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China copper smelters hike Q4 2022 TC/RC floor to a five-year high China's Social Credit System

China copper smelters hike Q4 2022 TC/RC floor to a five-year high

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…
bubmag
September 27, 2022
U.S., allies push for U.N. rights body debate on Xinjiang abuses China's Social Credit System

U.S., allies push for U.N. rights body debate on Xinjiang abuses

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…
bubmag
September 26, 2022
How does the amazing world of underwater archaeology work? Lifting the veil on excavations as China has announced some significant finds China's Social Credit System

How does the amazing world of underwater archaeology work? Lifting the veil on excavations as China has announced some significant finds

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
bubmag
September 25, 2022
China’s Tianwen-1 Mars Mission Team Wins International Space Award China's Social Credit System

China’s Tianwen-1 Mars Mission Team Wins International Space Award

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…
bubmag
September 23, 2022
The ‘Chinaman’, the shop and the drug dealer: Inside Operation Ellerslie China's Social Credit System

The ‘Chinaman’, the shop and the drug dealer: Inside Operation Ellerslie

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…
bubmag
September 23, 2022
Europe is replacing energy dependence on Russia with solar reliance on China China's Social Credit System

Europe is replacing energy dependence on Russia with solar reliance on China

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.…
bubmag
September 22, 2022