canberratimes.com.au — Apr 23 Eight Chinese government ships have entered Japanese territorial waters near disputed islands, the most in a single day since Tokyo nationalised part of the archipelago, the Japanese government says. A flotilla of boats carrying… Read More ›
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Abe vows to expel by force any Chinese landing on disputed isles
National Apr. 23, 2013 – 01:20PM JST ( 3 ) A Chinese marine surveillance ship cruises near the disputed islets in the East China Sea.;AFP TOKYO — Prime minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday vowed to “expel by force” any Chinese… Read More ›
China calls on Japan to stop scrambling its fighters
National Apr. 19, 2013 – 06:40AM JST ( 40 ) BEIJING — China called on Japan on Thursday to stop sending jets up against Chinese aircraft after Japan said it had scrambled its fighters twice as often in the past… Read More ›
Fed and Bank of Japan caused gold crash
Commodity prices have been falling since September, culminating in a rout over the past two weeks. That is a classic warning for the global economy. The upward trend of the great bull market has been broken. The technical damage is… Read More ›
Japan scrambled jets against China planes record 306 times in 12 months
National Apr. 18, 2013 – 08:15AM JST ( 29 ) TOKYO — Japan scrambled fighter jets in response to Chinese aircraft a record number of times in the year to March 2013, mostly after the nationalisation of disputed islands, the… Read More ›
China breaking UN sanctions to support North Korea
As John Kerry arrives in Beijing, China continues to flout United Nations sanctions in order to prop up Kim Jong-un’s regime, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks with China’s Premier Li Keqiang during… Read More ›
British shops ration baby milk as Chinese demand surges
Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:13 GMT Reuters * Chinese distrust domestic milk after contamination scandal * Students, visitors sending “unofficial exports” to China * Shoppers restricted to two boxes By Peter Griffiths and Dasha Afanasieva LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) –… Read More ›
North Korea deploys seven mobile missile launchers
Photo: EPA Up to seven mobile units with ballistic missiles of various range, from 300 km to over 3,000 km have been detected on the east coast of North Korea. They can be launched simultaneously or in succession over several… Read More ›
North Korea ready for cyberwar
Posted By Josh Peterson On 1:10 PM 04/05/2013 In Tech Despite the popular impression that North Korea is technologically inept, the regime boasts a significant and effective cyber arsenal, in addition to what is currently known about its nuclear arsenal…. Read More ›
Military buildup in China near North Korean border continues as tanks, armored vehicles spotted / Troop buildup may be a signal to Pyongyang that China will abide by its defense commitment to North Korea
Risky Business Chinese Internet photo of a truck carrying a tank en route to an area near North Korea BY: Bill Gertz April 3, 2013 4:59 am China continued moving tanks and armored vehicles and flying flights near North Korea… Read More ›
Medical researcher ‘stole a patented cancer-research compound to take to a university in China’
Wednesday, Apr 03 2013 By Associated Press Reporter PUBLISHED: 16:31 EST, 2 April 2013 | UPDATED: 16:31 EST, 2 April 2013 A Medical College of Wisconsin researcher has been charged with economic espionage after he stole samples of a… Read More ›
China mobilizes military on N. Korea threats
Published time: April 02, 2013 04:16 Edited time: April 02, 2013 06:30 AFP Photo / China Photo China has started mobilizing military forces around the Korean peninsula in response to rising tensions that follow recent threats by North Korea to… Read More ›
Education Department website removes Chairman Mao quote
5:21 PM 03/22/2013 Robby Soave Reporter, The Daily Caller News Foundation In this Tuesday Sept. 18, 2012 photo, anti-Japan protesters hold portraits of the late Communist leader Mao Zedong and wave Communist party and national flags while marching on the… Read More ›
Number of dead pigs found in Shanghai rivers rises to 16,000
Melanie Leather Friday, 22 March 2013 A police campaign to curb the illicit trade in sick pig parts in China appears to be having little effect as the number of dead pigs recovered in the last two weeks from… Read More ›
U.S., Japan review plans for retaking disputed islands
National Mar. 21, 2013 – 06:05PM JST ( 52 ) Disputed islands claimed by China and controlled by JapanAFP WASHINGTON — U.S. and Japanese officers are discussing worst-case contingency plans for retaking disputed islands in the East China Sea if… Read More ›
US company selling lead paint in Africa 5,000 times the allowable limit and is refusing to remove it !!!t
Contact: Melody Harris melody.harris@taylorandfrancis.com Taylor & Francis US company identified as manufacture of lead paint in Africa SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 19, 2013) – House paint containing dangerous concentrations of lead is being sold in Cameroon by an American company… Read More ›
Was there a Chinese spy at NASA? Fleeing researcher ‘carrying hard drive and laptops’ arrested on China-bound plane at Virginia airport
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 11:20 EST, 20 March 2013 | UPDATED: 11:23 EST, 20 March 2013 Arrest: Bo Jiang, who worked for NASA, ‘failed to disclose the devices he was taking back to China’ A Chinese national… Read More ›
Is she a spy? Mystery of 27-year-old enigma Chinese student who ‘caught US defense contractor, 59, in honeytrap to get classified information’
Benjamin Pierce Bishop, 59, of Honolulu, charged with passing on secrets The defense contractor met younger lover at military defense conference He did not tell authorities about her as he should have done A covert search of his home in… Read More ›
US Army lieutenant colonel accused of passing nuclear secrets to Chinese mistress
Published time: March 19, 2013 16:42 Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann A Hawaii-based US defense contractor is facing charges for giving classified defense information, including top secret information about nuclear weapons, to a 27-year-old Chinese woman that he had a romantic interest… Read More ›
Fake bureaucrat takes China authorities for ride
A paramilitary policeman stands guard next to flags ahead of the opening ceremony of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at Tiananmen Square in Beijing March 5, 2013. AFP Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 BEIJING – Authorities in China are hunting a… Read More ›
N. Korea ‘likely’ to launch attack on South this year
14 Mar 2013 LONDON (AFP) North Korea is likely to launch a provocative attack on South Korea this year, a top analyst said Thursday at the launch of his think tank’s annual report on the world’s military capabilities. The International Institute for… Read More ›
New Chinese President Xi aims to paint Africa red
Nile Bowie is a political analyst and photographer currently residing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Published time: March 12, 2013 10:51 China’s Communist Party Chief Xi Jinping (Reuters/Jason Lee) The fact that China’s incoming president, Xi Jinping, is set to… Read More ›
Chinese general who threatened US with nuclear strike is Pentagon’s guest of honor
Published time: March 06, 2013 01:39 AFP Photo A Chinese general who once threatened to nuke the US is visiting Washington this week as part of a military exchange program with the Pentagon. The Pentagon’s collaboration with Major Gen…. Read More ›
Ikea chocolate cake contaminated by SEWAGE: Officials in China destroy two tonnes of confectionary after disgusting discovery
Chinese authorities found cake contained high levels of coliform bacteria Nearly two tons of the chocolate almond cake was destroyed last year The company was caught up in the horsemeat scandal last week By Steve Nolan PUBLISHED: 09:37 EST, 5 … Read More ›
Isles flare-up will be Japan’s fault, China says”Its reporter mentioned reports that the Chinese military is gearing up for WAR over the isles – a point that Lu did not deny.”
Ho Ai Li The Straits Times Publication Date : 03-03-2013 China yesterday said it will hold Japan responsible for any flare-up over the disputed isles at the centre of the worst tensions between the two countries in 40 years. “If… Read More ›
China stands firm on islands: Tokyo must “shoulder all consequences” if it prompts any friction by using military vessels and planes to harass regular Chinese patrols
Zhang Yunbi and Ding Qingfen China Daily Publication Date : 03-03-2013 Tokyo must “shoulder all consequences” if it prompts any friction by using military vessels and planes to harass regular… Read More ›
Chinese village on lockdown following clashes, reform demands (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
EEV: Leaked video added via AFP – Will Have to Follow AFP link Published time: March 03, 2013 17:49 EEV: Leaked video added via AFP – Will Have to Follow AFP link In this photo taken on March 2, 2013… Read More ›
Moscow has more Billionaires than any other city
Saturday, 02 March 2013 The Russian capital has more billionaires than any other city in the world, according to a new survey from China. . The study by the Hurun Research Institute says there are over 4000 people who have… Read More ›
Inflammatory Beijing restaurant sign triggers online fury
World Feb. 28, 2013 – 06:30AM JST A Beijing restaurant sign that reads, “This shop does not receive the Japanese, The Philippines, The Vietnamese and Dog” AFP HANOI — A sign at a Beijing restaurant barring citizens of nations involved… Read More ›
APT1, that scary cyber-Cold War gang: Not even China’s best
More B-team than elite team, say security experts By John Leyden Posted in Security, 27th February 2013 13:47 GMT Free whitepaper – IDC Report: Lost in the Cloud? Automate with Cisco Shanghai hackers APT1 – outed this month in a… Read More ›
China slams Abe over comments in Washington Post
Feb. 22, 2013 – 04:10PM JST BEIJING — China on Friday slammed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for telling a U.S. newspaper that Beijing had a “deeply ingrained” need to challenge its neighbors over territory. Abe, visiting the United States… Read More ›
The ‘leftover’ women: China defines official age for females being left on the shelf as 27
Millions of women say they have been thrown on the scrap heap Chinese government worries that unmarried men could cause social havoc By Peter Simpson PUBLISHED: 09:04 EST, 21 February 2013 | UPDATED: 09:13 EST, 21 February 2013 The derogatory… Read More ›
Security report becomes security risk
Mandiant’s report on Chinese hacking used as bait in spear phishing attacks By Phil Muncaster Posted in Security, 22nd February 2013 03:49 GMT Free whitepaper – A Private Cloud Infrastructure, Simplified A high profile security report released earlier this week… Read More ›
North Korea may stage two more nuclear tests this year, source says
Fourth test would be much larger than third, staged this week, and there could also be another rocket launch Reuters in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Friday 15 February 2013 09.37 EST North Korean soldiers and civilians in Pyongyang celebrate the success… Read More ›
Is China expanding its infrastructure to keep an eye on US activities in Iran?
Vasily Kashin Feb 7, 2013 17:58 Moscow Time © Collage “The Voice of Russia” According to the Western media, Iran has signed an agreement with China on cooperation in creating systems of electronic reconnaissance. Such agreements are top secret and… Read More ›
Abe: China radar-lock on Japan ship ‘dangerous’
Politics Feb. 06, 2013 – 12:45PM JST TOKYO — The radar-lock that a Chinese frigate put on a Japanese warship was “dangerous” and “provocative,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday, as tensions in a territorial row ratcheted up. “It was… Read More ›
Japan protests to China after a Japanese navy ship was targeted by guided missile radar
Japan protests to China after radar pointed at vessel Reuters Tuesday, Feb 05, 2013 TOKYO – A Chinese vessel pointed a type of radar normally used to help guide missiles at a Japanese navy ship near disputed East China Sea… Read More ›
China sends three Warships to disputed Islands
Wednesday, 30 January 2013 Three Chinese government ships were sailing in waters around islands disputed with Japan today, a day after the Japanese premier suggested a summit could help mend frayed ties. Japan’s coastguard said the maritime surveillance boats were… Read More ›
Abe says he intends to change constitution
By Kyoko Hasegawa Politics Jan. 31, 2013 – 04:50PM JST ( 77 ) Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships Kurama (R) and Hyuga (L) off Sagami Bay, Japan, on October 14, 2012AFP TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told lawmakers Thursday… Read More ›
Two million government employees will take to Weibo and other websites in an effort to drown out dissenting voices with party-approved propaganda.
Benjamin CarlsonJanuary 28, 2013 06:00 Party Trolls: Meet China’s answer to the internet A woman views the Chinese social media website Weibo at a cafe in Beijing on Apr. 2, 2012. In an effort to minimize the influence… Read More ›
Chinese man kept alive for 13 years with homemade dialysis machine
Monday, Jan 28, 2013 The New Paper CHINA – A man in China suffering from kidney disease has been using a homemade dialysis machine for the last 13 years. Mr Hu Songwen, from Nantong, Jiangsu province, was diagnosed with uraemia… Read More ›
10 Chinese officials sacked for sex videos ” arranging for women to seduce those officials and then blackmail them “
Xu Wei and Tan Yingzi China Daily Publication Date : 26-01-2013 Ten mid-ranking officials in Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality have been removed from their posts, as authorities continued to investigate an online sex-video scandal that led to the sacking of… Read More ›
Chinese scholar warns on Japan’s ‘fast turn right’: “Today it will jeopardize China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Tomorrow it will do the same to yours if unchecked,”
Kyodo Jan 23, 2013 HONG KONG – A scholar at a Chinese Foreign Ministry think tank warned Tuesday that Japan’s political turn to the right must be checked before its negative effects spread through the region.Ruan Zongze, vice president and… Read More ›
Diaoyutai Serves as Backdrop for Taiwan Drill
Jan. 25, 2013 – 11:50AM By WENDELL MINNICK | Members of Taiwan’s Military Journalists Association were wearing a new patch with the phrase “Diaoyutai Is Ours!”, which included the image of a Taiwan soldier planting the Republic of China flag… Read More ›
Greek economic crisis has cleared the air
25 January 2013 by Michael Marshall Magazine issue 2901. Subscribe and save EVEN the darkest cloud may have a silver lining. The sharp drop in air pollution that accompanied Greece’s economic crisis could be a boon to the nation’s health…. Read More ›
N.Korea says will boost nuclear deterrent after UN rebuke
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:22 GMT Reuters * North Korea space agency will now be blacklisted * Council warns North against new nuclear test * China says sanctions alone don’t work, more diplomacy needed * Pyongyang continues work on… Read More ›
Japan talk of warning shots heats up China dispute
By Eric Talmadge Politics Jan. 22, 2013 – 12:40PM JST ( 5 ) TOKYO — Japan says it may fire warning shots and take other measures to keep foreign aircraft from violating its airspace in the latest verbal blast between… Read More ›
U.S. stands by Japan on island dispute with China
Politics Jan. 19, 2013 – 03:20PM JST U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speak in Washington on Friday.AFP WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a veiled warning Friday to China not… Read More ›
Washington warns N. Korea against ‘provocative steps
Cheng Guangjin China Daily Publication Date : 17-01-2013 The United States is pushing for tough sanctions against North Korea amid reports that the country is possibly preparing for a third nuclear test The United States is pushing for tough sanctions… Read More ›
Security audit finds dev OUTSOURCED his JOB to China to goof off at work
Cunning scheme netted him ‘best in company’ awards By Iain Thomson in San Francisco Posted in Business, 16th January 2013 01:29 GMT Free whitepaper – Why RAID is Dead for Big Data Storage A security audit of a US critical… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 