China’s Social Credit System

The false idea that 70,000 Chinese delivery drivers, or waimai xiaoge (外卖小哥), hold a master’s degree has recently been doing the rounds on the Chinese internet.  Many netizens bemoaned the number of “wasted talents,” with one Weibo user with over 16,000 followers posting a Baidu article that claimed China was creating a group of “highly educated poor…

We spoke to the Foreign Office Minister responsible for the Middle East and North Africa, Conservative MP James Cleverly. We started by asking whether the reported foreign aid cuts to Syria would be reconsidered. Read More

English artist PM Warson has been the name on vintage soul connoisseurs lips for a while now. A handful of singles have allowed the songwriter to sketch out his identity, giving that late 50s and early 60s sound a modern twist. Music for dancers, chancers, and romancers, we're hearing elements…

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Tuesday released a declassified report on foreign actors' attempts to influence and interfere in the 2020 election. The big picture: The U.S. intelligence community found that Russia and Iran conducted influence operations aimed at affecting the outcome of the election, but…

(Source: Ford) During a popular annual television program broadcast by state-run China Central Television on March 15 – which is also World Consumer Rights Day – several domestic and foreign brands were singled out for violations of consumer rights. Dubbed the “315 Gala”, this year’s show exposed high-profile brands including…

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March 15, 2021 | 10:55am | Updated March 15, 2021 | 10:56am BEIJING — China’s capital and a wide swath of the country’s north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights. Skyscrapers in the center of Beijing appeared to drop…

Beijing’s decision to improve Hong Kong’s electoral system will ensure its stability and the healthy development of democracy Published: 1:00am, 15 Mar, 2021 Updated: 1:00am, 15 Mar, 2021 Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Threats from China and North Korea will loom large over the Biden administration’s first Cabinet-level trip abroad, part of a larger effort to bolster United States influence and calm concerns about America’s role in Asia. A senior administration said Saturday that US officials have tried to reach out…

Tencent could be a next target of increased supervision Like Ant, Tencent will probably be required to establish a financial holding company to include its banking, insurance and payments services.The two firms will set a precedent for other fintech players on complying with tougher regulations, such a move would mark…