China’s Social Credit System

Synopsis The Joint Commission comprehensively reviewed all aspects of multifaceted cooperation between the two countries and explored ways to further strengthen ties.ANIExternal affairs minister S Jaishankar co-chaired the 6th India-Nepal Joint Commission meeting with Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, in New Delhi.New Delhi: Nepal’s Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration added China’s CNOOC to a U.S. economic blacklist on Thursday, accusing the oil giant of helping Beijing intimidate neighbors in the South China Sea and ratcheting up tension days before U.S. President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Alongside blacklisting CNOOC, the Commerce Department added China’s…

by Andrew Jones — January 14, 2021 Launch of the fourth Long March 5 in November 2020, sending Chang'e-5 toward the moon. Credit: CNSA CASC announces successful tests of a range of liquid and solid rocket engines for future projects, commercial actors look to reusability HELSINKI — China’s space contractor…

Trial begins of new UK COVID-19 treatment Using a nebulizer, the drug is turned into a mist, making it easy to inhale Interferon beta protein inhaled by patients shown to have 80% efficacy in reducing symptoms Updated 24 min 25 sec ago AFP January 13, 2021 16:48 LONDON: A trial…

(Source: The Silicon Review) Following U.S. digital money transfer platform PayPal’s acquisition of Chinese licensed payment company GoPay in 2019, PayPal made another move to hold the full equity of GoPay today, according to local media 21st Century Business Herald. On Aug. 17, 2020, PayPal embarked on a journey to…

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NIO intends to issue US$1.3 billion convertible senior notes NIO announced after the US stock market on January 11 that it plans to issue US$650 million in 2026 convertible senior notes and US$650 million in 2027 convertible senior notes. WHO: The world will not achieve herd immunity in 2021 On…

Plans to overhaul legal system will include reforms to ‘overcome shortcomings’ in areas such as AI, cloud computing and online finance Regulations have been relatively lax until now to aid the development of the country’s digital economy Holly Chik and Guo Rui in Guangzhou Published: 12:02am, 12 Jan, 2021 Updated:…

Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ Wins Big at U.S. National Society of Critics Awards  Chinese-born female director Chloe Zhao’s feature film “Nomadland” turned out to be a big winner on Saturday at the annual National Society of Film Critics Awards with four trophies. Zhao took home the Best Director award and Best…

Moviegoers wear face masks in a screening hall at a cinema almost six months after its closure due to the coronavirus pandemic on July 24, 2020 in Beijing, China. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images In a year marred by a deadly global pandemic, Japan's box…