Asia China The government denied a report indicating a ban on iPhones and other foreign-branded devices among government officials, while noting that government officials had identified possible security problems with Apple devices
Asia China Apple Inc. has removed the WhatsApp and Threads apps, both owned by the US company Meta, from the App Store in China at the request of the Chinese government due to "national security concerns"
Asia China The Chinese Athletics Association has promised to strengthen oversight of its road running events after at the Beijing Half Marathon three runners appeared to slow down to allow China's He Jie to overtake them and win
Asia China In the next decade, some 300 million people, who are currently between 50 and 60 years old, will leave China's labor force, the largest age group in the country, raising questions about how the country will cope with this phenomenon
Asia China China's medical equipment market reached a market capitalization of 1,27 trillion yuan ($179 billion) in 2023, revealed the China Medical Equipment Association; the figure is 10,4% higher than that of 2022