China’s Social Credit System

FlexGen's battery storage system in Fort Wayne, Indiana (Courtesy: FlexGen) Follow @EngelsAngle Three battery storage projects being built for Southern California Edison are likely to be delayed due to supply chain constraints and COVID-19 lockdowns in China, according to the contractor. Last October, Ameresco was selected by SoCal Edison for…

Synopsis Shanghai has taken the brunt of the surge, with another 26,087 cases announced on Monday, only 914 of which showed symptoms. The city of 26 million is under a tight lockdown, with many residents confined to their homes for up to three weeks. No such lockdown has yet been…

BEIJING (AP) — The manufacturing hub of Guangzhou closed itself to most arrivals Monday as China battles a major COVID-19 surge in its big eastern cities. Shanghai has taken the brunt of the surge, with another 26,087 cases announced on Monday, only 914 of which showed symptoms. The city of…

April 11, 2022published at 2:23 AMByLuke 'Perry' PereiraCarBuyer A Singaporean motorcyclist visited Johor Bahru on April 6, 2022, for a shopping trip and had his brake cables cut and brake calipers stolen. Malaysian newspaper China Press Johor picked up the story after the man posted details on the social networking site…

Xiaomi did the right thing by expanding the availability of the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G. The phone was previously available in China and in India (under the name Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge 5G), now the phone is reaching for a wider audience. It will be a hit, judging by the…

A strict lockdown has been put in place in response to a spike in Covid cases in Shanghai. Video / AP WARNING: Disturbing images Chinese authorities are resorting to extraordinary measures to keep residents locked down amid a fresh surge in coronavirus infections, as the country struggles to maintain its…

US top diplomat to visit Solomon Islands amid China pact concerns: report We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerAmerica’s top diplomat for the Indo-Pacific will head to the Solomon Islands amid concerns about…

Neil Shen (Source: Sina) Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio According to the equity information of the HKEx, Neil Shen, the founding and managing partner of Sequoia Capital China and director of food delivery giant Meituan, had recently reduced his share holdings in the food delivery company. On March 31…

China's central bank digital currency, the Digital Yuan, has been integrated with Tencent's flagship messaging app WeChat, and appears as a payment option when users employ the super-app shop. WeChat boasts over 1.2 billion monthly active users, is ubiquitous in China, and is popular outside the Middle Kingdom too. For…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A better understanding of tree growth-climate sensitivity across regions and species may reduce uncertainties in simulating forest carbon budgets. However, few studies have explored the growth-climate sensitivity of different tree species in Southwest China. In a study published in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, researchers from the…