China’s Social Credit System

China is tamping down on meetings that provide false information and could harm citizens, state media said, as the authorities step up oversight on what they consider questionable activities in various areas. The Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and 10 other authorities issued a circular…

Updated 2 hours ago · Published on 9 Jul 2023 1:00PM · US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets with Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang, in Beijing, on Friday. – AFP pic, July 9, 2023. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said today that her talks with top Chinese officials have helped…

MEETING. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (L) shakes hands with China's Vice Premier He Lifeng during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 8, 2023. Pedro Pardo/Pool/Reuters (1st UPDATE) 'Healthy economic competition is only sustainable if it benefits both sides,' United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says…

By DAVID BRUNNSTROM, SIMON LEWIS, Reuters Published July 8, 2023 4:12am WASHINGTON - Washington hopes to rally Southeast Asian nations to take tougher action against Myanmar's military junta and to push back on China's actions in the South China Sea as top US diplomat Antony Blinken heads to the region…

Navigation for News Categories Lam prices fell more than 10 percent in June compared to the month before. Photo: Phil Smith Prices for New Zealand's major commodity exports have been soft in recent months, notably for meat, dairy and logs. ANZ Bank's latest commodity price index showed a 2.3 percent…

“Dare to fight”: Xi Jinping tells the Chinese military to deepen its war planning. The second U.S. cabinet official to visit China in a month, Treasury Secretary Yellen is kicking off a trip to Beijing on Thursday. Beijing takes a new swipe at Washington, telling Japan and South Korea, “You…

In recent years, critical minerals have become intimately linked with the national security of Western nations. Access to critical minerals is essential to any country hoping to gain or maintain technological superiority over its rivals - a fact that China was distinctly aware of when it moved to buy up…

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) via video conference from Beijing, capital of China, July 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Xueren) * Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) must rise…

China Daily) Never Say Never, the second directorial work of actor-turned filmmaker Wang Baoqiang, will launch a four-day nationwide advanced screening on June 29, and be released across the country on July 6.Adapted from real-life events, the movie stars Wang as a fight coach determined to assist a group of underprivileged…

Source: Pintau Studio/adobeBitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH)-powered “bribery” cases are on the rise in Taiwan, the nation’s justice ministry has claimed. Per the China Times, the ministry warned that cash is no longer the only currency used in corruption cases. The ministry said that BTC, ETH, and other coins were…