China’s Social Credit System

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…

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…