China’s Social Credit System

China’s transition from coal to natural gas, the most ambitious of its kind globally, has delivered substantial ecological benefits (1). Thanks to the “coal-to-clean” programs, clean heating penetration in northern China has climbed to nearly 83% (2), improving local air quality (3). However, heating costs have substantially increased...Read More

Photo: depositphotos.com Change language: The Export-Import Bank of China is prepared to set up a regional centre in Hungary, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said after a meeting with the lender’s president on Wednesday. China Exim Bank will continue to support bringing investments by Chinese companies to…

The hare was spotted by researchers by chance while they were doing fieldwork on Hainan Island. (Image credit: Getty Images) For the first time in four decades, scientists have announced a confirmed sighting of a critically endangered hare in part of its native range, after spotting its completely flattened carcass…

A drone view of a compound in Cambodia reportedly used as a scam centre, where foreign victims were held. (File photo: Reuters) SINGAPORE — The United States is increasingly concerned at the emergence of “foreigner butchering” scams allegedly being run from China, adding another potential wrinkle to President Donald Trump’s…

According to a new rumor out of China, Apple is having some trouble placing the Face ID sensor array under the screen. It has so far been rumored multiple times that the company is working on effectively destroying the Dynamic Island by doing this, thus only leaving the camera sensor…

This photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view outside Dalian International Conference Center, venue of the 2024 Summer Davos in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) DALIAN, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The 2026 Summer Davos forum will be held from June 23 to 25 in the port…

Staff members conduct training and data collection on a humanoid robot at the Qingdao Humanoid Robot Data Training Center in Laoshan District of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, March 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng) QINGDAO, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Located in Laoshan District of Qingdao City, east China's Shandong Province, the…

Home Fossil Energy New CEO takes the reins at Chinese giant oil & gas firm March 23, 2026, by Melisa Cavcic Chinese state-owned oil and gas giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has revealed the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Illustration; Source: CNOOC CNOOC has appointed Huang…

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2ND OF TWO PARTSSINCERITY against self-interest.China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have to deal with this dilemma if they are indeed resolved to end the almost 20-year-old journey to finish a Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea (SCS).The "burden" to finalize the COC this…