Apple has resumed allowing users in Russia to download an app run by supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after criticism that…
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Apple and Google pull Alexei Navalny app in Russia; opposition activists accuse Big Tech of caving to censorship
Opposition activists in Russia accused Apple and Google of caving in to Kremlin pressure on Friday after they removed an anti-government…
China will limit kids to 3 hours per week of online gaming
China is banning kids from gaming online for more than three hours per week. Under 2019 rules, people under 18 years old were allowed…
China orders short video apps to censor all content, including user comments, political satire and sexual moaning
Video app operators are not allowed to ridicule, satirize, oppose, defame the socialist mode, theory, system, and culture with Chinese characteristics, and the country’s major principles and policies…
Apple’s first R&D Center in China will develop hardware, employ 500
Apple Inc.’s first research center in China will be a $45 million facility located in the capital to develop hardware…
China replaces top internet regulator and censor with deputy
China has replaced its internet regulator, Lu Wei, the hard-liner responsible for leading the government’s efforts…
Apple to face more scrutiny as China cracks down on apps
More than half a billion Chinese smartphone users face increased monitoring of their mobile app…
Why Apple’s $1 billion investment in Didi Chuxing is so weird
When Apple announced recently that it had invested $1 billion in Chinese ride-sharing giant Didi Chuxing…
Apple’s new love affair with India leaves China sweating
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s surprise first trip to India last week may be firmly in the history books, but…
In meeting with Apple CEO Cook, Chinese regulator stresses security
The head of China’s industry and technology regulator stressed Chinese users’ security in a meeting…
China quietly subjects Apple, other U.S. tech products to security reviews
Chinese authorities are quietly scrutinizing technology products sold in China by Apple…
Apple CEO Cook upbeat on visit to Beijing
Mr. Cook’s upbeat tone on Monday reflects a strategy common among Western companies of not speaking publicly about…
Watch Apple CEO Tim Cook make music with Chinese version of GarageBand
Apple’s attempt to court China now extends as far as its free music creation app…
Apple celebrates Chinese music with GarageBand update
Apple today announced an update to GarageBand that celebrates the rich history of Chinese music…
Tim Cook visits Apple Store in Beijing, with Didi Chuxing president Liu Qing
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc, is in China again…
Why Apple plunked $1 billion into Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing
It kills two or three birds with one stone…
Did Apple just buy a stake in Indian ride-hailing service Ola?
Apple Inc may have entered the Chinese taxi-hailing app market by investing $1 billion…
$1 billion Didi investment marks a major turning point for Apple
In the 12 hours since Apple’s announced investment in Uber’s main Chinese rival, commentators have struggled…
Tim Cook to visit Beijing with $1 billion in goodwill
Tim Cook has just made a very public investment in the future of China, betting $1 billion…
Why Apple is really investing $1 billion in Didi, China’s version of Uber
With sales of iPhones slowing in mainland China and Apple running into trouble with regulators there…
Uber CEO responds to Apple’s $1 billion investment in Didi Chuxing
Uber hasn’t officially responded to the news that Apple hasinvested $1 billion in its Chinese rival…
Does Apple CEO Tim Cook have one more thing up his sleeve?
Apple is in a funk. Whether it’s short-term or the new normal…
Things to know about China’s Didi, Apple’s latest $1 billion investment
Apple Inc. is investing $1 billion in Chinese ride-sharing service Didi Chuxing, which dominates Uber…
Apple invests $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing
Apple Inc. said on Thursday it has invested $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing…
Apple’s battle with China offers a stark reminder of geopolitical risks
Technology’s brave new world will increasingly clash with the older realm of borders and governments…
Apple’s Tim Cook to visit China for high-level government meetings later this month
Apple Inc.Chief Executive Tim Cook plans to visit Beijing later this month to meet high-level government officials…
Apple CEO Cook ‘pretty confident’ of soon resuming movie and book sales in China
Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company is ‘pretty confident’ that it will soon be able to again offer…
The New Yorker: What Apple has to fear from China
No company wants to report that its sales have declined. But when you’re Apple…
Why Carl Icahn is wrong about Apple and China
Carl Icahn has acknowledged selling off his Apple holdings and has pointed to ‘China’s attitude’ towards Apple as his principal concern…
China could slam door on Apple, says top global risk expert
Apple may find itself eventually shut out of China, a leading expert on global political risk…
China’s increasing censorship hits Apple, but Apple might punch back
Last week, Apple’s iBooks Store and iTunes Movies were shut down in China, just six months after they were started there…
China shutters Apple’s online book and movie services
China has shut down Apple Inc.’s online book and movie services in the country…
