WASHINGTON: Chinese hackers are all but certain to disrupt American critical infrastructure, such as pipelines and railways, in the event of a conflict with the United States, a senior US cybersecurity official said on Monday (Jun 12). In comments made during an appearance at the Aspen Institute in Washington, CybersecurityContinue Reading
The Biden administration on Monday (Jun 12) added 43 entities to an export control list, including Frontier Services Group Ltd, a security and aviation company previously run by Erik Prince, for training Chinese military pilots and other activities that threaten US national security, The Test Flying Academy of South Africa,Continue Reading
Zhu Feng, executive dean of the school of international studies at Nanjing University, said the next US presidential election cycle could add more uncertainties to the Taiwan issue, potentially doing further harm to ties. “It might further ignite tensions in China-US relations [if US] figures across various levels were toContinue Reading
DUBAI: Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday (Jun 11) that reaching a deal with the West over Tehran’s disputed nuclear work was possible if the country’s nuclear infrastructure remained intact, state media quoted Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying. “There is nothing wrong with the agreement (with the West), but theContinue Reading
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has briefed Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the upcoming visit by African leaders to Russia and Ukraine in a bid to end hostilities, the South African presidency said on Saturday (Jun 10). Chinese state broadcaster reported that the two leaders had a phone call onContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China next week for long-delayed talks aimed at stabilising tense relations, and a US official said he is expected to be there on Jun 18. Reuters reported on Wednesday (Jun 7) that Blinken would travel to China in the comingContinue Reading
BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry on Friday (Jun 9) said “spreading rumours and slander” is a common tactic of the United States, following a media report that Beijing has reached a deal with Cuba to set up an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island. Citing US officials familiar with classified intelligence,Continue Reading
BEIJING: Thousands of people were evacuated from several high-rise apartment buildings in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin in recent days after land collapses created large cracks on nearby streets, according to state media and the local government. Large fissures appeared on roads near a residential complex in Tianjin’s JinnanContinue Reading
SYDNEY: Australia said on Thursday (Jun 8) it would introduce laws to parliament next week banning public displays and sales of Nazi hate symbols, citing a rise in far-right activities at home. The swastika, one of the most recognisable symbols of Nazi propaganda, and the insignia of Schutzstaffel (SS), theContinue Reading
BANDA ACEH: An Australian surfer detained after launching a drunken assault in Indonesia’s most conservative province will be deported, officials said Wednesday (Jun 7). Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, from Noosa in southern Queensland was facing five years in prison after attacking several people in April on the surf island ofContinue Reading