China’s Social Credit System

Loading... The fifth-seeded Lee Zii Jia easily won the first set 21-12 but faced stiff challenge from the 38th-ranked Chinese player in the second set before winning 21-18. — Bernama pic KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — National badminton singles champion Lee Zii Jia is through to the semi-finals of the…

(Source: Soho China) On Thursday, Soho China released an announcement that its chairman Pan Shiyi intended to sell 32,000 m² of properties in Beijing and Shanghai at a 30% discount. The proceeds from the sale were all for debt reduction with no stock dividends, Pan said. Over the last two years,…

(Source: Tesla) On Thursday, the official website of Tesla China indicated a price increase of 10,000 yuan ($1,581) for both the Model 3 Performance and Model Y Long Range, Performance versions. Further, the website indicated that it now takes 16 to 20 weeks to deliver a car. The Model 3…

(Source: Bitcoin News) Recently, many local media reported that the third batch of e-CNY pilot areas in China will be unveiled soon. Tianjin, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and Fuzhou, Fujian Province are expected to be selected. According to industry insiders interviewed by local media outlet Securities Daily, as the previous pilot…

(Source: CALB) Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio China Aviation Lithium Battery Technology (CALB) plans to file for an initial public offering in Hong Kong as early as this week, which may raise as much as $1.5 billion, and is expected to become the largest IPO in Hong Kong so…

As most businesses across the globe have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to different degrees, e-commerce stands out as one of the few industries that has not only survived, but significantly thrived during the past two years. In Southeast Asia, particularly, e-commerce is one of the most important forces…

(Source: Moneycontrol) Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio On Tuesday, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) released its data for the domestic automobile market in February. There were 1.246 million passenger cars sold through retail channels, showing an increase of 4.2% year-on-year. Throughout February, there were 5 enterprises with wholesale…

Stephen S Roach is a faculty member at Yale University and former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia. He is the author of Unbalanced: The Codependency of America and China (Yale University Press, 2014) and the forthcoming Accidental Conflict. With war raging in Ukraine, China’s annual “Two Sessions” convey an image…

by Andrew Jones — March 7, 2022 Liftoff of a Long March 2C rocket from Xichang on March 5, 2022, carrying seven satellites. Credit: Ourspace/CNSA Verification of satellites' data and networking capabilities could lead to role in Chinese megaconstellation project. HELSINKI — China  launched a set of commercial satellites Saturday…

Just ahead of the invasion it declared there were “no limits” to its friendship with Russia and the two countries signed long-term deals to deliver Russian energy and grains to China. While critical of the sanctions the West has imposed on Russia, China’s banks, including its stated-owned banks, have been…