China’s Social Credit System

More than 100,000 Americans have died of drug overdoses in the last year, many of them because of fentanyl that can be traced across the Pacific. In the United States, a person dies from a drug overdose every five-and-a-half minutes. The vast majority of these deaths involve opioids. The opioid crisis…

HONG KONG : Chinese developer Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd is unlikely to win bondholders' approval to extend the maturity of a US$400 million bond due next week, analysts say, heaping more pressure on other indebted peers. Kaisa's proposal to delay the maturity of the bond by 18 months comes against…

WTA announces "immediate suspension of all tournaments in China" amid concern for Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai; IOC says it held a second video call with Peng on Wednesday; China says it "opposes the politicisation of sports" Last Updated: 02/12/21 6:34pm WTA suspends tournaments in China due to concerns over…

Replica bitcoins are seen in this photo illustration on November 4, 2017. (Photo by Jaap ... Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images With the proliferation of cryptocurrencies, governments are grappling with the challenge of regulating these new currencies. And in concert, central banks are struggling with the inevitability…

Tesla Model Y Performance Version (Source: Tesla) According to Torque News’s report on Monday, some owners of the performance version of China-made Model Y found that the model is equipped with the new 12V lithium-ion battery. The Tesla Model Y entered the Chinese market for the first time on January…

Topline China has promised to donate 600 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to African nations, a move that comes at a time when the new omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to spread in the southern part of the continent and amid concerns about the lack of equitable vaccine…

Lt. Gen. Saltzman: 'We are seeing a shift to where the first strike advantages are encountered in space' WASHINGTON — China and Russia for decades have watched the United States display its military power, much of it enabled by satellites in space. China’s recent demonstration of an orbital hypersonic weapon…

Whether it was a Motorola phone that posted those 1 million points in AnTuTu or not, the next Moto flagship is definitely operational – one is in the hands of the General Manager of Lenovo China, who posted a vague teaser about it. A lot less vague is the “posted…

The Soul Train Awards hosted its annual celebration in the historic Apollo Theater in New York on Sunday night. Presented by BET, the pre-taped award show featured performances by prominent stars in R&B and gospel. Hosted by Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell, the award show aims to celebrate the best…

Crime comedy film “Be Somebody” held up strongly at the top of the mainland Chinese box office, in a weekend where the top four places remained unchanged. “Be Somebody” scored $21.9 million on its third weekend of release, just 8% down on its second weekend figure, according to data from…