China’s Social Credit System

Marc Lussier loves to put on a good show. The Canadian native has a deeply rooted passion for music that’s led him on quite the journey, from underground clubs in Edmonton to some of the biggest stages in Chinese nightclubs. Below, Lussier (known as DJ Digital Circus) shares his backstory…

Why China Scrubbed Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, and BTS From the “Friends” Reunion The Friends reunion episode that aired May 27 was something of a blockbuster: It “was watched by an estimated 29% of U.S. streaming households on May 27, the first day of its release, as measured by TVision, a connected-TV…

An exhibition of photographs opened in Huangpu District yesterday to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party with a focus on the history of China’s workers movement. The images highlight the different stages of China’s revolutionary movements and the spirit of Shanghai’s working class. The…

AFP, news.com.au June 2, 2021 2:25am China has reported the world’s first human infection of the H10N3 bird flu strain but said the risk of it spreading widely among people was low. A 41-year-old man was admitted to hospital with fever symptoms in the eastern city of Zhenjiang on April…

Website of the Year World 1 Jun, 2021 08:45 AMQuick Read A man in eastern China has contracted the world's first reported human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu. Photo / Wolfgang Mennel, Unsplash A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world's first human…

In this long exposure photo, a Long March 7 rocket climbs into the sky over the Wenchang spaceport on Hainan Island with the Tianzhou 2 cargo ship. Credit: Xinhua China’s robotic Tianzhou 2 cargo ship launched Saturday on top of a Long March 7 rocket and docked with the core…

With focus on the COVID-19 crisis, BRICS's (a grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) foreign ministers will meet on Tuesday virtually at 4 pm IST. The meeting is being hosted by India as the chair of the grouping this year. Present in the meeting with be India's External Affairs Minister…

Weekly Roundup: Billionaire Ray Dalio is a Bitcoin Hodler, Ethereum devs update community on Beacon Chain progress Amid growing regulatory uncertainty in China, Bitcoin miners have begun preparing their exit strategy from the country. While some are looking to migrate to crypto-friendly regions, others have put up their mining rigs…

Home News Spaceflight China's new space station module is about to get its first robotic visitor.  The Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft launched from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on China's Hainan Island today (May 29), rising off the pad atop a Long March 7 rocket at 8:55 a.m. EDT (1255 GMT; 8:55…

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