Tencent chief causes stir with repost of article on China’s economy

Pony Ma, the low-profile founder of tech giant Tencent Holdings, created a social media stir over the weekend by reposting an article on China’s economy, an unusual breaking of silence by a Chinese tech mogul on an increasingly sensitive topic.
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A Chinese county has banned birthday parties in order to save money!

Birthday parties and other events were specifically prohibited in a county in southwestern China, apparently in response to demands from the central government to be more financially secure. As a result, new funeral and wedding laws were enforced, such as prohibiting cash gifts worth more than 200 yuan (£22, US$31). The laws only extend to […]