China’s Social Credit System

 New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta speaks during a session of the UN Human Rights Councill in Geneva, Switzerland February 28, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS WELLINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - New Zealand said it would invest a further NZ$10 million ($6.15 million) to help fund wharf construction in Vanuatu,…

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios The resumption of U.S.-China climate talks at the recent COP27 summit is a positive sign for global cooperation on climate change, but it's not clear how both sides will now follow through at home to meet their climate commitments. Why it matters: The global community will not…

‘Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween’ Opening Takes China Box Office to $4 Billion Annual Total Japanese animation film, “Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween” leaped to the top of the mainland China box office and gave the industry its best figures in six weeks. The film opened with $11.7 million (RMB81.7 million)…

ESR co-CEO Stuart Gibson ESR on Monday announced the creation of an ASEAN-focused infrastructure fund led by the industrial specialist’s wholly owned subsidiary ARA Asset Management and powered by an anchor investment from mainland policy lender Export-Import Bank of China. Seeking to capitalise on economic growth and infrastructure demand in…

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A flock of sheep in northern China has been videotaped walking clockwise in a huge circle continuously for 12 straight days, and nobody seems to know why. There are a reported 34 pens of sheep on a farm owned by Ms. Miao, but only the sheep in pen number 13…

Russia has stepped up missile strikes on UkraineAttacks have increasingly focused on energy facilitiesEnergy infrastructure damaged in many areasKYIV, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Kyiv city authorities warned on Friday that a "complete shutdown" of the capital's power grid was possible and Ukraine's prime minister said almost half the country's energy…

Day 1 panel discussions The first day drew close to eight hundred plus registrants from around the world to watch virtually, as well as a young group of eager attendees to live-watch meetups in Washington, D.C., New York City, and London. You can watch the entire event on YouTube, or…

That sole World Cup appearance is undoubtedly the high point of Chinese men’s football — even if Bora Milutinović’s team lost all three of its group games, against Turkey, Costa Rica, and eventual winners Brazil, failing to register a single goal in the process. While high points have been few…

Blizzard is splitting with Chinese licensing partner NetEase and will be suspending most Blizzard game services in mainland China as a result. The company said it will be ending support for World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Warcraft III: Reforged, Overwatch, the Starcraft series, Diablo III, and Heroes of the Storm on January…