China’s Social Credit System

The government on Wednesday condemned a US report, saying it is spreading misinformation and attempting to intimidate prosecutors in Hong Kong. In a statement released on Wednesday, a government spokesperson said the Congressional-Executive Commission on China’s report was “trampling on legal justice” and “attempting to threaten by way of hegemonism…

Once again, LeBron James is criticizing the United States of America. This time because of WNBA player Brittney Griner still being in Russia due to being detained in February after vape canisters containing cannabis oil were found in her luggage. On the recent taping of “The Shop,” James said if…

China’s Hengdian Proposes $450 Million Cinema Consolidation Deal Hengdian Entertainment, a listed company that straddles film and television production and cinema operation in China, has made an indicative offer of RMB3 billion ($446 million) to buy the Shanghai Xingyi Cinema Managements firm. If the deal goes through, Hengdian Entertainment would become…

Data: United Nations; Chart: Nicki Camberg/Axios India is expected to surpass China as the world's most populous country by 2023, according to a new report from the United Nations looking at population trends. Why it matters: India, despite democratic backsliding in recent years, is the world's largest democracy and viewed…

Some Chinese bank clients, whose accounts were frozen in April, were injured while staging a protest at the Zhengzhou branch offices of the country’s central bank. Reports from local media outlets suggest that as much as $6 billion in client funds is missing and the individual believed to be behind…

China Daily) The total revenue of China's entertainment and media industry is expected to reach approximately $526.9 billion by 2026, with a compound annual growth rate of 5.7 percent over the next five years, higher than the global average of 4.6 percent, according to a new report from global consultancy…

Updated 8 hours ago · Published on 9 Jul 2022 10:30PM · US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) says his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi today has been ‘useful, candid and constructive’. – AFP pic, July 9, 2022. THE United States and China held “constructive” talks today,…

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China has issued trade sanctions against many Australian products including wine, beef and coal. Senator Wong said stabilising the relationship would take time, effort, work and nuance, and noted that China’s differences with Australia were well known. “We both recognised it is a first step for both our nations,” she…

All secondary school students in Hong Kong will be required to go to mainland China for a study tour as early as the next school year, according to a circular sent to schools by the Education Bureau on Thursday. The bureau said in the notice that schools have to arrange…