China’s Social Credit System

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua of the Kingdom of Thailand and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 14, 2025. Xi met with King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua, who is on a state…

This view shows a Shenzhou spacecraft departing the Tiangong space station in 2023. Credit: China Manned Space Agency Swapping spacecraft in low-Earth orbit With their original spacecraft deemed unsafe, Chen and his crewmates instead rode back to Earth on the newer Shenzhou 21 craft that launched and arrived at the…

OnePlus has launched its latest flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 15, today in a live event. It’s supposed to mark the availability of the phone outside of China, where it came out in October, but the US government shutdown apparently put a damper on the manufacturer’s plans. “As is the case…

As Beijing vows a stronger fiscal role to buttress an economy facing mounting risks, policymakers face a core dilemma in optimising China’s national development blueprint for the next half-decade: how to raise sufficient tax revenue without imposing an excessive burden on businesses. A detailed explanatory guide on China’s 15th five-year…

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Updated : , ,   WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned Tennessee Republican Rep. Diana Harshbarger’s husband, who pleaded guilty more than a decade ago to health care fraud and other crimes and served time in federal prison. Robert Harshbarger Jr. was a licensed pharmacist in 2013 when…

The Honor 400 series came out in May, and its successors are expected to launch in China soon. While Honor hasn’t confirmed an official launch date, the Honor 500 emerged in live images on Weibo, giving us our first real look at its design. Honor 500 The device was spotted…

Shenzhou-20 astronaut Chen Zhongrui working outside Tiangong during a spacewalk on June 26, 2025. Credit: CMSEO HELSINKI — China is continuing to assess plans for the return of the Shenzhou-20 crew following a suspected debris strike, with no new return timeline announced. A China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) statement…

Formula 1 fans can now get their hands on the Realme GT 8 Pro Aston Martin Limited edition variant in China. The phone gets a turquoise rear panel with an Aston Martin Aramco F1 team badge and elements. The GT 8 Pro Aston Martin Edition will be available with two…

HELSINKI — China conducted a pair of solid rocket launches late Saturday, seeing the country surpass its previous record for orbital launch attempts in a calendar year. A Long March 11 solid rocket lifted off at 4:01 p.m. Eastern (2101 UTC), Nov. 8, from a mobile launch platform off the…