China’s Social Credit System

In October 2023, Anta Sports announced that one of its subsidiaries had acquired a 75.13% stake in Maia Active, a homegrown yoga wear brand designed specifically for Asian women. Founded in 2016, Maia made its name by tailoring products to the contours and lifestyles of its core audience. In 2022,…

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of mid-sized pareiasaur from two fossilized specimes found in China in 2018. An artist’s reconstruction of Yinshanosaurus angustus. Image credit: X.-C. Guo, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology. Named Yinshanosaurus angustus, the newly-identified species roamed Earth during the latest Permian period, between…

On June 29, China's first future industrial cluster for brain-computer interfaces, "Brain-Intelligence Hub," commenced construction in Shanghai. Credit: Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission China’s first dedicated brain-computer interface (BCI) industry cluster is taking shape in Shanghai. Officials on Sunday signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop the hub in…

Scalpers selling their waiting slots on the Chinese secondhand platform, Xianyu Scalpers are swiftly capitalizing on the high demand for Xiaomi’s newly-launched YU7 crossover in China, listing early reservations at exorbitant prices immediately after sales began for the smartphone maker’s second electric vehicle model on June 26. Xiaomi asks customers…

Pia Lee-Brago - The Philippine Star June 30, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — China has been focusing on anti-access and area denial in the air and maritime domains against the United States and its allies, the US Army Pacific commanding general has revealed. According to Army Gen. Ronald Clark,…

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Teun Koopmeiners was on the scoresheet for Juventus as they suffered a 5-2 defeat to Manchester City , but his goal did little to mask another disappointing performance. After City took an early lead, the midfielder equalised for the Bianconeri following an error by the opposing goalkeeper. It was a…

Antwerp, Belgium, June 28, 2025 - (ACN Newswire) - CEVA Logistics in Greater China is coming together with Windrose, leading heavy-duty electric truck provider, to conduct a feasibility study for the deployment of long-haul electric vehicle (EV) trucking in China. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in CEVA's commitment to…

Starbucks' China revenue dropped 1.4% in FY2024; same-store sales down 8% First large-scale price cuts mark end of its long-standing premium stance Non-coffee drinks now central to product strategy amid shifting tastes Aggressive expansion into lower-tier cities, following local rival Luckin Starbucks entered China in 1999 as a symbol of…

Visitors take photos of the Sun and Immortal Birds gold ornament at the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Kang Jinqian) CHENGDU, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Museum guide Han Xue paused on the elevated walkway and beckoned her tour group forward as a vast…