China’s Social Credit System

A collage of the 3 food delivery brands in China: Meituan, Ele.me and JD.com China’s largest food delivery platforms, including Meituan, Ele.me, and JD.com, on Thursday jointly pledged to rein in aggressive subsidy practices and promote fair competition, signaling a potential end to a months-long subsidy war that has gripped…

Synopsis Nikki Haley has cautioned the US against straining relations with India, a key ally, while seemingly giving China a pass. This comes amidst Trump's criticism of India's tariffs and Russian oil purchases, with threats to raise tariffs substantially. ANI Nikki Haley The US should not burn its relationship with…

Nikki Haley, former US Ambassador to the United Nations, has criticised President Donald Trump for his remarks about significantly increasing tariffs on Russian oil imports from India, accusing him of giving “China a pass” and warning against damaging ties with “a strong ally like India”. In a post on X,…

SM Entertainment act Red Velvet. Photo Credit: TV10 Closer to 2025’s beginning, reports pointed to “extended” licensing negotiations between Chinese streaming service NetEase Cloud Music and K-pop giant SM Entertainment. Now, these evidently fruitless talks have made way for a lawsuit. That’s according to coverage surfacing out of China, where…

HONG KONG, Aug 4, 2025 - (ACN Newswire) - The “Waste-to-Value, Industry Upgrade, and GBA Co-Creation” Technology Forum (the “Forum”), jointly organized by the GBA Economic and Trade Association, GBA Institute, All-China Environment Federation, and “The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) – Absolute Pure EnviroSci Limited (APEL)…

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Merchant Sun Lijuan (R) introduces products to an Indian merchant inside her shop at the Yiwu International Trade Mart in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao) BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- "It's hot and wet today," chirped a doll in a clear, childlike voice, dressed in…

This aerial drone photo taken on April 1, 2025 shows the high-grade highway from Lhasa to Nyingchi in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje) LHASA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- From 2012 to 2024, Xizang has completed a total investment of 401.925 billion yuan (about 55.86 billion U.S. dollars) in…

A change in law could allow international developers an easier way into the Chinese market, says Playful Digital's Mingzhen Li Image credit: Li Yang on Unsplash Mingzhen Li is the founder and CEO of Playful Digital , which provides market entry strategies for launching and growing international gaming titles in…

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…