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Spy boss says U.K. must decide if Huawei is suitable for 5G network
Alex Younger, head of the U.K.'s foreign intelligence agency MI6, said Theresa May's government must decide if Chinese-owned Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. should be barred from running fifth-generation telecom networks in Britain. The U.K. is coming under increasing pressure to restrict Huawei after New Zealand, ...
New Zealand halts use of Huawei equipment for 5G upgrade over security fears
New Zealand's international intelligence agency on Wednesday halted mobile company Spark from using Huawei equipment in its planned 5G upgrade, saying it posed a "significant network security risk." The action follows a ban in Australia, where the Chinese telecommunications giant was blocked in August from ...
With an eye on China, EU agrees on investment screening rules
The European Union provisionally agreed Tuesday on rules for a far-reaching system to coordinate scrutiny of foreign investments into Europe, notably from China, to end what a negotiator called "European naivety." Negotiators for the European Parliament and the EU's 28 member states struck a deal ...
Backlash at Chinese university shows limits to surveillance
A Chinese university's plan to conduct a blanket search of student and staff electronic devices has come under fire, illustrating the limits of the population's tolerance for surveillance and raising the prospect that tactics used on Muslim minorities may be creeping into the rest ...
In Papua New Guinea, police and soldiers storm parliament over unpaid APEC bonuses
Papua New Guinea police and soldiers stormed the country's parliament Tuesday, assaulting staff, smashing windows and demanding unpaid APEC bonuses just days after the international summit wrapped up, police and witnesses said. The impoverished Pacific nation had rolled out the red carpet for visiting world ...
Police chiefs from around the world gathered in Dubai on Sunday for Interpol's general assembly to select a new president after the agency's former leader was detained in China. Meng Hongwei— who was China's vice minister of public security while also leading Interpol — went ...
Sign of easing tensions, U.S. and China to hold top-level security talks
The United States and China will hold top-level security talks on Friday, the State Department announced, in a sign of easing tensions after months of escalation over trade and regional disputes. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will host their ...
Security spending soars in China's troubled Xinjiang region: report
Spending on security-related construction tripled in 2017 in China's far-western region of Xinjiang, where Beijing is accused of detaining as many as 1 million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims, an academic analysis of government expenditure found. Beijing says its "vocational training centers" in Xinjiang camps ...
Robot security guard to be tested at Tokyo station in bid to boost security ahead of 2020 Games
A robot developed to serve as a security guard at train stations was shown to the press Thursday amid a growing need to boost safety in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Equipped with a security camera powered by artificial intelligence, the ...
Defense minister halts Israel Aerospace IPO, citing security fears: report
Israel's defense minister has ordered a halt to preparations for an initial public offering of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) over fears of possible security breaches, the Israeli business daily Globes reported on Monday. State-owned IAI was considering offering a minority stake in the company, but ...
Japan Times 1943: New substitute for soy sauce discovered
100 YEARS AGO Saturday, Oct. 5 1918 Cabinet ministers to give up bodyguards The open-door policy is now to be realized by all government offices since the Hara Ministry came to existence. Formerly, especially in times of bureaucratic government, the offices of ministers, vice-ministers and other high ...
Shrinking applicant pool: Japan's Self Defense Forces struggling to recruit amid population crisis
As a Self-Defense Forces recruiter sat patiently at a booth outside a supermarket in Tokyo one recent weekend, she welcomed a rare visitor, high school student Kazuaki Matsumura. But Matsumura, who plans to go to university, wasn't there to sign up. He was just curious. "There ...
