China’s Social Credit System

(Source: Bloomberg) On June 23rd, Kuaishou, a Chinese short video company and rival of TikTok, held a strategic cooperation conference in Beijing with Voice of China, a state-owned company. Kuaishou obtained the rights to broadcast the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on its short video…

CryptoCorner China's continued crackdown on Bitcoin mining sent the value of the world's leading cryptocurrency below $30,000 for the first time since late January. Bitcoin's drop Tuesday morning put it nearly 55% below its record high before recovering in mid-day trading. CoinFlip, a provider of Bitcoin ATMs, announced plans to…

Uyghur members of the Communist Party of China carry a flag past a billboard of Chinese President Xi Jinping as they take part in an organized tour on June 30, 2017, in the old town of Kashgar, in the far western Xinjiang province, China. Kevin Frayer/GETTY IMAGES Prime Minister Justin…

New FSD programme enhances life support measures in community (with photos) ***************************************************************************      The Fire Services Department (FSD) today (June 22) officially announced the "AED Anywhere for Anyone" Programme and the launch of an online information platform named "Centralized AED Registry for Emergency" (CARE) (www.hkfsd.gov.hk/aed) , aiming at incrementally increasing…

(Source: JD.com) Sales for China’s online shopping giants reached a new high in the mid-year “618” shopping extravaganza, with platforms adopting different approaches to attract consumers and boost sales. JD.com revealed that its total transaction volume reached 343.8 billion yuan, an 27.7% increase compared with last year, with some of…

In late March, the maker of North Face jackets and Vans sneakers quietly took down a statement raising concern about allegations of forced labor in China’s cotton-rich Xinjiang region. Rival fashion company H&M had just been erased from China’s internet for a similar statement. Three other big apparel companies also…

Large scale bans in bitcoin mining in China have seen the mining hash rate hit a three-month low. The total hash rate (TH/s) has hit a new three-month low as China continues its clampdown on bitcoin mining operations within the country.  The estimated number of tera hashes per second the…

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