China’s Online Gaming Economy: From Regulation to Reinvention

Studios adapt to stricter rules while exporting titles abroad. China’s online gaming industry has faced heavy scrutiny in recent years, with regulators imposing strict playtime limits for minors and tighter approvals for new releases. Yet by 2025, the sector will have shown remarkable

Private 5G Networks: Industrial Applications in China’s Ports and Factories

Enterprises build localized 5G systems to optimize automation and supply chains. China’s 5G revolution is entering its next phase: private networks tailored for enterprises. By 2025, ports, factories, and logistics hubs are deploying localized 5G systems to power automation and industrial IoT. At

China’s Consumer Slowdown: A Data-Driven Look at the ‘Confidence Gap’

Retail, housing, and youth unemployment what the numbers reveal about demand. The Consumption Puzzle For decades, China’s growth story was defined by manufacturing might and infrastructure booms. But in 2025, the challenge is different: weak consumer demand. Despite government stimulus, household spending has

TransUnion says hackers stole 4.4 million customers’ personal information

Credit reporting giant TransUnion has disclosed a data breach affecting more than 4.4 million customers’ personal information. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general’s office on Thursday, TransUnion attributed the July 28 breach to unauthorized access of a third-party application storing customers’ personal data for

FBI says China’s Salt Typhoon hacked at least 200 US companies

A Chinese-backed hacking campaign that previously hacked into nine U.S. telecommunication and internet providers is now confirmed to have hacked at least 200 American companies, according to the FBI’s top cyber chief. FBI assistant director Brett Leatherman told The Washington Post that the hackers, dubbed Salt

DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to ‘vulnerable’ cloud server, says whistleblower

A top Social Security Administration official turned whistleblower says members of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uploaded hundreds of millions of Social Security records to a vulnerable cloud server, putting the personal information of most Americans at risk of compromise.

Device searches at the US border hit record high, new data shows

U.S. border agents searched more electronic devices during a three-month period than ever before, according to new government statistics.  The data shows that U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency tasked with immigration screening at the U.S. border, searched 14,899 devices of international travelers between

A new security flaw in TheTruthSpy phone spyware is putting victims at risk

A stalkerware maker with a history of multiple data leaks and breaches now has a critical security vulnerability that allows anyone to take over any user account and steal their victim’s sensitive personal data, ChinaCrunch has confirmed. Independent security researcher Swarang Wade found the

Zhou Qunfei: The Glass Queen of Tech Hardware

From Factory Floor to Fortune Few business stories embody China’s rise as vividly as that of Zhou Qunfei. Once a factory worker, Zhou went on to found Lens Technology, the company behind the ultra-thin glass used in iPhones, Samsung devices, and countless other

Tech Sanctions 2.0: The Next Wave of U.S.–China Restrictions

What new export bans mean for chips, AI, and cloud computing. The Escalating Tech War The rivalry between Washington and Beijing has entered a new phase. After initial restrictions on Huawei and advanced semiconductors, the U.S. is rolling out “Tech Sanctions 2.0” a