China’s Social Credit System

Credit: Love and Deepspace At last month’s Gamescom in Cologne, Love and Deepspace, a 3D romance mobile game developed by Infold Games, won the Best Mobile Game Award, becoming the first female-oriented game to ever receive this honor. This marks not only a historic breakthrough for China’s gaming industry, but…

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Chief Executive John Lee said on Wednesday that the equipment shown during a military parade in Beijing fully demonstrated the country's strong capabilities in safeguarding national sovereignty, safety and developmental interests. Lee was in the capital, leading a 360-strong delegation from Hong Kong taking part in events commemorating the 80th…

Zambian farmers are threatening to sue a Chinese copper mining company unless it pays billions of dollars in compensation following a massive toxic waste spill in February that killed fish, wrecked crops and contaminated water supplies. International mining experts have warned that communities will be exposed to long-term health risks…

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Amid rumors of overseas acquisitions, Anta Group has released its latest financial results. In the first half of 2025, Anta Group reported revenue of RMB 38.54 billion (USD 5.4 billion), a 14.3% increase year-on-year. Excluding gains from Amer Sports’ IPO, net profit attributable to shareholders rose 14.5% to RMB 7.03…

The rapper was convicted in 2023 of funneling millions from a fugitive Malaysian financier and illegally lobbying for China. Pras Michel of the Fugees arrives at U.S. District Court on April 3, 2023 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Fugees rapper Pras Michel had emergency surgery for colon cancer removal…

China was the nation that fought the longest and suffered the most in the Second World War. Eighty years on, the memory of that war is still relevant, especially for a country marching on its path towards national rejuvenation, amid great changes unseen in a century unfolding across the world. Read…

A drone photo taken on Sept. 1, 2025 shows workers operating at the track laying construction site of the Xiong'an-Shangqiu high-speed railway in Hejian city, north China's Hebei Province. Track-laying operation officially kicked off on Monday throughout the Xiong'an-Shangqiu high-speed railway. With a designed speed of 350 km per hour,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak during a meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: ALEXANDER KAZAKOV Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation should pursue mutual benefit and win-win…