China’s Social Credit System

Rejoining the Paris climate accords Reversing the withdrawal from the World Health Organization Eswar Prasad, a former head of the International Monetary Fund’s China division, told CNBC that the two countries “might see eye-to-eye” on the two issues of climate change and health care. Everything else appears to be largely speculation at…

Image source: Nio. China’s domestic vehicle industry is racing toward a future dominated by battery-powered cars, based on a technology blueprint (in Chinese) from the Society of Automotive Engineers of China and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The road map predicts that new-energy vehicles (NEVs) and hybrid electric…

Tesla Shanghai Should Produce 550,000 Cars in 2021 Brian Wang | November 9, 2020 | Tesmanian reports that according to several industry insiders, Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai plans to produce about 550,000 EVs in 2021. This plan includes 300,000 Model 3s and 250,000 Model Ys. Tesla Gigafactory has issued ordering requirements…

Update published November 7, 2020:Joe Biden has been elected the 46th president of the United States. Kamala Harris will be the next vice president of the United States, marking history as the first woman and woman of color as vice president. Read below for our analysis of what the Joe…

Joe Biden is the president-elect of the United States. But we are now in President Trump’s lame-duck period, a roughly two-and-a-half-month interregnum that the country must endure before Biden takes the oath of office to become the nation’s forty-sixth president. Until then, Trump retains control of the executive branch. His…

What Happened: Dolce & Gabbana’s presence at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) has sparked controversy in China yet again. Its ostentatiously decorative stand, contrasting dramatically against the sleek stalls from the likes of Richemont and Kering, has provoked an outcry from event attendees. According to reports on the ground,…

If you don’t know what voguing is by now, it’s time to get in vogue. With its sharp hand gestures and fabulous poses, voguing is a highly stylized form of dance that originated from New York in the ’80s. Although the scene has spread overseas and penetrating pockets of Asia,…

AT a traditional-style “study room” inside the National Exhibition and Convention Center, where the third China International Import Expo is underway, Shan Lina, an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage,Read More

New Delhi: The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said on Friday that Chinese Army is facing “unanticipated consequences of its misadventure in Ladakh" and possibility of border confrontations leading to a wider conflict can’t be ruled out. “The situation along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh remains tense…

A record number of Australian companies are participating in the third China International Import Expo (CIIE), open from 5 to 10 November 2020. The annual event is hosted by China in Shanghai and is the world’s first import-themed trade fair. Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19 and trade tensions between…