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Inside China Tech is brought to you by the South China Morning Post's on-the-ground reporters who explore China's ever-evolving tech scene, bringing essential tech background, trends, and analysis from China straight to listeners.
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Post-Covid-19 world: are online services set to take over? from 2020-06-03T11:50:16
The world is witnessing an unprecedented growth and transformation of online services and consumption as a result of the Covid-19 crisis–are online services taking over the globe completely, and wh...
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How technology has changed the way we die and mourn from 2020-05-12T19:20:18
People around the world are adapting how they mourn their loved ones amid the coronavirus pandemic. Live-streaming funerals are being organised, while social media accounts of the dead are being tr...
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Why Huawei has found itself at the epicentre of the US-China tech war from 2020-04-20T14:30:09
SCMP reporters dissect why Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has found itself in Washington's cross-hairs and where matters might go from here. You can read more about Huawei in a series of in-depth ar...
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Online learning: Has the pandemic democratised education in China? from 2020-04-04T13:15:05
In China, one way or another, at least 260 million students and 15 million teachers had to migrate their entire offline learning and teaching activities online.Digital educational centres, applicat...
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TikTok vs Douyin: why does China have its own TikTok? from 2020-03-11T17:15:08
We're digging deep into China's version of TikTok called Douyin. How different is Douyin from its international version TikTok? Why are there two almost-identical apps out there? And how are Chines...
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How China has turned to tech like never before to combat the coronavirus from 2020-02-26T14:00:21
The impact of the countrywide lockdown on the economy has the potential to cut China’s GDP growth in the first quarter from 6 to 4.5 per cent. However, new tech opportunities and markets are emergi...
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Life under coronavirus lockdown: personal accounts from two tech reporters from 2020-02-11T19:10:10
Two of the Post's tech reporters are among the hundreds of millions of people whose lives have been directly affected by the coronavirus lockdown. Reporter Celia Chen, who’s based in Shenzhen, Chin...
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What on earth is TikTok? We spent a day with a TikTok star from 2020-01-21T18:45:12
To better understand how TikTok works in domestic and international markets, our producer Yang Yang went to visit TikTok stars with millions of followers - one is a 16-year-old who initially moved ...
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How to (re)introduce plant-based meat to China from 2019-12-31T14:25:04
China is no stranger to vegetarian food. If anything, the Chinese have invented countless vegetarian dishes that imitate meat throughout their centuries-old history of Buddhism.In this episode, we ...
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Leaders in Tech: Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang on what's trending and what's next from 2019-12-09T16:30:07
E-commerce giant Alibaba started trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange on November 26, 2019. The company raised a whopping US$13 billion, making it the largest share launch of the year, beating o...
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Singles’Day explained from 2019-11-25T12:30:13
On November 11, also known as Singles’ Day, more than US$38 billion was spent in 24 hours on Alibaba’s e-commerce platforms alone—that’s more than Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Prime Day combined...
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Leaders in Tech: what's spectrum and why does it matter for 5G? from 2019-10-28T11:25:12
This week on Inside China Tech we look at why–for the first time–5G has to tap into extremely high radio frequencies and why space agencies think this might mess with your weather forecast.
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What can China’s DNA tests really tell you? from 2019-10-16T17:46:28
What are China’s DNA testing companies doing differently? What do your DNA test results really mean? We speak to 23Mofang’s CEO, and a geneticist from the University of Hong Kong, to find out.
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Leaders in Tech: Yamibuy's Alex Zhou on building a US$100 million business on homesickness from 2019-10-02T15:43:57
Alex Zhou, chief executive of US-based e-commerce site Yamibuy, has built a business out of selling hard-to-find items for Asian immigrant communities
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Leaders in Tech: Self-driving cars in China from 2019-09-16T16:00:05
We talked to Jianxiong Xiao, the founder and CEO of AutoX, a high-tech company working on self-driving vehicles
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Leaders in Tech: How to create a successful podcast platform with lessons learnt from China from 2019-09-03T09:49:10
Castbox CEO Renee Wang looked to China for inspiration and then sold her idea around the world.
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Inside a Chinese internet addiction treatment centre from 2019-08-20T12:25:16
SCMP visits one of China’s treatment centres for internet addicts more than a decade after such a disorder was classified as an official disease.
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How AI counts accurate crowd numbers in Hong Kong protests from 2019-08-05T16:20:06
AI concluded that 265,000 people joined the protest on July 1, while organisers said 550,000 people marched and the police estimated it was 190,000.
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Leaders in Tech: How CEO of Sandbox VR bet life savings on creating hyper-realistic VR games from 2019-07-21T12:40:34
How Steve Zhao staked his life savings for ten years to create a real-life holodeck.
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Trailer: We thought VR was just hype till we tried Sandbox VR from 2019-07-15T15:27:58
Next episode on ICT, we try Sandbox VR games and learn about how Steve Zhao, CEO of Sandbox VR, staked his life savings to create a real-life Holodeck.
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China still can’t compete with Silicon Valley. Can it ever catch up? from 2019-07-08T18:50:54
What makes Silicon Valley the global hub of innovation and will China ever catch up?
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Trailer: Does top-down, state-led innovation work? from 2019-06-19T12:03:49
Silicon Valley was seeded with funding for military research at Stanford University.
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Talking to people in China’s Silicon Valley amid the tech war from 2019-05-31T18:01:56
China’s Silicon Valley caught in crossfire of tech war as country’s most advanced technologies, from AI to drones and robotics, being developed in the area.
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Here's how the US-China tech war is affecting small electronics companies from 2019-05-24T16:44:49
How much does the trade war affect small suppliers and distributors, and does China depend more on the US for its technology industry, or vice versa?
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How facial recognition tech facilitates China’s surveillance from 2019-05-17T16:56:26
State surveillance camera makers largely benefited from the rise in demand for the technology after 9/11 terror attacks.
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Explaining the blockchain revolution in China and how it's changing global banking from 2019-05-10T14:55:04
Venture capitalist and China tech expert Edith Yeung looks at how Beijing is embracing blockchain and its different approach to the West
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Doors to America closing for Chinese graduates in hi-tech fields from 2019-05-03T12:29:40
The growing number of Chinese students in hi-tech fields face tightening US visa controls.
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Exploring China’s rapidly evolving e-commerce landscape from 2019-04-26T14:02:20
We dive into the world of influencer marketing and Pinduoduo’s business model.
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Analysing what’s behind the 996 GitHub protest in China from 2019-04-19T16:30:10
Millennial workers protesting against the grueling work schedules in China’s tech companies.
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How live-streaming in China is monitored and censored from 2019-04-12T15:15:11
Analysing how one of China’s biggest live-streaming companies manages and censors the content from its 250 million monthly users, from cigarettes to cleavage, tattoos and protests.
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Razer CEO on tattoos, Tencent and why he hates some tech CEOs from 2019-04-05T16:55:07
We talk about how a love for gaming built the world's biggest gaming gear company, while its CEO continues to play games all night long.
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Talking e-commerce with Lazada Group president Yin Jing from 2019-03-29T13:10:06
Talking e-commerce, livestreaming for vendors and last mile delivery logistics with the head of Lazada Group, and whether China’s methods of connecting consumers with vendors would work in South Ea...
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The AI startup using brand and gait recognition for marathon runners from 2019-03-22T21:25:08
Zen Soo speaks with Miro founder and CEO Taylor Hun about facial recognition technology at marathon running events and how companies are using the data
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Meituan vs Ele.me: what’s next in China’s food delivery battle? from 2019-03-15T17:35:05
China’s app-based business model has set the scene for intense rivalry between tech giants: Meituan and Ele.me compete for market dominance.
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Analysing China’s Two Sessions and the influence of tech company chiefs from 2019-03-08T19:30:06
What was announced - and what was left unsaid - at China’s annual political summit and policy meetings in Beijing.
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The 2019 Mobile World Congress and what next for foldable phones from 2019-03-01T14:22:29
On the scene at the 2019 MWC in Barcelona and debating the state of the foldable phone revolution: are they fad, farce or foundational change for smartphones?
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2019 Mobile World Congress preview - is it the Year of the Foldables? from 2019-02-22T15:30:53
Senior analyst Bryan Ma from IDC Asia Pacific tells us why he thinks foldable phones will dominate at Barcelona this year, and takes a deeper look at why and how China’s smartphone giants Xiaomei, ...
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Analysing China’s race with the US for AI dominance from 2019-02-15T17:00
In the race to develop AI, how does China compare with the US? And how is this affected by the Huawei and ZTE bans–and the US-China trade war?
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How technology is changing Lunar New Year from 2019-02-08T20:16:23
Zen Soo and Chua Kong Ho look at how technology has changed the Lunar New Year celebrations in China: from digital red envelopes to online market stalls and facial recognition for train tickets.
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Analysing the Huawei case from 2019-02-01T17:00:15
Zen Soo speaks with economist, author and academic Christopher Balding about the Huawei case, its impact on the company and its broader implications for China’s other tech companies.
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Two very different start-up CEOs talk smart helmets and AI-powered apps from 2019-01-25T19:15:15
He’s from Singapore, based in Hong Kong, and is generating worldwide hype with his smart bike helmet; she’s a 14-year-old from New York, developing an AI-powered app. Both talk to Zen Soo about the...
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WeChat changes focus, new social media players and short video from 2019-01-18T18:00:45
SCMP tech editor Chua Kong Ho speaks with reporters Iris Deng and Celia Chen about WeChat, its new competitors and the short video craze enveloping China.
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Live from CES 2019 in Las Vegas from 2019-01-11T17:00:15
Zen Soo reports from the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show on the big tech announcements, major trends and cool new gadgets on display.
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2019 preview: Forecasting the year ahead for China tech from 2019-01-04T18:00:30
SCMP tech reporter Zen Soo and colleagues Sarah Dai and Yingzhi Yang give a forecast for the year ahead for China's smartphones, AI, cryptocurrencies, e-commerce, electric vehicles and other hi-tec...
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2018 review: Huawei, share bikes, AI buses, electric cars and more from 2018-12-21T20:00:15
What a year of upheavals for China's tech industry, beginning and ending with massive setbacks for Huawei. SCMP tech reporters Zen Soo, Sarah Dai and Yingzhi Yang break down 2018, starting with Hua...
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How the Huawei case is impacting US and China tech from 2018-12-14T17:00:45
The arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is reverberating on Chinese social media and tech circles. What does it mean for for the company, for US-China trade talks, and for China's 5G ambitions?
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How AI apps are changing our lives from 2018-12-07T14:30:30
Tech reporter Meng Jing was inspired by covering the famous Alpha Go contest to use AI apps to find a way to get her newborn baby to sleep.
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Death or rebirth for bitcoin? from 2018-12-06T00:00:15
An update on the bitcoin collapse, from inside China's tech hub of Shenzhen.
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The woman scooping apps and revealing secrets from 2018-11-27T03:45:45
Jane Manchun Wong is a Hongkonger building a global reputation for her skill at reverse-engineering apps and revealing the secrets Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat are hiding in their code.
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Dissecting Singles’Day and talking short video and its massive growth from 2018-11-17T00:00:15
The aftermath of Singles' Day - China's massive consumer event.
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