that Chinese reactors' wastewater is more contaminated. By Gao Feng , Gu Ting and Sun Cheng for RFA Mandarin, Fong Tak Ho for RFA Cantonese Chinese social media was awash with anti-Japanese sentiment on Monday after Beijing criticized the release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the surrounding ocean, sparking fears of tainted seafood and environmental damage.
Upset about Fukushima, Chinese netizens bash Japan, make nuisance calls
Chinese social media was awash with anti-Japanese sentiment on Monday after Beijing criticized the release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the surrounding ocean, sparking fears of tainted seafood and environmental damage. "Get off the planet, Japanese devils!" user @OurBigBrotherMao wrote. "Folks, you know what to do next, right?" @winealleyidiot wrote.
Rights groups call for release of Chinese lawyer who’s been missing for 6 years
Six years after prominent human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng disappeared from his cave-dwelling home in the northern Chinese province of Shaanxi, rights groups and his family are still calling for his release. Gao's wife Geng He said she has had no communication from him, nor any update about him from the authorities since he went missing, believed detained one year after he published a memoir about being tortured in prison.
The 1989 Tiananmen massacre - as seen by a new generation of watchful eyes
On the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre last weekend, a group of protesters gathered in London's Trafalgar Square to pay their respects to the victims of the military crackdown by the Chinese army on peaceful pro-democracy protests. These protesters were of a similar age to the students they commemorated.
Young overseas Chinese mark 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre Original
Chinese students in Britain, the United States and elsewhere outside their homeland led vigils and rallies over the weekend marking the anniversary of the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen massacre despite threats and potential violence from agents and government supporters. A group of overseas students in London called the "China Deviants" staged a rally in Trafalgar Square on Sunday, displaying posters and photos of the massacre, alongside plastic tanks and other props.
China’s new ambassador to Washington starts work amid moribund bilateral ties
China’s new ambassador to the United States, Xie Yang, started his tenure by stating baldly that he is there to look after his country’s interests, first and foremost. Arriving in Washington amid unprecedented tension over Taiwan and the shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon over U.S. soil, former Hong Kong foreign affairs envoy Xie Feng fills a post that has been empty for five months, the longest hiatus in the history of bilateral ties.
China's youth face dismal job prospects
Xu Ke, 21, comes from a long line of university lecturers. Yet his peers and people a few years older than him are all struggling with a major crisis in their lives: growing competition for a dwindling number of jobs as youth unemployment tops 20%, driven by a huge downturn in manufacturing and foreign investment. "There aren't many jobs, and the competition for the jobs there are is too strong," said Xu, who is currently studying at a university in Minnesota.
Hong Kongers rally around the world to support defendants in 'subversion' trial Original
Hundreds of Hong Kongers and other supporters turned out in rallies around the world over the weekend to show solidarity with 47 former opposition lawmakers and political activists currently standing trial for "subversion" under a national security law imposed on the city by Beijing.
Protesters rally outside Chinese 'police service station' amid spy accusations Original
Protesters gathered outside a Chinese “police service station” in New York – believed to serve as a base to spy on dissidents – and two Chinese consulates in California over the weekend amid growing calls in the United States, Canada and around the world for curbs on Beijing’s overseas influence activities.
Family of ailing, jailed Chinese dissident reboots dissident magazine
Wang Bingzhang's family fear for his health in a Guangdong prison, where he is serving a life term for espionage The family of jailed veteran democracy activist Wang Bingzhang has said they will relaunch China Spring, the pro-democracy magazine he founded in a bid to 'pass the torch' to the next generation.
Overseas Chinese students call for probe into fate of Beijing 'bridge man' protester
Chinese nationals studying in overseas universities have called on the international community to find out what happened to a protester who hung a banner calling for the removal of Communist Party leader Xi Jinping on a Beijing overpass on the eve of last month's party congress. The protester, who was last seen in a video clip being loaded into a police car at the scene on Oct.
Planned 'universal health code' linked to health data platform sparks fears in China
China is planning to digitize the medical records of its 1.4 billion people, harnessing the power of big data to track the health status of everyone in the country and sparking fears that the planned "universal health code" will become yet another tool for controlling the country's citizens. A joint directive issued on Nov.
Beijing residents sent to quarantine for crossing paths with COVID-19 cases
In an apparent escalation of Chinese leader Xi Jinping's zero-COVID policy, Beijing residents are being hauled off to compulsory quarantine if they cross paths in public with a person who tests positive for COVID-19, they told RFA on Thursday.
Shanghai district locked down amid COVID-19 surges in dozens of Chinese cities Original
Authorities in Shanghai on Friday ordered more than a million of its residents into lockdown and mass testing, amid reports that some 200 million people are currently under some form of pandemic-related restrictions affecting their daily lives due to Chinese leader Xi Jinping's zero-COVID policy.
Beijing banner protester lauded as China's new Tank Man, or 'Bridge Man' Original
A protester who hung two protest banners--one of which called for the removal of Chinese leader Xi Jinping -- on a Beijing overpass on the eve of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s 20th National Congress is being hailed as a hero on social media, as authorities blocked two rock songs being used overseas to sing his praises.
China doubles down on its zero-COVID policy ahead of party congress
The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has doubled down on its leader Xi Jinping's zero-COVID policy, with a key political communique ahead of the 20th party congress saying it must become "normalized." The final plenary session of the CCP Central Committee, which typically sets the tone for the party congress that follows, said the government had persevered with rolling lockdowns, mass testing and a health code app that controls people's movements and successfully "normalized" the...
Protesters take aim at Beijing's human rights record on China's National Day Original
As world leaders congratulated China on its Oct. 1 National Day, protesters gathered in cities around the world to protest against the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s ongoing persecution of ethnic minorities and dissidents.
Protesters take aim at Beijing’s human rights record on China’s National Day
As world leaders congratulated China on its Oct. 1 National Day, protesters gathered in cities around the world to protest against the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s ongoing persecution of ethnic minorities and dissidents.
Authorities in China's Shandong probe suicide death of outstanding gay dance student
Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong have sent an investigative team to an arts university to probe the suicide death of a rising dance star who was also an out gay man, state-backed media reported. Gao Yan, 19, died by suicide while at his parental home in the northern province of Hebei, where he had gone to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, a time dedicated to family reunions.
Authorities put 21 million people under lockdown in southwestern city of Chengdu
Authorities in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu have placed the city of 21 million residents into lockdown, confining people to their homes and announcing four days of mass, compulsory COVID-19 testing. It was unclear whether the restrictions, which came after the city reported 157 community-acquired cases of COVID-19, would be lifted when the four days of testing finish on Sunday.
China warns its Catholics to resist 'foreign infiltration' as faith app shuts down Original
China's top political adviser has warned the country's Catholics of the dangers of 'foreign infiltration,' as a helper app for Catholics said it was shutting down indefinitely.
INTERVIEW: Hong Kong Chronicles is CCP's bid to rewrite city's history Original
Authorities in Hong Kong last week launched the first English volume of the "Hong Kong Chronicles," as the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) moved to sponsor an official history of the former British colony using a traditional format for local records. The first English volume, titled "Overview and Chronology," covers more than 7,000 years since the city's roots in prehistoric fishing settlements in the Pearl River Delta.
'Educated youth' who fled China's Cultural Revolution remembered in U.S. monument Original
At the Eternal Sunset Memorial Park in New Jersey, there is a monument engraved with 176 names in Chinese. "The spirits of heroes are always here, no matter how many mountains, rivers or oceans lie between," reads the inscription on the black stone, which was inaugurated in a Buddhist ceremony in June 2022.
Shanghai transports tens of thousands of COVID-19 cases, close contacts out of town
The mass, out-of-town relocation of thousands of people from Shanghai who have tested positive for COVID-19 is sparking a social media backlash from neighboring regions in China, according to local residents and social media posts.
China recruits, trains monitors for online religious content
Authorities in China have launched a mass training program for censors to erase non-government religious content from China's tightly controlled internet. According to a March 21 directive published by the Zhejiang provincial ethnic and religious affairs commission, online training sessions will begin for would-be "religious content reviewers," including sessions on religious policy and regulation under the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Court in China's Chengdu jails veteran rights activist on 'trumped-up charge'
A court in the southwestern province of Sichuan has handed down a four-year jail term to veteran rights activist Chen Yunfei after finding him guilty of "child molestation." Charges of sexual misconduct are sometimes used to target peaceful critics of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Pidu People's District Court in Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu, handed down the sentence after a closed trial, it said in a statement quoted by the rights group Weiquanwang.
Jailed Hong Kong vigil organizer warns world over spread of totalitarianism
Jailed Hong Kong barrister Chow Hang-tung, who is awaiting trial under a draconian national security law imposed on the city by Beijing, has warned the international community to take the crackdown on dissent there as a warning.
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