China’s Social Credit System

A member of security stands guard at the Japanese embassy in Beijing - Copyright POOL/AFP Chung Sung-Jun Japan has warned its citizens in China to be careful of their surroundings and to avoid big crowds amid a diplomatic row over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan. The escalating spat…

The US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hinted that a deal between the two could be signed before Thanksgiving. After a day and a half of calmness and apparent price stability, bitcoin has slipped once again on Sunday afternoon despite some bullish news coming on the US-China trade deal front. What’s…

The Global South Media and Think Tank Forum China-Africa Partnership Conference opened Thursday in Johannesburg to explore ways to strengthen cooperation, amplify the Global South's collective voice and promote a shared global governance. Read More

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua of the Kingdom of Thailand and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 14, 2025. Xi met with King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua, who is on a state…

This view shows a Shenzhou spacecraft departing the Tiangong space station in 2023. Credit: China Manned Space Agency Swapping spacecraft in low-Earth orbit With their original spacecraft deemed unsafe, Chen and his crewmates instead rode back to Earth on the newer Shenzhou 21 craft that launched and arrived at the…

OnePlus has launched its latest flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 15, today in a live event. It’s supposed to mark the availability of the phone outside of China, where it came out in October, but the US government shutdown apparently put a damper on the manufacturer’s plans. “As is the case…

As Beijing vows a stronger fiscal role to buttress an economy facing mounting risks, policymakers face a core dilemma in optimising China’s national development blueprint for the next half-decade: how to raise sufficient tax revenue without imposing an excessive burden on businesses. A detailed explanatory guide on China’s 15th five-year…

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Updated : , ,   WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned Tennessee Republican Rep. Diana Harshbarger’s husband, who pleaded guilty more than a decade ago to health care fraud and other crimes and served time in federal prison. Robert Harshbarger Jr. was a licensed pharmacist in 2013 when…

The Honor 400 series came out in May, and its successors are expected to launch in China soon. While Honor hasn’t confirmed an official launch date, the Honor 500 emerged in live images on Weibo, giving us our first real look at its design. Honor 500 The device was spotted…