China’s Social Credit System

BEIJING: China on Thursday (Feb 25) said it had never asked US diplomats to undergo COVID-19 anal swabs, following American media reports that State Department personnel had complained of being subjected to the intrusive test. China - which has largely brought the virus under control domestically - said last month…

(Source: Morris Garages/Bilibili Gaming) With the Chinese New Year celebrations coming to an end, businesses reopening, and most employees returning to work from the break, China’s economic momentum is set to pick up steam in the second half of February. Likewise, after a tepid week of events and activities, China’s…

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China’s Mars mission, called Tianwen-1, is going very well so far. This week the spacecraft successfully completed its third braking maneuver and entered a parking orbit around Mars on Wednesday at about 6:29 AM BJT. The announcement was made this morning by the China National Space Administration. The probe will…

The amount of mushroom poisonings and the number of people affected doubled this past year in China compared to 2019. In 2020, the number of investigations reached 676, involving 102 species of poisonous mushrooms, 24 of which were newly recorded in China. Mushroom poisoning incidents from 24 provincial-level administrative divisions…

Ottawa (CNN)Canadian lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a non-binding motion accusing China of committing genocide against its Muslim minorities in the western region of Xinjiang, further straining ties between the two countries. Though Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Cabinet abstained from Monday's vote, a majority of lawmakers -- including…

Synopsis About 150 investment proposals from China worth more than $2 billion were stuck in the pipeline. Companies from Japan and the U.S. routing investment through Hong Kong were also caught in the cross-fire as an inter-ministerial panel led by the home ministry increased scrutiny of such proposals.Getty ImagesNEW DELHI:…

China has set out new rules for lenders that operate online, and they’ll probably make life harder for Alibaba’s financial services limb, the Ant Group, should it consider another attempt at a stock market listing. Ant Group’s float was on track to break all-time records by delivering a valuation of…

Beijing has forbidden local governments from forcing people to leave their villages and move to newly built settlements, a pervasive practice intended to boost the economic viability of depopulated rural areas but that has been met with opposition from villagers. The policy, released Sunday by China’s central authorities, was part of…

OTTAWA — China's envoy to Canada is telling Canadian parliamentarians to butt out of his country's internal affairs through their pending vote on declaring a genocide against ethnic Muslim Uighurs in its Xinjiang province. OTTAWA — China's envoy to Canada is telling Canadian parliamentarians to butt out of his country's…