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TECHNOLOGY

Crap Apps

The strange and creative apps revolutionizing public restrooms in China

By William Tanza   December 1, 2020
TECHNOLOGY

Walled-Off: The Stores

Get the apps you need from behind China’s Great Firewall

By William Tanza   February 27, 2020
TECHNOLOGY

Second Sales

China starts to embrace secondhand consumption, with recycling apps for books, clothes, and electronics

By Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)   September 7, 2019
TECHNOLOGY

Apps for Non-Chinese Speakers

A few new picks—and some classic solutions—for the clueless laowai

By Halle Howard   January 22, 2019
TECHNOLOGY

Tech Thursday: A Tale of Tik Tok

The Chinese roots of the global social media craze

By Emily Conrad   September 6, 2018
TECHNOLOGY

Tech Thursday: Episode 5

Virtual communism in the classroom, Huawei’s Pacific cable cancelled, food delivered to trains, and space food from poop

By David Dawson   July 27, 2017
LIFE

Game Too Cool For Kids

A popular mobile game is blamed for misrepresenting historical figures

By Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)   April 14, 2017
TRAVEL

The Amazing Bike-Sharing Race

We compare the different bike-sharing services available in Beijing and the wacky tactics they use to stay ahead

By Hatty Liu   March 14, 2017
TECHNOLOGY

Are Western Developers Copying Asian Apps?

Google Wallet, Facebook stickers: Mobile functions familiar to the Chinese are finally going to the West

By Malika Baratova   January 13, 2017