China’s Social Credit System

In June 2020, OpenAI, an independent artificial-intelligence research lab based in San Francisco, announced GPT-3, the third generation of its massive Generative Pre-trained Transformer language model, which can write everything from computer code to poetry. A year later, with much less fanfare, Tsinghua University’s Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence released…

Reconstruction of Brevirostruavis macrohyoideus with its mouth open to show its long tongue that was used to catch insects or obtain nectar from cone-bearing plants. Credit: IVPP A new fossil skeleton of an extinct species of bird from northeastern China that lived alongside dinosaurs 120 million years ago unexpectedly preserves…

A bus runs in the snow in Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 26, 2021. Xinhua Photo BEIJING: Almost 70 percent of China experienced freezing temperatures, bitter winds, ice and snow after a Siberian cold wave swept across the country from the north to the south on the weekend.…

(Source: Zhihu) Jiemian News reported on December 25 that Zhihu, the largest Q&A-focused online content community in China, plans to go public in Hong Kong in the near future, and might submit related IPO documents in January 2022. On the same day, BKEconomy reported that Zhihu responded it had never…

(Source: DENZA) Daimler Greater China Ltd. and BYD Auto Industry Co., Ltd. on December 24 signed an equity transfer agreement to realign the structural setup of their joint venture, Shenzhen DENZA New Energy Automotive Co., Ltd. Following the transfer, Daimler will hold 10% of the equity interest, while BYD will…

Workers in protective suits stand at an entrance to a university's residential area under lockdown following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Xian, Shaanxi province, China December 20, 2021. Picture taken December 20, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBEIJING, Dec 26 (Reuters) -…

International businesses that process information from China should obtain user consent and establish a data map, so they do not run afoul of the country's Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL). Specifically, they should look closely at cross-border data flow and residency, even as more clarity still is needed on some…

Published: 11:00am, 25 Dec, 2021 Updated: 11:00am, 25 Dec, 2021 Read More

Cheeky monkey runs up tourist's leg to steal carton of milk from her pocket at Chinese national parkMonkey filmed climbing up unsuspecting woman's leg and grabbing hold of herIt rifles through her pocket to find a milk carton it then rips open and drinks fromFootage recorded in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park…

Beijing: India and China achieved a major milestone this year when their bilateral trade crossed the landmark figure of USD 100 billion but it did not generate any fanfare in both capitals as the two Asian giants are going through a "particularly bad patch" in their relations due to a…