Facebook says glitch led to rude translation of Chinese leader’s name

Facebook is learning first-hand about the limitations of modern translation technology. The social media firm has apologized after people discovered that that translating Chinese President Xi Jinping's name from Burmese to English led to him being c...

Research group says America’s favorite TV size is now 65 inches

More and more Americans are scooping up 65-inch TVs, so much so that they're now apparently the most popular screen size in the country. Market research company TrendForce reckons tumbling prices have led to a shift in the most common screen size: 65...

US and Chinese firms agree on high-speed rail plan from LA to Vegas

Pledge agreements aren't the only deals being inked ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's first official state visit to the US. A consortium led by China Railway Group has come to terms with America's XpressWest Enterprises LLC to jointly build a...

China asks US tech companies to follow its security policies

You know how Russia recently took the contentious step of insisting that Google and Twitter keep Russian user data on servers within the country itself, presumably to facilitate government searches? China apparently tried to pull the same stunt ear...

China Explosion carried out by Islamic Militants


The death toll was three and 79 were injured. The terrorist attack occurred in the discontented Uighur-populated province of China. This attempt at challenging the might of the Chinese republic has...

China’s president heads cybersecurity body


BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has put himself in charge of a new body to coordinate cybersecurity, in a sign of Beijing's concern over its vulnerability to online attacks and its desire...

China Bans Usage of Military License Plates


China is a nation in transition. While things may have changed since the student riots and police brutality at Tiananmen Square, the more things change, the more they stay the same. There is still...