Asia Pacific

Wary North Korea Puts Up Coronavirus Quarantine Camps Along Chinese Border; Patients 'Left to Die'

According to dissidents from the country, patients at those COVID-19 quarantine camps are left to die without food and medicine

Nov 2, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

WHO Kicks Off Wider Probe Into Coronavirus Origin But With Virtual Meeting Between Experts

WHO official said that virtual meeting was an important first step in a politically intoxicated environment

Nov 2, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Hackers Selling Customer Info of Singapore's RedMart, Eatigo as Part of 34 Million User Data

The massive data dump included customers' information of 17 companies from India, Brazil, the US, UK, Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries

Nov 1, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Meet Seraphine, Imma and Plusticboy -- These Non-Human Influencers Are Gaining Massive Online Popularity

These social media influencers have gained hundreds of thousands of followers, but they all are not humans-- computer-generated virtual characters

Nov 1, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Artificial intelligence

Nuclear Site in North Korea Releasing Smoke As Fears Rise Over Uranium Store

The analysts to believe that the building is a furnace, which is used for the production of uranium dioxide

Oct 31, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Does China Celebrate Halloween? Guangzhou Authorities Prohibit Partygoers From Wearing Scary Makeup in Subway

According to the local police, partygoers wearing Halloween costumes were likely to scare other passengers

Oct 31, 2020

By Vishakha Sonawane

Coronavirus

Typhoon Goni: Philippines Orders Evacuation as Strongest Typhoon of 2020 Approaches

Typhoon Goni is the strongest one to hit the Southeast Asian country, the Philippines since Haiyan in 2013

Oct 31, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Former Malaysia PM Mahathir questioned by police for the second time in June

'Muslims Have Right to Kill Millions of French People,' Says Mahathir in Response to Macron

The comment made by the former prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, spared outrage and Twitter had to delete the post since it was violating the rules

Oct 29, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

China's State TV Shows Prophet Muhammad's Portrait Fueling Ongoing Controversy In France

Following the calls to boycott French products, people criticised Muslim leaders for their selective outrage over the treatment of Muslims.

Oct 29, 2020

By Vishakha Sonawane

Singapore Scientist Warns Food Can Be a Source of Coronavirus Transmission

In recent times, China has been warning about the spread of the deadly virus through imported food products

Oct 29, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Coronavirus

Chinese Hackers Expanding Global Footprint Exploiting Common Vulnerabilities, Report Says

After the NSA published a list of 25 common vulnerabilities, cybersecurity research firm Check Point found that Chinese hackers have been exploiting them to expand globally

Oct 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity