China’s Social Credit System

President Donald Trump’s deployment of warships and thousands of Marines and sailors off the coast of Venezuela has put a spotlight back on the United States' relations with its own hemisphere – and revived for some in the region anxious memories of a militaristic Uncle Sam. Like Mr. Trump’s earlier…

beebright - stock.adobe.com The AI acceleration technology provider is looking at the massive opportunity in selling high-end chips to China By Cliff Saran, Managing Editor Published: 28 Aug 2025 13:15 Nvidia has posted another massive growth in its datacentre business, but its CEO is eager to sell the company’s high-end…

Laura Bicker China correspondent and Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week alongside Russia's Vladimir Putin, China has said, in what will be a landmark visit. This is Kim's first multilateral international meeting, making the event a diplomatic…

A Sinopec gas station in Shanghai. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Photo by Qilai Shen /Bloomberg Article content (Bloomberg) — China’s state oil majors are racing to keep up with the nation’s breakneck energy transition, shifting operations from loss-making gasoline and diesel to alternative fuels and high-end chemicals. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED…

World War Fee The Chinese lockdown on rare-earth minerals has drawn the ire of President Trump, who is threatening crushing tariffs if the Middle Kingdom doesn't cough up more rare earths. "They have to give us magnets," Trump told reporters on Monday. "If they don't give us magnets, and then…

Nvidia AI technology is shown (Image source: Nvidia Blog with edits) One of the most-followed YouTube channels among PC hardware enthusiasts is facing a crisis. Bloomberg accuses Gamers Nexus of copyright infringement over a clip of President Trump speaking. Bloomberg's rival video about Nvidia AI GPU smuggling did not attract…

Beneath a sweltering concrete bridge in Wuxi, a manufacturing hub in eastern China, dozens of college students stood shoulder to shoulder with their luggage, waiting for factory jobs that didn’t exist. Two recruiters in plain clothes barked orders, sorting the students by age, gender, and shift preference. Among them was…

For the first time ever documented, a pig lung was transplanted into a human, scientists in China announced on Monday in a study published in Nature Medicine . The transfer, which took place in May, 2024 in Guangzhou, was short-lived—the patient was brain-dead and the immune response was only monitored for…

Xiaomi, perhaps best known for its products in your pocket (smartphone) and also a promising EV manufacturer, reportedly plans to expand its car-related activities to Europe as early as 2027. In its home country of China, there’s already a real buzz surrounding this SU7 and especially its SUV sibling, the…

Dongfeng is preparing to sell its stake in its engine joint venture with Honda according to filings with the Guangdong assets and equities exchange. A price for the state-owned automaker’s 50 per cent share in the joint venture has not been set, and bids will be accepted until September 12.…