China’s Social Credit System

LEAVE HER ALONE This June 6, 2022 file photo shows a woman eating alone at a fast-food restaurant in Beijing. Women like her in deeply patriarchal China — and around the world — always face the risk of being sexually harassed, with some — like a group of women at…

A day after clashing with China's defence minister over Taiwan in their first face-to-face talks, Lloyd Austin called out Beijing's "growing coercion" towards the island. Photo: AFPSINGAPORE: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin Saturday blasted China´s "provocative, destabilising" military activity near Taiwan, a day after his Chinese counterpart warned him that…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned Greece to demilitarize islands in the Aegean Sea, saying he was “not joking” and posting tweets in Greek and English, in a marked harshening of rhetoric against Turkey’s neighbor and historic regional rival. Turkey says Greece has been…

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers the keynote address at the opening dinner of the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Caroline Chia Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSINGAPORE, June 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Friday to boost its regional security…

Your browser does not support the audio element. Investing in CPU, GPU and DPU in succession, what kind of market opportunities did Sky9 Capital see? Davy Shen, Executive Director of Sky9 Capital, told Chinese media outlet “Semiconvoice” that there are no deals that financial investment institutions must do – and…

As China moves on from an Omicron outbreak that disrupted life in many major cities, it’s leaving behind a new routine: near-daily PCR testing. Across China, major cities are requiring people to test every 48 or 72 hours in order to go to work, shop, or get on public transport.…

SHANGHAI – Wenwen has a lot of extra harem pants. Not to mention extra shirts, hoodies, and jeans. She runs a beloved, budget-priced boutique in Shanghai’s former French Concession since 2008. It’s the top-rated clothing store in Shanghai, on Yelp-like app Dianping. This year, the market skipped straight from winter…

The collaboration with Geely could give Jidu a big boost when it comes to the notoriously tricky business of making cars at high volume and with high reliability, says Tu Le, managing director of Sino Auto Insights, an analyst firm focused on China’s automotive sector. He adds that China’s auto…

1. Remembering to remember, or learning to forget: China’s relationship with Tiananmen 31 years on Column #1, June 2020 From the book “Negatives by Xu Yong.” Some events demand attention. Certainly every reader is aware of the significance of June 4, 1989, though there is disagreement on just what its…

Updated 1 hour ago · Published on 7 Jun 2022 9:50PM · China's class of 2022 has had its three years of high school majorly disrupted by the pandemic, and it is now sitting the challenging three-day college entrance exam. – AFP pic, June 7, 2022. HIGH school seniors across…