China’s Social Credit System

High-level advisory panel pitches 15-year pollution fight, but holds China up as model A high-level international advisory body applauded China's efforts to improve the environment and suggested a 15-year strategy against pollution in a draft recommendation report on Monday. China has made building an ecological civilization an important goal and…

Zheng Yanxiong, director of central government’s liaison office, tells Hong Kong politicians city’s affairs are ‘of national importance’...Read More

It's not just House representatives that want the federal government to ban TikTok. A bipartisan alliance of senators has introduced a bill that would give the Commerce Secretary the authority to ban TikTok and other foreign technology perceived as a national security threat. The would-be law would be limited to…

On March 7, WM Motor, an electric vehicle maker in China currently caught up in a mounting capital crisis, announced through its social media outlets that more than 100 stores in China will resume normal services in the near future. WM Motor said that in view of the inconvenience caused…

Posted March 6, 2023 at 3:44pm Republicans are continuing the search for answers on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but the path forward is mired in stalled investigations, classified documents and stonewalling from the Chinese government. Top Republicans are increasingly convinced the virus leaked from the Wuhan Institute of…

Published By: Debalina Dey Last Updated: March 06, 2023, 23:44 IST Geneva Ethnic Uyghur demonstrators take part in a protest against China, near the Chinese consulate in Istanbul, Turkey December 4, 2022. (Representational image from REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya) The findings by the group of UN-appointed independent experts follow a series of…

WEBSITE OF THE YEAR APP OF THE YEAR AP 5 Mar, 2023 09:06 PM2 mins to read One year ago Russia invaded Ukraine, exposing thousands of innocent children to the brutal reality of war. As the conflict continues, World Vision is helping local charities provide mental and emotional support to…

Foxconn plans new India iPhone plant in shift away from China by AFP Staff Writers Bengaluru, India (AFP) March 3, 2023 Apple will manufacture iPhones at a new plant in India, officials said Friday, as the US tech giant seeks to ramp up its India production and diversify away from…

President Joe Biden’s recent address in Warsaw, read together with President Putin’s speech in Moscow, suggest we’re heading towards a second cold war in Europe. The confrontational exchange between Secretary of State Blinken and Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi at the Munich security conference portends the same for Asia. The signs are everywhere.…

The spokesman for China's top legislature on Saturday said Hong Kong is “back on the right track” since the national security law took effect in 2020, saying it marks an important milestone for the city’s development. Wang Chao made the remarks at a media briefing in Beijing on Saturday, a…