China’s Social Credit System

Dinocephalosaurus orientalis, a fascinating marine reptile first identified in 2003, has been fully described for the first time thanks to newly uncovered fossils from southwestern China. The discovery, detailed in the journal Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, was made by an international team of…

Photo: Peter Nicholls (Getty Images) In This Story Apple ( AAPL -0.39% ) is reportedly preparing to shift all production for U.S.-sold iPhones from China to India by the end of 2026, according to The Financial Times — a major acceleration of the company’s supply chain diversification strategy that comes…

Home Green Marine PIL’s first 8,200 TEU LNG dual-fuel boxship named in China April 25, 2025, by Ajsa Habibic Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has held the naming ceremony for its first 8,200 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership. Courtesy of PIL The newbuild was named Kota Oasis at a ceremony…

Swiss artist Evelyn Schmocker builds tiny homes for "Wichtel," the German word for gnome. Every piece is placed by hand -- moss, twine, wood, and even glasses no bigger than a fingertip. To bring her ideas to life, she now sources many decorations from China. Read More

EUR/USD softens to around 1.1380 in Friday’s early Asian session. Trump said the US was negotiating with China on trade after Beijing’s denial.  Traders have become increasingly confident that the ECB will cut interest rates in the June meeting.  The EUR/USD pair weakens to near 1.1380 during the early Asian…

One must-read delivered daily to your inbox This morning, the White House announced that trade talks with China continue, albeit at a staff level. This came after a flurry of reports that Trump is planning to unilaterally ramp back the embargo-level tariffs he imposed on China earlier this month, advance…

In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China’s sun-scorched plains: “Heaven has gone blind!” Thousands of starving farmers, their faces smeared with ox blood, marched toward the opulent vaults held by the Han dynasty’s elite rulers. As recorded in the ancient text Han Shu (book of…

Global revenue from short drama apps hit ¥24B ($3.3B) in Q1 2025 , up 23% from Q4. Downloads surged 64% to 259 million installs across mobile platforms. Female-targeted romance and revenge plots dominate global engagement and monetization. Translated Chinese dramas make up 50% of content , but local originals now…

Kenyan President and East African Community (EAC) Chairman William Ruto, speaks during a joint summit to address conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo   -   Copyright © africanews AP Photo Last updated: 24/04 - 07:00 William Ruto Kenyan President William Ruto has signed a $1 billion agreement with China as…

35 out of 42 factories have temporarily stopped all production as they only export to China PUBLISHED : 24 Apr 2025 at 11:54 Listen to this article A worker harvests sugar cane in the fields in Surin province. (Photo: 123RF) Dozens of Thai firms grappling with US$60 million losses from…