Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Tourists stranded in Beihai, China, following Covid lockdown

Officials ordered mass testing of city’s 1.9 million citizen. Lockdown has been imposed in the urban areas of the city. China’s “zero-Covid” policy’s effects on the second-largest economy. After a spike in coronavirus cases, more than 2,000 visitors were left stranded in a coastal city in China due to strict lockdown in the city. Authorities … Read more

After becoming viral, Hello Kitty company signs a partnership with China

Hello Kitty

Sanrio’s imp-like rabbit Kuromi was featured in a Chinese social media video that went viral. The brand has generated billions of dollars since its inception almost 50 years ago. Sanrio’s sales in China grew 39% to 4.7bn Japanese yen ($34.4m) in the year to March this year. The Japanese organization behind the Hello Kitty brand … Read more

PTA to limit children’s access to TikTok

IHC Directs PTA to Justify Ban on Video Sharing App TikTok

A Peshawar court has been informed by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) that the authority was developing a contrivance to bar children’s admittance to TikTok. During a hearing for action against offensive content on TikTok at a Peshawar court, PTA officials and deputy attorney general offered an acquiescence report, emphasizing procedures to be taken to … Read more