Tag: asia

• Made in China, Exported to the World: The Surveillance State

  April 25, 2019

  In Ecuador, cameras capture footage to be examined by police and domestic intelligence. The surveillance system’s origin: China. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/technology/ecuador-surveillance-cameras-police-government.html more ›

• Climate Chaos Is Coming — and the Pinkertons Are Ready

  April 13, 2019

  The Pinkertons wanted me to picture myself in a scene of absolute devastation. “A hurricane just wipes out everything, and you need to feed your children,” Andres Paz Larach said.… more ›

• The Hottest App in China Teaches Citizens About Their Leader — and, Yes, There’s a Test

  April 8, 2019

  CHANGSHA, China — Inside a fishing gear store on a busy city street, the owner sits behind a counter, furiously tapping a smartphone to improve his score on an app… more ›

• March 9, 2019

  https://a16z.com/2019/02/05/innovation-inspiration-context-ideas-product-politics-place/ more ›

• When Chinese hackers declared war on the rest of us

  January 13, 2019

  Late one Wednesday in March 2015, an alarm sounded in the offices of GitHub, a San Francisco–based software firm. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612638/when-chinese-hackers-declared-war-on-the-rest-of-us/ more ›

• Inside Taiwan’s Most Notorious Mafia

  July 22, 2018

  Inside Taiwan’s Most Notorious Mafia https://youtu.be/W0GMS2U66Mc more ›

• danismm: Eastern Machine Products / Rolla-Head

  May 6, 2018

  danismm: Eastern Machine Products / Rolla-Head more ›

• ‘They Are Slaughtering Us Like Animals’

  December 7, 2016

  ‘They Are Slaughtering Us Like Animals’ » You hear a murder scene before you see it: The desperate cries of a new widow. The piercing sirens of approaching police cars.… more ›

• The new class war

  July 9, 2016

  The new class war » China’s middle class is larger, richer and more vocal than ever before. That threatens the Communist Party, says Rosie Blau WHEN 13-YEAR-OLD Xiao Kang began… more ›

• Myanmar's shame: Living inside Rohingya ghettos

  April 1, 2016

  Myanmar's shame: Living inside Rohingya ghettos » Sittwe, Myanmar (CNN)As the sun creeps closer towards its midday peak, the inhabitants of Dar Paing camp move out to the dusty streets… more ›