National Jun 1, 2021
Son of detained Chinese scholar at Japan university calls for his release
Yuan Keqin, a former professor of East Asian political history at the Hokkaido University of Education, was detained in China over alleged espionage.
World May 31, 2021
U.S. spied on Merkel and European allies with Danish help, reports say
The U.S. spied on top politicians in Europe, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from 2012 to 2014 with the help of Danish intelligence, Danish and European media reported on Sunday. Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR) said the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) had eavesdropped ...
Asia Pacific May 26, 2021
While the world's diplomatic focus has been on its nuclear ambitions, North Korea has been quietly and steadily building up its cyber capabilities.
Asia Pacific May 19, 2021
How Myanmar's military moved in on the telecoms sector to spy on citizens
by Fanny Potkin and Poppy Mcpherson
Intercept spyware gives the military the power to listen in on calls, view text messages and web traffic, and track the locations of users without the assistance of telecom firms.
Business / Tech May 15, 2021
Luxury jet-makers battle over lucrative spy plane niche
by Allison Lampert and Tim Hepher
From the South China Sea to the Middle East, nations are eyeing "special mission" business jets capable of looking or listening at potentially lower costs than converted military planes.
Business Apr 27, 2021
China increases scrutiny of companies with new anti-spying rules
New rules allow security authorities to draw up lists of companies and organizations considered susceptible to foreign infiltration and require them to take security measures.
National / Politics Apr 22, 2021
Chinese scholar who worked for university in Hokkaido prosecuted
Yuan Keqin had been out of contact since June 2019 after he returned to China in May that year. The Chinese ministry said in March last year that he was detained.
Business Mar 22, 2021
The French branch of Swedish retailing giant Ikea went on trial Monday accused of running an elaborate system to spy on staff and job applicants using private detectives and police officers. Ikea France is being prosecuted as a corporate entity along with several of its ...
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Mar 22, 2021
China confronted by show of Western unity at Canadian’s trial
Representatives from the U.S., the U.K., the European Union and numerous European countries were turned away en masse while attempting to attend the trial of Michael Kovrig.
Asia Pacific Mar 20, 2021
Tesla cars banned from China's military complexes over security concerns
Security concerns over vehicles' cameras cited in a move that resembles the United States' own measures against Chinese telecoms firm Huawei.
World / Crime & Legal Mar 13, 2021
The Canadian judge in Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's U.S. extradition case rejected her request to admit as evidence Huawei employee statements that contradict a U.S. claim she misled bankers about the company's business in Iran, a ruling said on Friday. But the judge provisionally allowed ...