China’s Social Credit System

China's wayward herd of 14 wild elephants left home 16 months ago for a grand food tour across rich farmland in Yunnan province. DAQIAO, China: First the entire village is shooed indoors, its power supply is cut, and finally bananas and other elephant treats are dumped on the opposite side…

What Happened: Over the weekend, pop star Kris Wu was detained by Beijing police on suspicion of sexual misconduct after allegations that he “repeatedly seducing young women into sexual relations” came to light. Since then, the social media accounts of the 30-year-old idol have been taken down, including a personal…

Tencent boss Pony Ma is lending a hand in Evergrande’s hour of need Debt-saddled developer China Evergrande Group continues to reduce its shareholding in its Hong Kong-listed internet division, HengTen Networks Group, as it announced plans yesterday to offload a HK$3.25 billion ($420 million) stake. The news comes less than…

Sport Singapore's Lin Ye (left) and Singapore's Yu Mengyu (second from left) return a shot to France's Stephanie Loeuillette (right) and France's Jia Nan Yuan (second from right) during their women's team round of 16 table tennis match at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in…

The People’s Bank of China is intensifying its cryptocurrency crackdown. In a statement released on Saturday, the People’s Bank of China stated that it will “keep heavy pressure on virtual currency trading hype.” The announcement comes a day after officials announced the bank’s goals for the second half of the…

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BEIJING: China's worst coronavirus outbreak in months has spread to two more areas, health authorities said Saturday, including a sprawling megacity of 31 million people. © New Straits Times Press (M) BhdRead More

Loading... Home Money Saturday, 31 Jul 2021 10:06 AM MYT The official manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) eased to 50.4 in July from 50.9 in June, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed today, but remaining above the 50-point mark that separates growth from contraction. ― Reuters pic…

Sports Jonathan Ramnanansingh An Hour Ago Felice Aisha Chow competes in the women's rowing single sculls semifinal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on Thursday (Wednesday night TT time), in Tokyo, Japan. (AP PHOTO) TRINIDAD AND Tobago rower Felice Aisha Chow concluded her Tokyo 2020 campaign with a 19th place finish…

UFC middleweight Sean Strickland is trying a new thing. It’s called not giving an f. In the latest of a series of profane pre-fight interviews, Strickland let the expletives fly as he playfully roasted his job, his opponent Uriah Hall, and the youth of America at a media day for…