5 d. ago ByteDance’s China head of content quality leaves amid stricter censorship

ByteDance has parted ways with a senior executive who oversaw content moderation and data labelling for its China-focused apps, according to sources and media reports, as the Beijing-based company advances content security amid Beijing’s strict censorship requirements. Li Tong, who led the Content Quality and Data Service (CQC) team under Douyin Group, was no longer listed in ByteDance’s internal employee system, according to people familiar with the matter. Douyin, one of ByteDance’s core...

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5 d. ago ByteDance’s China head of content quality leaves amid stricter censorship requirements

ByteDance’s China head of content quality leaves amid stricter censorship requirements  South China Morning Post

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8 d. ago China’s ‘milestone’ engine, battery scientist leaves US: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump orders immediate ban on new Chinese and other foreign students at Harvard The administration of US President Donald Trump has formally barred Harvard University from enrolling international students, citing the institution’s failure to address national security risks on campus. 2. Russia moves again to join with China and India despite their trust...

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9 d. ago China's Sichuan province to offer extended marriage and maternity leave

China's Sichuan province to offer extended marriage and maternity leave  Reuters

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1 week ago Mathematician Zhong Xiao leaves Finland for China with award

Award-winning mathematician Professor Zhong Xiao has departed Finland after nearly three decades, bringing his foundational research critical to artificial intelligence back to China. Zhong, a fellow of Finland’s Academy of Science and Humanities and recent recipient of its prestigious Väisälä Prize, joined Sun Yat-sen University full-time in April, according to information on the university’s website. His groundbreaking work on the Poincaré inequality provides essential mathematical...

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2 w. ago Top sleep scientist Dan Yang leaves US for China role, reunites with Mu

After spending 35 years in the United States pioneering research on the neural circuits that govern sleep and executive brain functions of the frontal cortex, neuroscientist Dan Yang has returned to China to join the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART) as a senior principal investigator. Dan was elected to the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2018 in recognition of her “contributions to understanding the microcircuits underlying cortical computation, cellular...

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2 w. ago China student says she had to 'take off trousers' for period leave

China student says she had to 'take off trousers' for period leave  BBC

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2 w. ago China university criticised for requiring student to lower pants for menstrual pain leave

Legal expert describes blood checking approach to period pain leave as ‘degrading’, says student deserves public apology, compensation.

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2 w. ago China university slammed for asking student to lower pants for menstrual pain leave

China university slammed for asking student to lower pants for menstrual pain leave  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago AI scientist Zhang Chengqi leaves Australia to teach in China

AI scientist Zhang Chengqi leaves Australia to teach in China  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Karoline Leavitt Claims China Will Pay Cost of Tariffs — Contradicting Trump, Who Said Walmart Would

Karoline Leavitt Claims China Will Pay Cost of Tariffs — Contradicting Trump, Who Said Walmart Would  Mediaite

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