China’s Social Credit System

Asia in Brief Samsung last Friday announced it has developed a 32-gigabit DDR5 DRAM die using its 12 nanometer-class process technology. The Korean giant has mass-produced 16Gb DRAM since May 2023, and claimed its new and denser product "paves way to DRAM modules of up to 1TB capacity" without offering…

Ese Brume, yesterday, became the first Nigerian field athlete to qualify for the final of the Diamond League, which is athletics’ premier one-day series, by jumping 6.71m at the 12th of the 14 leg league’s meetings in Xiamen, China. The long jumper’s leap was enough to ensure a third place…

BEIJING: The popularity of Musang King durian will help promote various Malaysian dishes and cultures to the people of China. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd...Read More

Typhoon Saola moved towards southern China Saturday as a weakened but still dangerous threat that lashed Hong Kong and forced millions to hunker down - Copyright AFP KENA BETANCUR Typhoon Saola swept across southern China on Saturday after tearing down trees and smashing windows in Hong Kong, although the megacity…

Home Green marine Schoeller’s UPT confirms order for eco-friendly tanker quartet September 1, 2023, by Fatima Bahtić Hamburg-based shipping company United Product Tankers (UPT), part of German firm Schoeller Holdings, has confirmed the order for four eco-friendly tankers in China. The global shipbuilding industry is experiencing an impressive surge in…

Passengers walk at the waiting hall of Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, Aug. 31, 2023. The 62-day summer travel rush officially concluded on Thursday. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao) Passengers walk at the waiting hall of Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, Aug. 31, 2023. The 62-day summer…

Boats are to take shelter from the approaching Typhoon Saola in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 30, 2023. In response to the approaching super typhoon Saola, multiple cities in coastal Chinese provinces, including Guangdong and Fujian, have postponed the start of the upcoming new school semester, suspended train and…

Ikea will spend big to enhance and integrate its China assets and carry out building work (Getty Images) In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, furniture giant Ikea pledges a substantial investment in China over three years, and Guangzhou takes cues from the central government with a planned relaxation of…

Qi Tailei was once the pride of his poor rural village along with his younger brother for their stellar academic achievements. Now he faces life in prison after Monday’s fatal shooting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Raised in a small village in…

A man walks in the Central Business District on a rainy day, in Beijing, China, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BEIJING, Aug 29 (Reuters) - China will extend preferential tax policies for foreign nationals working in the country through to the end of 2027, the finance…