Viola Zhou
@violazhou.bsky.social
Reporter at @restofworld.org
Covering tech, AI, and manufacturing
📍Hong Kong to New York
📧viola@restofworld.org, DM open
Covering tech, AI, and manufacturing
📍Hong Kong to New York
📧viola@restofworld.org, DM open
Very glad to see my story on AI and medicine printed in the Guardian this week!
If you haven’t read it: restofworld.org/2025/ai-chat...
If you haven’t read it: restofworld.org/2025/ai-chat...
October 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Very glad to see my story on AI and medicine printed in the Guardian this week!
If you haven’t read it: restofworld.org/2025/ai-chat...
If you haven’t read it: restofworld.org/2025/ai-chat...
While talking to logistics people, I learned that many non-Chinese brands, including American ones, also use de minimis to ship into the US. They will have to pay high tariffs as long as the goods are made in China.
like this Canadian underwear store has to stop US shipping.
like this Canadian underwear store has to stop US shipping.
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
While talking to logistics people, I learned that many non-Chinese brands, including American ones, also use de minimis to ship into the US. They will have to pay high tariffs as long as the goods are made in China.
like this Canadian underwear store has to stop US shipping.
like this Canadian underwear store has to stop US shipping.
On Xiaohongshu, vendors openly advertise fraudulent shipping labels, dubbed “tech labels” or “running-water labels.”
They sell those labels at as low as 60 cents, claiming they could be addressed to anywhere in the U.S.
They sell those labels at as low as 60 cents, claiming they could be addressed to anywhere in the U.S.
February 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
On Xiaohongshu, vendors openly advertise fraudulent shipping labels, dubbed “tech labels” or “running-water labels.”
They sell those labels at as low as 60 cents, claiming they could be addressed to anywhere in the U.S.
They sell those labels at as low as 60 cents, claiming they could be addressed to anywhere in the U.S.
One merchant told me he used fake labels in order to make his products cheaper on Temu – for the unbranded bargain goods, only ultra-low prices lead to high sales.
February 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
One merchant told me he used fake labels in order to make his products cheaper on Temu – for the unbranded bargain goods, only ultra-low prices lead to high sales.
These AI talents come from Chinese universities, state-backed labs, and companies such as Beijing-based Microsoft Research Asia – dubbed an AI bootcamp.
“[DeepSeek] managed to get the best of the best,” said Daniel Palomar, PhD adviser to R1 core contributor Junxiao Song.
“[DeepSeek] managed to get the best of the best,” said Daniel Palomar, PhD adviser to R1 core contributor Junxiao Song.
February 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
These AI talents come from Chinese universities, state-backed labs, and companies such as Beijing-based Microsoft Research Asia – dubbed an AI bootcamp.
“[DeepSeek] managed to get the best of the best,” said Daniel Palomar, PhD adviser to R1 core contributor Junxiao Song.
“[DeepSeek] managed to get the best of the best,” said Daniel Palomar, PhD adviser to R1 core contributor Junxiao Song.