China’s Social Credit System

By Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on security and defense issues in the Western Pacific region. He is a graduate of…

HONG KONG — China is recruiting for a planetary defense force to combat the threat of asteroids colliding with Earth. The successful candidates will be required to research tasks related to near-Earth asteroid monitoring and early warning systems, according to the job description for the three positions, among 16 posted…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships but excludes security ties, a document released by the Pacific island nation’s government showed. Western nations that traditionally held sway in the region have become increasingly concerned about China’s plans to increase…

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SJ to visit Malaysia ********************      The Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC, will depart for Malaysia tomorrow (February 16) to attend the China Conference: Southeast Asia and relevant activities to be held in Kuala Lumpur the next day.        At a fireside chat session of the…

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Credit: NIO Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO aims to turn a profit in the fourth quarter of this year and has taken various measures to cut costs and drive sales, people familiar with the matter told the 21st Century Business Herald on Tuesday. The company has established separate cost-tracking functions…

Alibaba Group Holding founder Jack Ma on Thursday visited a Freshippo supermarket in central Hunan province, days after he appeared at the Chinese e-commerce giant’s Hangzhou campus in a show of support for the business empire he created more than two decades ago. Ma – wearing a grey T-shirt, navy…