China’s Social Credit System

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A U.S. Coast Guard ship on routine patrol in the Bering Sea came across a guided missile cruiser from China, officials said Monday. But it turned out the cruiser wasn’t alone as it sailed about 86 miles north of Alaska’s Kiska Island, on Sept. 19. Two other…

A worker loads copper cathodes into a warehouse near Yangshan Deep Water Port, south of Shanghai in this March 23, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBEIJING, Sept 27 (Reuters) - China's top copper smelters lifted their floor treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) for…

GENEVA (AP) — The United States and several Western allies presented a proposal on Monday for the U.N.’s main human rights body to hold a special debate over reported rights abuses and violations against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region. A core group of countries including…

China arrests 93 people suspected of laundering 40B RMB via crypto Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 hour ago · 1 min read Chinese authorities also busted a money laundering operation in Fujian where criminals used the digital yuan to launder 200 million RMB. 1 min read Updated: September 26, 2022 at…

Underwater archaeology is similar to terrestrial archaeology, but with unique differences A technology we take for granted, scuba gear, fundamentally transformed the field Published: 6:00pm, 25 Sep, 2022 Updated: 6:00pm, 25 Sep, 2022 Read More

China has announced new plans for a Uranus probe. The new probe will be a part of China’s Tianwen 4 mission. It’s set to launch for the distant planet in 2030. Probing Uranus has become a top priority for scientists in recent years. In fact, one community even came up…

China’s Tianwen-1 Mars mission team has won this year’s International Astronautical Federation (IAF) World Space Award, an award recognizing a person or a team for exceptional contributions to space exploration, during the 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Paris, held from September 18 to 22. The award aims to recognize…

Canterbury Police Police seized over 3kg of synthetic cannabis following several raids as part of Operation Ellerslie. An investigation into the suspected supply of synthetic cannabis in Christchurch revealed how a Black Power gang associate was running an astute small business he called “the shop” - with a daily turnover…

Europe relied on cheap Russian energy for decades. And Russia was happy to supply low-cost oil and gas to gain political influence over the European Union. That relationship has now imploded. The EU has finally woken up to the national security risks of relying on an authoritarian neighbor for energy.…

Reuters) China's Tencent Music Entertainment Group shares started trading at HK$18 ($2.29) each in the company's Hong Kong listing debut on Wednesday.The online music company announced last week that while New York would remain its primary listing venue it would start trading its shares in Hong Kong.The company carried out…