China’s Social Credit System

The Australian Dollar (AUD) advances against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday after registering over 1% gains in the previous session. The AUD/USD pair holds ground after China's Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 52.3 in January from 52.0 in December. This figure came in stronger than the expectations…

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy on Tuesday rejected China’s claim that the Philippines illegally designated a “large-scale exercise zone” in the West Philippine Sea, saying the planned activities are lawful, coordinated with treaty allies, and conducted well within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Navy spokesperson for the West…

Users of the text and code editor Notepad++ may have unknowingly downloaded a malicious update for the app after its shared hosting servers were hijacked last year. On Monday, the app’s developer, Don Ho, posted an update on the attack with more details, including that the hackers were “likely a…

President Donald Trump plans to launch a $12 billion stockpile of rare earth minerals to curb U.S. dependence on China. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo Feb. 2 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump plans to launch a $12 billion stockpile of rare earth minerals to curb U.S. dependence on…

On a cold Valentine’s Day in 2012, three women walked down a Beijing shopping street in white wedding dresses smeared with red to look like blood. (It was lipstick.) They had bruises on their faces, as if they’d been beaten. (It was dark-blue eye shadow.) They chanted, “Yes to love,…

INDIA According to an official release, the inaugural Shanghai-New Delhi flight departed today from Shanghai Pudong International Airport, carrying over 230 passengers on board the Boeing 787 aircraft. The relaunch comes after a gap of nearly six years. ANI Updated : Feb 01, 2026, 09:58 PM IST Add DNA as…

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Shanghai, China, January 31, 2026 --(PR.com)-- Driven by the twin engines of new energy and artificial intelligence (AI), copper—an essential material with outstanding electrical and thermal conductivity—is entering a new phase of application expansion. Demand is rapidly shifting from traditional infrastructure to high-growth sectors such as new energy vehicles (NEVs), AI…

Dressed like 1970s rock stars evoking bands like Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Velvet Sundown look the part of a real band – with one key difference: despite millions of listeners, they do not exist. The group is generated by artificial intelligence. AI-generated music is exploding, with the rapid expansion of…

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