China’s Social Credit System

This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations are once again taking place under the shadow of “zero-COVID” policies in many parts of China, as the country tightens restrictions amid a spate of outbreaks. Several cities remain under full lockdown, and residents there will be spending the holiday at home. The rest of…

On Aug. 6, the 900-year-old Wan’an Bridge in Pingnan County, a locality of Ningde City in the coastal Fujian province, was destroyed when it suddenly burst into flames. A national-level protected monument, Wan’an was a “wooden arch corridor bridge,” which for centuries was an ancient architectural calling card for the…

Updated 1 hour ago · Published on 10 Sep 2022 2:30PM · Delegates attend the opening day of the 50th session of the Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. – EPA pic, September 10, 2022. FACED with allegations of grave violations in…

On September 8, at the 12th China International Energy Storage Conference held in Hangzhou, a BYD spokesperson said that the company’s new energy storage system based on blade batteries will be listed separately at home and abroad next year. At present, this new energy storage system is being tested in…

BMW logo is seen during Munich Auto Show, IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Germany, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBERLIN, Sept 9 (Reuters) - BMW will power its new class of electric vehicles to be released in 2025 with cylindrical battery cells…

LONDON – The head of the Anglican church says the death of Queen Elizabeth II is a moment of enormous change for Britain and the world. The queen – who was monarch and supreme governor of the Church of England -- died Thursday at 96 after 70 years on the…

BEIJING: China's exports and imports lost momentum in August with growth significantly missing forecasts as surging inflation crippled overseas demand and fresh COVID curbs and heatwaves disrupted output, reviving downside risks for the shaky economy. Exports rose 7.1% in August from a year earlier, slowing from an 18.0% gain in…

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…