China’s Social Credit System

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…

Foreign ministers in the G7 group of nations including the United States have expressed "grave concerns" at what they said was China's decision to fundamentally erode democratic elements of the electoral system in Hong Kong. The G7 released a statement that was tweeted by British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, saying…

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The Biden administration is working to embed India in a network of countries in sharp competition with China, though they need to smooth over disagreements that include human rights and New Delhi’s acquisition of a Russian defense system. Highlighting the push is a virtual Friday meeting between President Biden and…

Things are looking grim for CFLD boss Wang Wenxue In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, heavily leveraged mainland developer CFLD announces its latest default, China’s Sincere Property throws shade on joint venture partner CDL of Singapore, and 41 parties enter the race for a Hong Kong development project. Developer…

The Qidi Science and Technology complex is a landmark in Beijing’s Zhongguancun area China’s fast-growing digital economy continues to show its impact on the real estate market as a local fund manager this week announced a deal to acquire an office building in Beijing’s Zhongguancun area which until recently was…

The lunar station would be available for use by other interested countries and international partners. Moscow, Russia: Russia and China agreed Tuesday to build a lunar space station, as Moscow seeks to modernise its extraterrestrial might and catch up with the United States in the space race. Russia, which sent…

Asia A H-6 bomber of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force flying near a Taiwan F-16 in a Feb 10, 2020 handout photo. (Photo: Reuters) 10 Mar 2021 05:30PM(Updated: 10 Mar 2021 05:40PM) BEIJING: China on Wednesday (Mar 10) accused a top US commander of attempting to "hype up"…

by Andrew Jones — March 9, 2021 An artist conception of the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), post-2030. Credit: CNSA/CLEP HELSINKI — The heads of the Chinese and Russian space agencies signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday on cooperative construction of an international lunar research station. Zhang Kejian, head of…