China’s Social Credit System

Feature Electronic Frontier Foundation co-founder John Gilmore said that the internet routed around censorship. But what if the net stopped being one big, connected thing? National governments are busy walling off their own sections, and in some cases changing the technologies that underpin it. What's more, they're not stopping at…

THE Philippine government denied claims by the Philippine distributor of Sinopharm (China National Pharmaceutical Group Company Limited) that it did not act on its documents submitted for clinical trials for its coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine in the country. The statement comes after two executives from the sole distributor of the…

HONG KONG — Yang Li, a comedian, tells jokes about men and their egos. She is hardly the first in the stand-up world to mine such a rich source of material. But Ms Yang is a comedian in China, where homes and offices still hold fast to traditional gender roles…

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Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the Chinese government on Thursday. (Source: Global Times) The Chinese government has granted conditional approval to its first homegrown coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, health officials announced Thursday. The China’s National Health Commission said at a news conference the vaccine…

JD.com, Alibaba’s Tmall and Vipshop were each slapped with a fine of 500,000 yuan (US$77,000). (Source: KrAsia) China’s market regulator said it fined operators of Alibaba’s Tmall, JD.com and Vipshop for mispricing products in November and early December, as Beijing steps up regulation of the e-commerce sector. The companies were…

Government probes in Alibaba Group and Ant Group have hurt the fortune of China's Internet icon Jack ... Ma. ASSOCIATED PRESS Plunging shares in Alibaba Group amid a China government anti-monopoly probe this month has grabbed the attention of investors worldwide. It’s the latest bad news for hitherto high-flying Alibaba…

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BEIJING — China is encouraging tens of millions of migrant workers not to travel home during next February’s Lunar New Year holiday to prevent further spread of the coronavirus, disrupting its most important time for family gatherings. BEIJING — China is encouraging tens of millions of migrant workers not to…

For Christmas, I decided to treat myself with the gift of sight (2020 in 2020!) I traveled from Shenzhen to Hainan (a quick hour and a half direct flight) for laser eye surgery, also known as LASIK. The procedure costs a fraction of the price on the sunny island province…