China’s Social Credit System

Your browser does not support the audio element. On June 27, Nike, the U.S. sportswear giant, released key financial data for its fiscal 2022 fourth quarter and full year ended May 31, 2022. Its share price fell nearly 7% the next day and its market value dropped by $12 billion.…

Your browser does not support the audio element. According to the HKEx on Thursday, Tiantu Capital, a venture capital firm in China, has submitted an application for a listing in Hong Kong. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Huatai International will be its co-sponsors. Tiantu Capital was founded in 2002…

Your browser does not support the audio element. Technology startup Callisto has recently received tens of millions of yuan in seed round financing, following exclusive investment from Sequoia Capital China Seed Fund. The recently acquired funds are mainly to be used for the R&D and application of smart vehicle safety…

A Chinese disinformation effort against a Pentagon contractor building a rare-earths plant in Texas may herald a new era of such tactics against Western companies. On Tuesday, U.S. defense officials said they and “partner nations” were looking into the campaign against Lynas Rare Earths, an Australian company with a $120…

ByAlejandra Borunda Photographs ByCésar Rodríguez Published June 30, 2022 • 25 min read This story was produced and published by National Geographic through a reporting partnership with the United Nations Development Programme. Xochimilco, Mexico CityIn Mexico City’s massive Central de Abastos market, the largest produce market in the world, you…

In a landmark move, NATO for the first time in its guiding blueprint said China’s might challenged the alliance. China is “rapidly expanding” its nuclear arsenal, NATO warned as it accused Beijing and Moscow of threatening to destabilise world peace. In a landmark move, NATO for the first time in…

China has been branded a threat by NATO, with the nation's policies labelled a "challenge" to the organisation's "interests, security and values". The 30-member security organisation approved its new blueprint for the next decade on Wednesday, condemning China for the first time in its more than 70-year history. "The PRC's…

Home » News » World » China Must Press Russia to Stop Ukraine Invasion, Say G7 Leaders 1-MIN READ A Russian soldier walks in front of the damaged Metallurgical Combine Azovstal plant, in Mariupol, on the territory which is under the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic control, eastern Ukraine.…

President Joe Biden speaks during the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in Washington, 17 June 2022. Photo / AP The Biden administration is stepping up efforts to combat illegal fishing by China, ordering federal agencies to better co-ordinate among themselves as well as with foreign partners in a…

The spectacular vermilion temples that dot the hills and valleys of Xishuangbanna, a tropical region at the southernmost tip of China’s southwestern Yunnan province, are a testament to Theravada Buddhism’s importance in the area. Built and patronized by members of two ethnic groups — the Dai in the valleys and…