China’s Social Credit System

Qualcomm is holding its next launch event in late September, and it's expected to unveil the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 at that time. That chip has the model number SM8850, but rumors in China have been bubbling for a while regarding the SM8845 also launching this year. This won't be…

Saidu Ahmed Alkali, FG Secures China Funding to Fast-Track Kaduna–Kano Rail Completion The Federal Government has given assurances that Kaduna-Kano Standard Gauge Rail Line will be completed by next year, the Minister of Transportation, Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali, has disclosed. Read Also: Speaking at the ongoing government-citizen engagement forum in Kaduna, the…

Hong Kong, China – As Liverpool dey burst our head with transfer news this summer, dem no forget say dem get some fresh boys wey dey come up for academy level. After their friendly against AC Milan, Andy Robertson don carry mouth talk about these two teenagers, Trey Nyoni and…

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Wednesday said the government will remain prudent before making any policy changes amid ongoing trade tensions between China and the United States. His comment came as officials from the world's two top economies reached an agreement in talks in Sweden to seek an extension of…

The chain of volcanoes was discovered beneath the Sichuan Basin in southern China. (Image credit: View Stock/Alamy) Researchers have discovered a 400-mile-long chain of extinct, fossilized volcanoes buried deep below South China. The volcanoes formed when two tectonic plates collided during the breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia hundreds of millions…

Update: As of July 31, state broadcaster CCTV reported the death toll from Beijing’s floods has risen to 44, with nine people still missing and 24,000 houses damaged. Miyun District Party Secretary Yu Weiguo said 37 deaths occurred in the district, including 31 at a single nursing home. Previous reports…

Microsoft has been left with egg on its face after an independent investigation revealed a concerning pattern of using workers based in China to maintain and support US government customers on its Azure cloud. The initial report, published by nonprofit investigative journalism outfit ProPublica on July 15, exposed Redmond's practice…

India's Modi renews ties with Maldives by AFP Staff Writers Male, Maldives (AFP) July 26, 2025 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up a visit to the Maldives on Saturday, renewing ties by offering infrastructure projects and vital financial assistance to the cash-strapped Indian Ocean nation. Regional powerhouse India had…

Scientists have discovered a dinosaur that might have chirped like a bird, a finding that suggests the evolutionary origins of birdsong may be far more ancient than we previously thought. In a paper published last week in the journal PeerJ, an international team of researchers describes a 163-million-year-old fossil found…

BEIJING (AP) — Late last month, a car struck children near an elementary school in an outlying district of Beijing, according to a Chinese news report. A four-sentence police statement said a 35-year-old male driver hit pedestrians due to “improper operation” of the car. It didn't mention the school or…