China’s Social Credit System

In a major move to further open its doors to global tourism and business, China has announced that it will grant visa-free access to four additional Middle Eastern countries.  Starting from June 9, 2025, until June 8, 2026, citizens from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and  Saudi Arabia holding ordinary passports will be…

July WTI crude oil (CLN25) Friday closed down -0.15 (-0.25%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN25) closed down -0.0221 (-1.08%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today fell to 3-week lows.  Dollar strength Friday weighed on crude prices along with the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the world's…

The U.S. women’s national team returned to winning ways in its first match of the May-June international window. Catarina Macario, Sam Coffey, and Lindsey Heaps all scored as the USWNT blanked China 3-0 in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was a bounce-back result for the Americans after losing 2-1 to Brazil…

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Guests attend the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cooperation Forum in north China's Tianjin, May 29, 2025. Themed "Intelligence Converges in China, Wisdom Benefits SCO", the China-SCO AI Cooperation Forum was held here Thursday. Representatives from the AI industry and academia in SCO member states engaged in a…

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Chinese Defence Ministry spokesperson, Zhang Xiaogang A Chinese Defence Ministry spokesperson, Zhang Xiaogang, refused to provide any details on the effectiveness of Pakistan's weapons during the recent military confrontation with India, sidestepping direct answers and instead urging both sides to remain calm, Global Times reported. This comes amid reports of…

Most car manufacturers these days will design, develop and build cars in China exclusively for China. This has been a pretty common practice for decades, and has only ramped up in the age of electrification. VW Group’s line-up out there is pretty rife with market-exclusive options. There’s the Lavida saloon…

According to China Securities Journal’s Jinniuzuo, sources say DJI’s robotic vacuum cleaner has entered mass production and is expected to launch in June. The product, which combines sweeping and mopping functions, has been in development for over four years. Explaining DJI’s move into the home robotics space, an insider noted…

As Chinese manufacturers ramp up investment in this Cambodian border city, whole neighborhoods are cropping up to cater to them while signs emerge that factories are straining the power grid and labor market. Bavet in Svay Rieng, more than three hours from Phnom Penh by car, is tucked into a…