China’s Social Credit System

If you were just looking at his LinkedIn page, you’d certainly think Mai Linzheng was a top-notch engineer. With a bachelor’s degree from Tsinghua, China’s top university, and a master’s degree in semiconductor manufacturing from UCLA, Mai began his career at Intel and KBR, a space tech company, before ending…

CHENGDU, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Over 2,700 military and armed police personnel have been dispatched, as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, to assist with disaster response after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday. As a result of their efforts, over 3,951 people have been…

Plus a China-set mobile instalment. Ahead of this weekend's Ubisoft Forward digital showcase, a new report has claimed the event will offer a look at three previously unannounced Assassin's Creed titles - one set in Japan, another in 16th century Europe, and a third in China. Earlier this week, Ubisoft…

Your browser does not support the audio element. Harrison Jiang, Chief Marketing Officer of Honor’s consumer business in China, announced on September 5 that the global users of the Honor X series smartphone had exceeded 100 million, and revealed the upcoming release of the products representing the nine-year milestone of…

by Andrew Jones — September 5, 2022 The 30-meter-long core stage of the fourth Long March 5B arrives at Wenchang spaceport in September 2022. Credit: CMSA HELSINKI — Work to assemble a Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket is underway at Wenchang spaceport as China prepares to complete the construction of…

Taiwan-based China Airlines has officially resumed its Taipei-Bali route, with the first flight landing at the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on Friday afternoon, signaling the return of Taiwanese tourists to the Island of Gods. Flight CI-771 landed at the Bali airport at 3pm carrying 163 passengers, after flying for…

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North, Bashir Machina, has distanced himself from a letter purportedly announcing his withdrawal from the senatorial contest and resigning from the APC. Machina had won the senatorial primaries of the APC but the leadership of the party are allegedly making…

BEIJING — Cities in eastern China have suspended ferry services and suspended classes as they brace for the arrival of Typhoon Hinnamnor, a strong storm that is expected to also affect neighboring Taiwan, Japan and Korea. Shanghai on Sunday suspended ferry services and deployed more than 50,000 police officers to…

How this plays out in official statements from the Taiwan government as its elections in early 2024 approach is equally concerning. While Bolton and Pompeo might support independence and provoke a crisis with China, are there genuine guarantees they can offer Taipei to enhance its security, as distinct from perhaps…

Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - September 2, 2022 Russia's Daniil Medvedev in action during his third round match against China's Wu Yibing REUTERS/Mike Segar Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comNEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Defending champion Daniil Medvedev cruised into…