China’s Social Credit System

What Happened: Gucci is joining Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, and 500 other top luxury brands on JD.com. In celebration of Qixi, also known as Chinese Valentine’s Day on August 22, the Italian luxury house officially debuted an online flagship store on the Chinese e-commerce platform on August 16.  Integrated with cutting-edge…

The Xiaomi Mijia Smart Massage Chair is now crowdfunding in China. (Image source: Xiaomi)Xiaomi has launched a crowdfunding campaign in China for its Mijia Smart Massage Chair. The product uses AI to determine what pressure to apply via rollerballs and air cushions. You can adjust the chair's settings with a…

The Xiaomi 13T Pro is expected to look like the Redmi K60 Ultra, pictured. (Image source: Xiaomi)Recent code analysis suggests that Xiaomi plans to equip the Xiaomi 13T Pro with better cameras than the new Redmi K60 Ultra. Not only will Xiaomi equip the Xiaomi 13T Pro with a telephoto…

Operatives of Abia State Police Command on Tuesday arrested one Adaeze Lawrence who lives at Amaogbonna Road, off Osisikakwu street in Aba for the alleged abduction of a one-month-old infant. The command in a release on Tuesday signed by ASP Chioma Maureen Chinaka, Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, on behalf…

PUBLISHED : 16 Aug 2023 at 10:03 Photo taken on May 5, 2022, shows a durian sorting factory in Chanthaburi province, Thailand. (Xinhua/Wang Teng) Thailand's durian exports to China through the China-Laos Railway expanded 365% in the first five months of this year thanks to shorter transit time and advantages…

HONG KONG, Aug 16, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Impro Precision (01286.HK), the world's sixth largest independent and China's largest investment casting manufacturer, announced its 2023 interim results last week. Sales increased by 9.7% year-on-year to HK$2.4 billion, while net profit rose by 13.3% year-on-year to HK$300 million, which is…

China successfully launched a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket to send five new satellites into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday. Produced by Xinhua Global Service Read More

Provinces in northeast China have intensified flood relief and reconstruction efforts as typhoon-triggered torrential rainstorms and floods have wreaked havoc in north and northeast China in recent days. Produced by Xinhua Global Service Read More

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One of China’s largest developers is wobbling and has less than 30 days to avoid a default on its bonds, the latest signal of the government’s struggle to end the nation’s property slump as the economy slows. Country Garden Holdings Co., which had total liabilities of 1.4 trillion yuan ($194…