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One impact of the pandemic in Asia is that it is going to make for a radically different Chinese New Year. Across Chinese communities in Asia, it is routine for people to give money in a red envelope, known as hongbao, at this time of year. In mainland China, groups such as Ant and Tencent have long offered digitized versions of the hongbao traditions so that people can pass these gifts through their phones. WeChat Pay launched them in 2014. Thanks to the pandemic, the e-hongbao is now taking off across Asia, too. In January, Singapore’s UOB allowed customers to send red packets digitally ...

Users need to sign the agreement to keep using WhatsApp, but Facebook says it won't delete their accounts if they don't.

The US political landscape is again under a tense atmosphere as people count down the days before a critical change in government. Before that happens, however,

Trump orders ban on transactions with more Chinese apps by Barbara Ortutay And Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press Posted Jan 5, 2021 7:56 pm EDT Last Updated Jan 5, 2021 at 7:58 pm EDT President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay and WeChat Pay. The order goes into effect in 45 days, at which point Joe Biden will be the president, so its fate is unclear. The orders follow two others Trump signed in August banning dealings with the popular video app TikTok as well as the main WeChat app. The fate of those apps in the U.S....

'Misuse of national security': China criticises US order against dealing with Chinese payment apps Tuesday's order escalated a conflict with Beijing over technology, security and spying accusations that has plunged US-Chinese relations to their lowest level in decades. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- A military honor guard await the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House in Washington. (File photo| AP) By Associated Press BEIJING: China's government on Wednesday accused Washington of misusing national security as an excuse to hurt commercial competitors after Presiden...