China’s Social Credit System

Beijing came under sharp criticism on Tuesday at a highly contentious US Congressional hearing on the influence of foreign funds in US politics – but so did US President Donald Trump . The hearing by the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which shapes tax and tariff legislation, comes amid…

The United States is seeking a fair and enduring competition with China, along with strengthening its economic and political relationships with Latin America, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday. He termed this the strategy of reducing vulnerabilities without cutting ties with Beijing. Speaking at an investor conference in…

Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Al Drago WASHINGTON, ‌Feb ​9 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. President ​Donald ‍Trump ​will ​travel to Beijing ⁠during the first ‌week of ​April for ‌a ‍meeting with ⁠Chinese President Xi ​Jinping, Politico reported on…

“When your back’s against the wall,” legendary Paramount studio head Robert Evans liked to say, “the impossible is possible.” In 1994, Evans published The Kid Stays in the Picture, one of the most entertaining Hollywood memoirs of all time. Writing like the gangsters and gamblers he admired (and resembled), the…

PUBLISHED ON February 09, 2026 3:12 AM BY Ching Shi Jie The body of the six-year-old girl who died in a Chinatown Road accident has been repatriated home to Jakarta in Indonesia on Sunday (Feb 8). Shin Min Daily News reported that the girl's family claimed her body at the…

On Saturday, ZEISS has broken ground on an integrated Greater China headquarters campus in Shanghai’s Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, marking its largest single infrastructure investment in China to date. The project will span more than 50,000 square meters and combine research and development, management functions, a customer experience center and…

BEIJING: An explosion at a biotech factory in northern China has killed eight people, Chinese state media reported on Sunday (Feb 8), increasing the total number of fatalities by one. State news agency Xinhua had previously reported that seven people died and one person was missing after the Saturday morning…

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday said the nation's 15th Five‑Year Plan will guide Hong Kong’s next stage of faster, larger‑scale development. Writing on his blog, he called the plan the key blueprint for China’s social and economic development over the next five years, drawing strong interest at home and…

Dubai Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan, launches City’s self-driving taxis with a ride in the passenger seat. Powered by advanced AI and sensors, the fully autonomous taxis is developed by China’s Baidu Apollo Go. Official launch of the self-driving service will be followed by public rollout of 100 RT6 taxi vehicles…

India's imports from China declined across multiple sectors, including fertilisers, chemicals, iron and steel, and man-made yarn, in 2024-25, the commerce and industry ministry told Parliament. Mobile phone imports fell to ₹3,710 crore in 2024-25 from ₹48,609 crore in 2014-15. In contrast, mobile phone exports rose to over ₹2,05,017 crore…