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The​ West Bund quarter of Shanghai runs along a bend of the Huangpu river, about eight kilometres south of the city’s downtown. There were once docks here, with a large facility for mixing concrete. Planes landed at Lunghua airfield. As industry moved out fro…

A man wearing pyjamas out in Shanghai. This practice has come under scrutiny in the Chinese city of Suzhou.  JOHANNES EISELE/GETTY Leaving the house in your pajamas to get groceries. We've all done it. But it's uncivilized behavior, according to bureaucrats…

Posted January 22, 2020 15:53:09 Authorities in a Chinese city have apologised for naming and shaming people for wearing pyjamas in public as part of a broader crackdown on various "uncivilised behaviours". Key points: Suzhou authorities publishe…

A city in eastern China has named and shamed residents for going outside in their pyjamas by posting pictures of them and their ID information, sparking an outcry. The authority of Suzhou in the province of Anhui yesterday released pictures of seven people w…

Published: 9:24pm, 21 Jan, 2020 Updated: 9:24pm, 21 Jan, 2020

Facial-recognition technology has become embedded in China, from airports to hotels, e-commerce sites and even public toilets, but a law professor had enough when asked to scan his face at a safari park. Guo Bing took the wildlife park to court, raising the …

Facial-recognition technology has become embedded in China, from airports to hotels, e-commerce sites and even public toilets, but a law professor had enough when asked to scan his face at a safari park. Guo Bing took the wildlife park to court, raising the …