China’s Social Credit System

Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations says he’s called on the organization’s Human Rights Council to investigate whether China’s persecution of Uighurs in Xinjiang province should be considered an act of genocide.Canada's ambassador to the United Nations says he's asked the international organization to gather evidence and investigate whether China's…

Takeaways: Amid a slumping economy, both Alibaba and JD.com doubled down on promotions for this year’s Singles’ Day shopping festival by extending the sales window to 11 days.State media outlets, including Renmin Daily and Xinhua News Agency, have backed an anti-consumerism sentiment that has been growing in China. Brands might want to…

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Jaishankar noted that code of conduct negotiations should not be prejudicial to legitimate interests of third parties and should be fully consistent with UNCLOS TopicsSouth China Sea | S Jaishankar ANI  |  Asia  Last Updated at November 14, 2020 22:29 IST External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday referred to the South…

World13 Nov, 2020 09:50 AM4 minutes to readXi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Joe Biden in 2013. Photo / APChina today became one of the last major countries to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden, who is expected to make few changes to US policy in conflicts with Beijing over trade,…

It's 'a dystopian future, something like we've never had to navigate before'. Former ambassador to China Geoff Raby and Centre for Independent Studies executive director Tom Switzer sat down with Crikey Inside Access members to talk China.Former ambassador to China Geoff Raby (left) and Centre for Independent Studies Executive Director…

China’s e-commerce platforms disclosed their Double 11 shopping festival performance and all set new records.  Chinese giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. on Thursday announced that its Double 11 Global Shopping Festival generated 498.2 billion yuan ($74.1 billion) in gross merchandise volume (GMV) during the 11-day campaign from Nov. 1 to…

Li Jiaqi, who has 40 million fans on DouYin, applies lipstick during a live-stream session. Chinese brands have adopted live streaming as a new major marketing channel to push sales during the pandemic. (Source: China Daily) China’s live-streaming boom has driven job seekers to grab their share of the pie,…

Business A smartphone with the Huawei and 5G network logo is seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture taken Jan 29, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic) 12 Nov 2020 01:30AM(Updated: 12 Nov 2020 03:54AM) BRASILIA: A US official said on Wednesday (Nov 11) that Chinese surveillance of the world through 5G…

China's Singles Day sales have eclipsed Amazon's Cyber Monday record, ratcheting up $70 billion for the annual event by Wednesday morning.Launched in 2009, the shopping extravaganza is held in November each year. It was originally billed by e-commerce giant Alibaba as an antidote to Valentine's Day. In its first iteration…