China’s Social Credit System

Stars showered from the ceiling as actors suspended by ropes ran through the air. An unseen man’s voice boomed through the theater: “I have followed this red flag, walking thousands of kilometers with the faith of a Communist Party member in my heart!”Here in the hallowed ground of northern Shaanxi…

Matt Hancock defends £60m offer for Greater Manchester Matt Hancock, the health secretary, has said the “door is open” to more talks on a £60m support package which “remains on the table” to help Greater Manchester deal with Tier 3 Covid rules. The city’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said local people faced a “a winter…

Website of the YearLifestyle21 Oct, 2020 03:17 AM2 minutes to readThe noodle dish contained fermented cornmeal. Photo / FileA family of nine from China have died after eating homemade noodles that were in the freezer for a year.The noodle dish called Suantangzi, a popular local delicacy, contains fermented cornmeal.In this…

Intel has announced a deal with South Korean company SK Hynix to sell its NAND flash memory business for $9 billion. The deal would see SK Hynix will acquire all IP licenses, the NAND SSD business, as well as the manufacturing plant in Dalian, China. The two companies hope to…

The Chinese CDC has concluded that the recent Qingdao outbreak started after two people were infected from handling contaminated frozen food packages. The conclusions seem to be in line with what is known about the virus so far. SARS-CoV-2 can survive on surfaces for hours, it lives longer in dark,…

Some 200 people gathered outside the office of Youwin Education in Beijing demanding refunds after the company collapsed. Photo: Frank Tang Some 200 people protested outside the office of a private tutoring company in Beijing on Monday, demanding refunds after the company folded The rare protest is a sign of…

Life has basically returned to normal in Wuhan, Hubei province, after the central government imposed strict lockdown measures where the coronavirus was first detected. Photo: AFP After an initially slow response to the virus outbreak in Wuhan, China opted for strict short-term measures to contain its spread Meanwhile, half measures…

No results matched your search Economy3 hours ago (Oct 18, 2020 02:50AM ET) © Reuters. A Chinese national flag is seen at a port in Beihai SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China passed a law restricting exports of controlled items, allowing the government to act against countries that abuse export controls in…

MUMBAI: The Indian government has warned Amazon.com's local unit and Walmart's Flipkart that sellers on their platforms are not complying with a rule requiring that a product's country of origin be specified. A push for strict enforcement of the rule has come amid tensions between India and China following a…

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Backed into a corner and facing financial strains, President Donald Trump went after his opponent’s family and defended his own struggle to contain the pandemic as he fought to energize his sagging reelection bid in the nation’s Sun Belt. With Election Day looming, Democrat Joe Biden…