China’s Social Credit System

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…

This photo taken on July 28, 2021, and released by China´s Xinhua News Agency shows Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meeting with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, political chief of Afghanistan´s Taliban, in Tianjin. — AFPA top-level Taliban delegation visiting China on Wednesday assured Beijing the group…

The POCO X3 GT is now official, and as a re-badge of the China’s Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G, it packs the same powerful hardware that makes it one of 2021’s most interesting value flagships. You can check out our unboxing and first impressions video below.  The phone comes with…

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E-commerce giant Alibaba founder Jack Ma took the top spot on the 2021 Forbes China Philanthropy List, showing the consistency of the entrepreneur’s generosity despite his empire being under strict government scrutiny for its business practices. The Forbes list, published last week, measures cash given by 100 Chinese entrepreneurs and…

CE congratulates Cheung Ka-long on winning the first medal at Tokyo Olympics for Hong Kong (with photos) ******************************************************************************************      Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long today (July 26) won the gold medal in the Men's Foil Individual competition of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for Hong Kong. It is Hong Kong athletes'…

HONG KONG, July 26, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the HKTDC Hong Kong International Jewellery Show and HKTDC Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show opened yesterday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) and will run until…