China’s Social Credit System

S&P Global released its latest outlook report on the Chinese economy,  citing a cut to the 2023 growth forecast for China. The agency trimmed forecasts for China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 5.2% from 5.5% this year. “China's recovery should continue but at an uneven pace, S&P Global added. The…

US intelligence agencies weren’t able to determine whether researchers at laboratory in Wuhan, China, who fell sick in the fall of 2019 were infected with Covid-19, which soon spread around the world, according to a declassified report released Friday. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence unveiled details about scientists at Wuhan Institute…

GLP Alfalink Nagareyama in Greater Tokyo In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, GLP beefs up its flagship Japan logistics fund with new capital commitments, and China Evergrande’s former CEO reportedly puts his Hong Kong home on the market. Also making the list is a report that foreign buyers continuing…

Last Updated: June 24, 2023, 07:59 IST Santiago, Chile Chinstrap Penguins swim near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica. (Image: Reuters) Chinese fishing ships are spotted as far as Ecuador and its practices have threatened the livelihoods of coastal communities and now threatens Antarctica's ecosystem.Members of a multinational group on Antarctic conservation…

Mega-successful Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein, long plagued by allegations of terrible conditions for workers, and most recently, forced labor allegations—appears to have rolled out a new PR strategy: sending Instagram influencers on sponsored trips to China to tour a high-end Shein supplier warehouse. The tour, followed by “an epic…

China's President Xi Jinping (R) met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The U.S. has looked to cut China off from key technologies like advanced semiconductors over the past few years. The two sides likely discussed tech tensions but analysts said not much is likely to change even as…

Chief Executive John Lee said the government will "definitely" enact Article 23 legislation this year or by next year at the latest, saying there's a need to guard against national security risks. In an interview with the Hong Kong China News Agency that was published on Thursday, Lee said the…

At least 31 people were killed when an explosion caused by a gas leak ripped through a restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan, state media said today. — Reuters pic Follow us on Instagram, subscribe to our Telegram channel and browser alerts for the latest news you need…

Already have Rappler+? to listen to groundbreaking journalism. USCGC STRATTON. File photo shows the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL-752) transiting Chesapeake Bay on October 31, 2011. US Coast Guard The US Navy's 7th Fleet says the national security cutter USCGC Stratton conducted a 'routine' Taiwan Strait transit 'through waters where…

SYDNEY : Asian stocks struggled on Wednesday as a lack of new stimulus steps from Beijing frustrated investors, who were also wondering just how hawkish the world's most powerful central banker would be later in the session. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell faces lawmakers in two days of testimony and…