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Rui Ma is a highly respected voice on tech in China and expert on ByteDance with years of experience working in the technology space in China. Living in California, she is a venture partner at 500 Startups, a leading accelerator and seed investment fund in technology companies, where she is in charge of all investment activity in the Greater China region. Moreover, she's co-hosting the weekly podcast ThechBuzzChina. The interview was conducted by Ines Pohl. … [Read more...] about ‘Outraged’ Chinese want ByteDance to ‘put up a fight’ over TikTok sale

Naked facts: Germany's nudism movement The healthy hobby By the late 19th century, many Germans believed it was healthy to strip off and bathe "textile free" at one of the country's many lakes. At the time there was a move away from polluted industrialized cities to nature in pursuit of good health. Some people also enjoyed hiking or doing exercise in the nude. This picture dates back to 1933 and shows two women at Lake Chiemsee in Bavaria. … [Read more...] about Nude Berlin sunbather filmed chasing after laptop-thieving wild boar

To get into this lost world we had abseiled 45 metres off a grassy clifftop, our lives hanging on a metal post that Henry assured me was secure. Not every abseil is quite so demanding, but all of Henry’s journeys do begin, necessarily, with a descent. My own experience began with a moment of self-examination, but when I heard Henry’s shout – “Kevin! Abseil when ready!” – I stopped the internal dialogue and went for it. Within a minute, I was an abseil addict. The views were magnificent and the sense of space exhilarating. … [Read more...] about Abseil away … to Pembrokeshire’s secret seascapes

Speaking on yesterday’s Loose Women on ITV, The GC said: “My lovely gay besties have put themselves up for the job. But if I had to go down that route I would do it.” … [Read more...] about Boxing legend Frank Bruno’s autobiography to be turned into TV drama

“I don’t know how he has done it. He deserves the highest accolade that anybody can give anybody, together with all carers. … [Read more...] about EastEnders stars pay emotional tributes to ‘wonder woman’ Barbara Windsor as she turns 83 after moving to a care home