China’s Social Credit System

FRANKFURT - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes a high-stakes trip to China this week, walking a tightrope between shoring up a key economic relationship and facing heightened concerns about over-reliance on authoritarian Beijing. Mr Scholz, accompanied by a delegation of business executives, will be the first European Union leader to…

A Long March 5B rocket hauls the Mengtian module into orbit for China’s Tiangong space station. Credit: China Manned Space Agency China launched a heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket Monday with the Mengtian lab module, the final major element to complete the initial assembly and outfitting of the Chinese Tiangong…

China could insist on the pre-war status quo or embrace a trilateral alliance with Moscow, but either option would hurt its strategic aims, including the one-China policy Or it, along with major states, could offer an economic reform and aid deal to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear…

Amitoj Singh is CoinDesk's regulatory reporter covering India. He holds BTC and ETH below CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000. Privacy protection is one of the top issues among the many still remaining when it comes to the use of China's central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan, according to…

Observatory to issue standby signal 1 for Nalgae 2022-10-30 HKT 20:51 Share this story The Observatory's storm track shows that Nalgae has entered within 800 kilometres of Hong Kong. The Observatory said it will issue the Standby Signal No. 1 later on Sunday night. It said Tropical Cyclone Nalgae has…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (Oct 27) US was wrong to destroy its relations with China over Taiwan. Putin said Russia recognises Taiwan as part of the People's Republic of China and said visits by US officials, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi – who Putin referred to as "grandma"…

The storied Mercedes-Benz history will be electrified (image: Mercedes)California and Europe are now leading the way for the phase-out of the internal combustion engine in the next decade or so. The European Parliament agreed to stop sales of new gas-powered cars and vans by 2035, including hybrids. After a 15-month…

Last Updated: October 27, 2022, 23:59 IST Washington The new review calls for increased research and development on cutting-edge technologies, including hypersonics, cyber, artificial intelligence and directed energy. (File photo: Reuters) A senior defense official, who briefed Pentagon reporters on the condition of anonymity before the report's release, said it…

China’s predatory fishing trawlers threaten to upended Africa’s food security. Representational Image/AFP New Delhi: Fishing holds the coastal communities in Ghana together, providing a livelihood for more than two million people. The occupation is an integral part of the country’s traditions and cultures. However, new investigation shows how Chinese vessels…