China’s Social Credit System

FILE PHOTO: A logo of Tencent is seen during the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song (Reuters) - Chinese smart vehicle supplier Shanghai PATEO said on Tuesday it and General Motors Co’s local venture with SAIC Motor Corp have jointly submitted complaints…

Home News China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft snapped its first image of Mars as the mission makes its final approach; the probe will enter orbit around the Red Planet in less than a week. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) released the image Feb. 5, demonstrating that the powerful, high-resolution camera on…

Founded in June 2020, the Shanghai-company first introduced six hard seltzer products in China, which were low calorie, and contained zero sugar. They came in cucumber, blackberry, strawberry, white peach, grapefruit and passionfruit flavour variations. The rebrand is part of the company’s vision to build a portfolio of different products…

Scott Morrison has poured cold water on speculation a Chinese company could soon build a megacity just kilometres from Australia. The Beijing-backed company has developed ambitious plans to build a $39 billion city in Papua New Guinea. The "New Daru City" would house a major seaport, industrial area and free…

China relies on coal for 60 percent of its energy needs China has launched the world's biggest carbon trading system to help lower carbon emissions, but critics and analysts have raised doubts about whether it will have a signficant impact. China is the world's biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases…

by William D'Angelo , posted 10 hours ago / 2,224 Views This weekly mini-series compares the aligned launch sales of the Xbox Series X|S with its predecessor, the Xbox One.  The first week for the Xbox Series X|S is the week ending November 14, 2020, while for the Xbox One…

Southern China was a hotspot for bat-borne coronaviruses. A new study suggests that global greenhouse gas emissions perhaps played a significant role in that. A new study by the University of Cambridge‘s Department of Zoology suggests that climate change may have driven the emergence of SARS-CoV-2. The study revealed extensive…

Rethinking America's policies toward China is one area that has bipartisan support in Washington these days. China's emergence as an economic superpower on the world stage — coupled with its aggressive stance toward Hong Kong, Taiwan and anything resembling human rights — has Asia experts examining how tough the U.S. should be. A…

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(Source: Sina) Zhang Zhao, former CEO and executive director of LeVision Pictures, one of the largest film production companies in China, died at the age of 58 on Feb. 3. On the evening of that day, his wife posted an obituary in her WeChat moment to commemorate her beloved partner,…