Weekly News Roundup

World Computer Congress Highlights AI and 5G Technologies The 2019 World Computer Congress was held from September 10-11 in Changsha, the capital city of central China’s Hunan Province, highlighting artificial intelligence (AI) and other latest technologies. Experts and company representatives worldwide gathered at the event to exchange views on the future trend of computer technologies…

China top internet firms pump 45% more into R&D China’s top 100 Internet companies invested 45% more into R&D in 2018 comparing to in 2017, according to stats released by the Internet Society of China reported on ZDNet. Led by Alibaba, the top internet companies have increased investment mainly in cloud computing, big data and…

The 5th World Internet Conference is held in Wuzhen, China From November 7 to 9, leaders from some of the world’s most prominent technology companies gathered around in Wuzhen, China to attend the 5th World Internet Conference. Held annually, the conference focuses on the world’s most recent internet development trends and cutting-edge technologies, showing the…

People’s Daily, a state-run newspaper in China, recently published a guide to the blockchain. It is aimed at helping the Communist Party officials understand the technology and how they can be applied to different industries. The decentralized technology is different from the rigid, top-down hierarchy the officials are used to, and they are finding a…

China’s Tech Sector Has Left Its Copycat Phase Far Behind It China now has a life and an innovative force of its own, backed by a relentless state-backed investment and driven increasingly by the huge opportunities of its internal market. That’s one of the main takeaways from a panel at Fortune’s Global Forum in Guangzhou…

Skype disappears from China’s app stores If you hope to download Skype to keep in touch while you’re in China, you may be in for a rude surprise. Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi and other companies have been removing Microsoft’s internet calling software from their app stores in recent weeks in response to a crackdown on VoIP apps that don’t obey…

Tencent could soon be worth more than Facebook Tencent (TCEHY), a Chinese social media and video games giant, have more than doubled in price over the past year, propelling the company’s market value ever closer to Facebook (FB, Tech30)’s $520 billion. Tencent’s own social network, WeChat, has almost one billion users, mostly in China. With Western rivals like Facebook and Twitter (TWTR, Tech30) shut out,…