China’s Social Credit System

Tourists visit Maya bay after Thailand reopened its world-famous beach after closing it for more than three years. Picture taken January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comThailand's GDP seen growing 3.1% y/y in Q2 vs 2.2% in Q1Q2 GDP seen at 0.9% q/q sa…

In a statement issued on August 10, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) stated that the island nation and China are not subordinate to each other, and that the Taiwanese people strongly oppose Beijing's "one country, two systems" approach. According to the MAC, the Republic of China (Taiwan) is a sovereign country that…

BEIJING: A Beijing court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by a plaintiff in a high-profile Chinese sexual harassment case involving a well-known host of state broadcaster CCTV, a decision likely to deal a blow to China’s #MeToo movement. Zhou Xiaoxuan, 29, accused one of CCTV’s premier entertainment show hosts, Zhu…

U.S. President Joe Biden has signed the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to boost U.S. competitiveness against China by allocating billions of dollars toward domestic semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research. "The United States must lead the world in the production of these advanced chips. This law will do exactly…

Game engine developer Unity announced on August 9 that it has entered into an agreement with leading partners to form a new regional joint venture called Unity China. The entity will unlock new opportunities to partner with local companies and increase R&D investment to better serve the needs of the…

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T he mastheads lead with Liz Truss’ economic vision and shocking claims about the behaviour of former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs. The Daily Mirror cites the title of a Grease tune as it says it remains “hopelessly devoted to you” following the death of singer and actor Olivia Newton-John…

China carried out fresh military drills around Taiwan Monday, Beijing said, defying calls to end its largest-ever exercises encircling the island in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Beijing has raged at the trip by Pelosi — the highest-ranking elected US official to visit Taiwan…

Author of the article: The Associated Press Joe Mcdonald BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed on Monday after strong U.S. jobs data cleared the way for more interest rate hikes and China reported its exports rose by double digits. Shanghai and Tokyo advanced while Hong Kong and Seoul retreated.…

Evergrande’s football stadium under construction earlier this year (Source: Getty Images) China Evergrande Group, the world’s most indebted developer, said late last week it will receive a RMB 5.52 billion ($818 million) refund from the city of Guangzhou for giving up the land use rights for an unfinished football stadium…