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Alipay Adds a Beauty Filter to its Facial Scan Payment System to Encourage More Female Users

China's biggest mobile payment operator responds to complaints its facial scans make users look ugly

By Jake NewbyJuly 3, 2019

Will tax scandals, increased censorship, and investment woes result in a shift away from traditional film and ...

By Fan ShuhongJune 25, 2019

We've combed through Mary Meeker's Internet Trends Report so you don't have to

By RADII ChinaJune 12, 2019

Both Meitu (美图) -- the app that made millions of human faces poreless, pale and impossibly perfect ...

By Mayura JainMay 30, 2019

In China you can now pay someone to fight your battles for you via Taobao argument services, ...

By Julienna LawMay 5, 2019

Amazon is shutting down its China marketplace according to reports, while Richard Liu and Jack Ma have ...

By RADII ChinaApril 18, 2019

There are many Chinese dialects Alibaba's voice assistant can't recognize -- they're hoping to solve that with ...

By Andrew LittleMarch 22, 2019

Trade war tensions were supposed to mean a subdued China presence at CES 2019 in Las Vegas, ...

By Andrew LittleJanuary 11, 2019

What is "new retail" exactly? And should bricks-and-mortar stores fear it or embrace it?

By Digitally ChinaDecember 20, 2018

WeChat, China's ubiquitous chat app, is becoming an e-commerce platform to rival the likes of established outlets ...

By Digitally ChinaNovember 20, 2018