US tech firms warn Vietnam’s proposed new law to hamper social media, data centres

US tech firms warn Vietnam’s proposed new law to hamper social media, data centres

US technology companies have warned Vietnam’s government that a draft law to tighten information-protection rules and limit data transfers abroad would hamper social media platforms and data centre operators from growing their businesses in the Southeast Asian country. The draft law, being discussed in the country’s parliament, is also designed to ease authorities’ access to … Read more

China mutes law professor on social media after cybersecurity ID plan criticism

China mutes law professor on social media after cybersecurity ID plan criticism

In it, Lao said she was the target of online attacks which she compared to the big character posters – da zi bao in Chinese – which were a popular way to attack political opponents during the Cultural Revolution. According to Lao, the attacks followed her objections to the digital ID plan released on July … Read more

China cracks down on seeds of cyberbullying after suicides linked to online abuse

China cracks down on seeds of cyberbullying after suicides linked to online abuse

Four Chinese government departments have issued regulations to crack down on cyber violence from its earliest stages, after victims in a number of cases took their own lives. China’s top internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), published regulations aimed at tackling cyberbullying on its website on Friday. The regulations, which were jointly issued … Read more

China’s hotels told to roll out welcome mats for foreign visitors, regardless of service approvals

China’s hotels told to roll out welcome mats for foreign visitors, regardless of service approvals

Hotels in China have been told not to turn away foreign guests by using a lack of government-issued credentials as an excuse, according to a newly issued joint department notice. The notice, jointly issued by the Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Commerce and the National Immigration Administration on Friday, said a lack of “foreign-related … Read more

China names high-profile law enforcer working with US in fentanyl fight as assistant public security minister

China names high-profile law enforcer working with US in fentanyl fight as assistant public security minister

China has promoted a veteran police officer who oversees cooperation with the US in the fight against fentanyl as assistant public security minister. The promotion of Hu Binchen, the 53-year-old director of the International Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, to assistant minister rank and as member of the ministry’s Communist Party committee, … Read more

China to boost countrywide network of community ‘grid’ workers, once a key force in tackling Covid

China to boost countrywide network of community ‘grid’ workers, once a key force in tackling Covid

China has rolled out new rules to strengthen its nationwide network of community workers, the group that was once key to enforcing its “zero-Covid” strategies on the ground. The stronger network will aim to “maintain social stability and consolidate the party’s long-term rule”, China’s cabinet and the ruling Communist Party’s central decision-making body said in … Read more

Chinese police arrest man for spreading stock market rumours amid prolonged equities slump

Chinese police arrest man for spreading stock market rumours amid prolonged equities slump

A man in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan has been arrested for spreading rumours about the stock market amid a crackdown by law enforcement on acts that undermine the country’s fragile economic recovery. A 30-year-old man in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan and a commercial hub, was detained over suspicions he used news about … Read more