China’s Social Credit System

By NASA Earth Observatory October 9, 2021 May 9, 2021 The southern coasts of this Chinese island are lined with tropical beaches, while the inner bays are lined with floating fishing villages. Situated in the South China Sea, the large island of Hainan is China’s southernmost province, spanning approximately 339,000…

BEIJING: China on Friday condemned a visit by a group of French senators to Taiwan, accusing the delegation of undermining relations between Paris and Beijing. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd...Read More

Updated 4 hours ago · Published on 8 Oct 2021 9:40PM · The Pillar of Shame statue shows 50 anguished faces and tortured bodies piled on one another, and has been on display at the University of Hong Kong’s campus for more than two decades. – EPA pic, October 8, 2021.…

FILE PHOTO: A coal-burning power plant can be seen behind a factory in the city of Baotou, in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Photo: Reuters4:3 Image: ...Read More

BRUSSELS - U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday his talks with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Switzerlandon Wednesday had avoided the acrimony of the past and that more such meetings were needed to handle bilateral tensions. "The talks were productive in the sense that it was…

By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – Volatility in U.S. jumped to a record on Tuesday on the back of an energy crunch in major world markets that has sent prices soaring globally. Natural gas prices are at record levels in Europe and Asia, as major markets like China struggle to find…

A market shake-up is taking place On Saturday night, after putting her five-year-old daughter to bed, Lin Hui reclined on the couch and started browsing Chengxin Youxuan on her phone, a community group-buying service owned by Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, as she usually did, with a shopping list to…

A panda robot stands while being pictured at the Chinese Pavilion at the Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Jacob Greaves
 DUBAI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - As countries vie for attention at Expo 2020 Dubai, China has gone all out, hoping to take centre stage by…

When the International Olympic Committee awarded Beijing the 2008 Summer Olympics, it promised the Games could improve human rights and civil liberties in China. There is no such lofty talk this time with Beijing’s 2022 Winter Olympics — the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Games —…

(Source: China Film Insider) Three mainstream long-video platforms in China, iQiyi, Tencent Video and Youku, announced on Monday the cancellation of their option to fast track dramas. The mechanism is a value-added service and has been controversial since its beginning. Members need to pay an extra 3 yuan ($0.5) per…