China’s Social Credit System

China draws flak in the West for seemingly everything it does. However, it’s the end of the year and we shouldn’t be so down on China, at least not all the time. So let me draw attention to a major development in the country that’s making the world a better…

China should establish an “original” knowledge system regarding the history of its border regions to mitigate security risks from “hostile forces in the West”, according to a senior scholar at a prominent state-run think tank. Fan Enshi of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) also warned about the threat…

This undated file photo shows a view of the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone in Ain Sokhna district of Suez province, Egypt.  (TEDA Investment Holding Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua) by Mahmoud Fouly CAIRO, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Growing Chinese investments in Egypt are helping the Arab country…

This photo taken on Dec. 20, 2025 shows swans at a wetland in Sanmenxia, central China's Henan Province. A large number of migratory swans have flocked to the Yellow River wetland in Sanmenxia to spend winter. (Photo by Feng Xiaomin/Xinhua) People view swans at a wetland park in Sanmenxia, central…

Only a few of Evergrande’s Hengchi cars were ever built An asset seizure in Guangzhou leads today’s real estate news from around Asia, with shareholders in China Evergrande Group finding out that some of the company’s automotive assets have changed hands without their knowledge. Also in the headlines, an Aussie…

After logging more than 5 million kilometres of testing, Changan Automobile has been granted China’s first official license plate dedicated to Level 3 autonomous driving, as China moves to advance regulation of the self-driving industry. The license plate, numbered Yu AD0001Z, was issued to Changan by the Chongqing Municipal Public…

I don’t want to admit it, but I did spend a lot of money online this holiday shopping season. And unsurprisingly, some of those purchases didn’t meet my expectations. A photobook I bought was damaged in transit, so I snapped a few pictures, emailed them to the merchant, and got…

Pakistan has started using artificial intelligence-based scanners at its land borders to make cargo clearance faster and safer. The new system has been introduced at major crossings, including points linked with China and Iran, where trade traffic often faces long delays. These AI scanners can check a full container in…

Pakistan's navy on December 17 launched its fourth Hangor-class submarine, the PNS Ghazi, at the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group’s Shuangliu Base in Wuhan, marking the completion of construction for all four China-built boats in a landmark eight-submarine program. Under a 2015 defense contract valued at roughly $5 billion with China…

An aerial drone photo taken on July 16, 2024 shows a solar thermal energy storage power station in Guazhou County, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Xinhua) LANZHOU, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- In the vast, barren Gobi desert of northwestern China, over 25,000 heliostats arranged in concentric circles span a total reflective…