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![]() Washington (AFP) June 2, 2011 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the US government is looking into Google's "very serious" allegations of a cyber spying campaign originating in China. It was serious enough for US President Barack Obama to be kept informed as the White House said "threats to information and communications infrastructure pose a serious economic and national security challenge." But White House also said that it is not aware that any official email accounts had been compromised. Clinton s ... read more |
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![]() Gates denies US wants to 'hold China down' The United States is not looking to "hold China down" but is worried about its new weaponry and wants a stronger dialogue with its expanding military, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. ... more | .. |
![]() Angry China rejects blame for Gmail attack China said Thursday it was "unacceptable" to blame it for a cyberspying campaign which Google said had targeted the Gmail accounts of senior US officials, journalists and Chinese activists. ... more | .. |
![]() Gmail targeted in China-based campaign: Google Google said Wednesday that a cyber spying campaign originating in China had targeted Gmail accounts of senior US officials, military personnel, journalists and Chinese political activists. ... more | .. |
Amazon takes on iPad with new Kindle Fire tablet Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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![]() Chinese military build-up no threat: senior army official China's military build-up poses no threat to the world, even as the army modernises to meet the challenges of an "informationalised age", a top Chinese army official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
![]() China food factory owner held amid chemical scare Police in southern China have detained a factory owner suspected of mixing an industrial chemical used to soften plastics into food additives, state media reported on Friday. ... more | .. |
![]() E. coli germ is new strain, say two gene labs Two labs said on Thursday that the DNA of a bacterium behind a lethal E. coli outbreak in Germany pointed to a new strain of microbe whose genetic mix explained its remarkable virulence. ... more | .. |
![]() 'First' outbreak of mystery bacteria kills at least 18 The World Health Organisation warned Thursday Europe was seeing the first outbreak of a lethal bacteria, as its death toll climbed to 18, all but one them in Germany. ... more |
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![]() China crackdown recalls Tiananmen: rights groups China's current crackdown on dissent mirrors its crushing of the Tiananmen pro-democracy protests in 1989, rights groups said Thursday, calling on Beijing to account for its past and present actions. ... more | .. |
![]() China looks to imports for power shortfall China plans to increase energy imports to address the country's looming summer power shortfall, the government announced. ... more | .. |
![]() China denies 'incursion' in Philippine waters China on Thursday rejected Philippine allegations of recent illegal military incursions into Manila's territorial waters. ... more | .. |
![]() China growth cooling but still strong: Rio Tinto China's growth is slowing but still looks set to outstrip expectations in 2011, with rapid urbanisation, manufacturing and demand for housing stoking its economy, Rio Tinto said Thursday. ... more |
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![]() Poland mulls dropping Chinese highways contractor Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday threatened to drop a Chinese company contracted to build a key stretch of highway in Poland after financing problems saw the work grind to a halt. ... more | .. |
![]() MGM China shares to debut in Hong Kong Macau's MGM China Holdings will make its Hong Kong trading debut Friday, after raising $1.5 billion in a share sale that underlined casino operators' enthusiasm for the world's biggest gaming hub. ... more | .. |
![]() Vietnam warns China over sea patrols Vietnam said it will do everything in it power to protect its coastal waters after China allegedly interfered with two of Hanoi's seismic survey vessels. ... more | .. |
![]() China, S. Korea ban Taiwan drinks over chemical China and South Korea both banned imports of certain food and drinks from Taiwan Wednesday in a fast-expanding regional scare over contamination with a chemical usually used in plastics. ... more |
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![]() Restive China region orders mining crackdown China's Inner Mongolia began an overhaul of its mining sector Wednesday, state media said, in an effort to quell ethnic Mongol anger over charges of resource exploitation and environmental damage. ... more | .. |
![]() Two plead guilty in China microchip case: US Two Chinese nationals pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to smuggle radiation hardened microchips to companies controlled by Beijing in violation of a US arms embargo, the Justice Department said. ... more | .. |
![]() iPad challenge looms large at Asia IT show Tablets that match the iPad but at a cheaper price. Slimmer, more powerful notebooks. At Computex, Asia's top IT fair, manufacturers are showing how they plan to face the challenge from Apple's iconic product. ... more | .. |
![]() Philippines protests to China over oil rig plan The Philippines said Wednesday it had formally protested to Beijing over recent activity in disputed waters of the South China Sea and Chinese plans to anchor an oil rig there. ... more |
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![]() 19 trapped in flooded China coal mines: Xinhua Rescuers in southwest China raced Wednesday to locate 19 workers trapped in two flooded coal mines, state media said, in the latest incidents to strike the nation's notoriously dangerous collieries. ... more | .. |
![]() China manufacturing slows in May China's manufacturing sector expanded at the slowest pace in 10 months in May, independent data showed Wednesday, as Beijing seeks to rein in the world's second-largest economy and tame inflation. ... more | .. |
![]() World manufacturing output up 6.5% in first quarter: UN The world has emerged from its recent financial crisis, with global manufacturing output growing by 6.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2011, a top UN agency said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
![]() China's Fengyun-3B satellite goes into official operation China's Fengyun-3B (FY-3B) weather satellite will go into official operation on Thursday after finishing a six-month trial period. The transfer of the satellite to the China Meteorological Adm ... more |
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![]() Taiwan welcomes US Senate push for F-16 sale Taiwan said Sunday it welcomed a push by nearly half the US Senate for the sale of dozens of F-16 fighters to the island in an arms deal Taipei said would help its dealings with China. ... more | .. |
![]() China raises power price for plants: state media China has increased the cost of electricity for industrial use in some regions, state media reported Monday, as the country struggles with power shortages led by soaring demand and a severe drought. ... more | .. |
![]() Russia, China to wrap up gas talks by June 10: officials Russia and China hope to finish talks on a crucial gas deal by June 10 in order to allow its signature during a visit later in the month by Chinese President Hu Jintao, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
![]() Two new tablets unveiled ahead of top Asia IT fair Two electronic firms unveiled new tablet computers in Taipei Monday, on the eve of Asia's biggest IT trade fair, as they try to get a slice of a lucrative market dominated by Apple's iPad. ... more |
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![]() Australian miners concerned over cyber attacks Some of Australia's biggest resource companies are increasingly concerned by cyber attacks from China and other countries, a report said Monday. ... more | .. |
![]() China clamps down on Mongolian protests Parts of China's Inner Mongolia region remain under tight security after the government announced it will put a Chinese miner on trial for allegedly killing a Mongolian man. ... more | .. |
![]() China vows to address Mongol grievances China vowed Tuesday to act to address problems that have sparked protests by ethnic Mongols while also warning of unspecified "overseas" forces fanning the unrest in Inner Mongolia. ... more | .. |
![]() China Southern Airlines to buy six Boeing B777Fs China Southern Airlines, one of China's major air carriers, said Tuesday it has agreed to buy six Boeing 777 freighters, as the company continues to grow its cargo business. ... more |
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