China’s Social Credit System

The Xiaomi SU7, built by a company best known for phones, has overtaken Tesla's Model 3 in China, signaling rising local rivals, shifting consumer tastes, and fresh competition for the global EV leader. Nirave Gondhia / Digital Trends In what is one of the most important developments in the Chinese…

Saturday 24 January 2026 3:43 pm Canada's Mark Carney risks facing President Trump' wrath. (Getty Images) US president Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100 per cent tariff on goods imported from Canada if America’s northern neighbour goes ahead with its trade deal with China. Trump said in a…

People visit the 2026 Beijing International Commercial Space Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 23, 2026. The exhibition kicked off here on Friday. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong) People visit the 2026 Beijing International Commercial Space Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 23, 2026. The exhibition kicked off here on Friday.…

A new Pentagon strategy document softens tone on traditional foes, China and Russia. The United States military will prioritise protecting the homeland and deterring China while providing “more limited” support to allies in Europe and elsewhere, according to a Pentagon strategy document. The 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) released on…

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reveales that last year extreme Canadian wildfires drove aerosol levels around 30% above normal, sharply reducing solar irradiance across Canada and even impacting Europe, while the Congo Basin also saw worsening aerosol conditions. In contrast...Read More

Despite a slowing economy, recurring trade frictions and intensifying price competition, the value of China’s exports rose in 2025 by 6.1 per cent, year on year, to a record 26.98 trillion yuan (US$3.87 trillion) – cementing its position as the world’s largest trading nation. Behind that growth, China’s export machine…

China’s “infrastructure first” approach to developing its artificial intelligence industry will help unlock frontier innovation in the fast-moving technology, according to the president of Kimi model developer Moonshot AI . The country’s energy buildout had made the supply of electricity “very cheap”, which was essential for fundamental research and innovation,…

MANILA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Philippines, as ASEAN chair, will ‌insist ​that a long-delayed Code of Conduct ‌with China on the South China Sea explicitly references the U.N. Convention ​on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as it works to complete the document by this year, its foreign minister…

makasana photo - stock.adobe.com Policy-makers need to figure out how they can carve a niche in a world dominated by China and the US By Cliff Saran, Managing Editor Published: 22 Jan 2026 13:05 Policy-makers are being urged to focus on investments in artificial intelligence (AI) in a way that…

To say that China had a successful 2025 would be an understatement. According to President Donald Trump’s campaign agenda and early months of his second administration, the United States was going to be tough on China. Trump went heavy on tariffs, limited chip exports, and tried to assert dominance over…