China’s Social Credit System

WASHINGTON — White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan warned Sunday that China would "end up owning some of the costs" of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia has already assembled 70 percent of the forces it would need to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a U.S. official with…

Ecuador's president, Guillermo Lasso, speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Adrian Dennis/Pool via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comQUITO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ecuador expects to pull together a trade deal with China at the end of this…

Several athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 and placed into quarantine hotels at the Beijing Olympics this past week are criticizing China for providing poor food and housing conditions. The Olympic competitors have taken to social media or notified their home countries about a lack of available or edible food,…

Chinese President Xi Jinping in meeting with Russian President Xi Jinping in Beijing. -Chinese foreign ministry BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping held his first face-to-face talks with a world leader in nearly two years on Friday, meeting Russia’s Vladimir Putin who hailed "unprecedented" ties between the neighbours as tensions grow with…

The Olympics are hard on the environment: new construction, athletes and spectators flying in by the thousands, and the energy required to operate a massive sporting event. This year, China is aiming to become the first Winter Olympics to achieve carbon neutrality, in a technological showcase of wind and solar energy,…

Developers have ploughed mountains of money into the snow business. Will it melt away? IN MUCH OF the world the business of running ski slopes has, like most of tourism, been crippled by lockdowns and travel restrictions. China is no exception. Visits to Chinese ski areas slumped by 38% in…

An extensive buildup of barriers along China’s 3,000-mile southern border is under way, according to public documents, official statements and interviews with residents, ostensibly to battle Covid-19 but with likely long-lasting ramifications on trade and travel. The small Chinese city of Ruili, in the far south next to Myanmar, has…

Editor’s note:  China is on holiday for the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6. TechNode has a number of our previous reports on the widespread layoffs and cutbacks that have recently taken place across a range of Chinese tech sectors and have included…

WASHINGTON: China has failed to meet its commitments under a two-year "Phase 1" trade deal that expired at the end of 2021 and discussions were continuing with Beijing on the matter, Deputy US Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi said on Tuesday (Feb 1). "You know, it is really clear that the Chinese…

Authors: Pulse News Agency International by AFP Vietnam rattled China in a 3-1 upset during a World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday, sparking jubilation among Hanoi crowds as both countries celebrate Lunar New Year. The surprise win gave Vietnam's national team their first scalp in the qualifiers after seven straight…