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Japan Cannot Confirm Security Leak After Report Says China Hacked Defense Networks

Aug 8 2023 // Japan cannot confirm if any security information has been leaked, the top government spokesperson said on Tuesday when asked about a Washington Post report on Chinese hacking into its defense cyber networks.Chinese...

Rain Pelts Beijing, Northern China, Causing Floods and Claiming at Least 11 Lives

Aug 1 2023 // Relentless rain stretched into a fourth day in Beijing and nearby cities on Tuesday as a weakening typhoon brought non-stop precipitation and widespread flooding to northern China, so far claiming 11 lives.Rivers have...

Update: Typhoon Doksuri Roars Into China, Destroying Power Lines, Closing Factories

Jul 28 2023 // Typhoon Doksuri swept into southern China on Friday, unleashing heavy rain and violent gusts of wind that whipped power lines and sparked fires, uprooted trees, and ripped off part of a stadium roof.The typhoon is the most...

Update: China Girds for Typoon Doksuri as Death Toll Rises in Philippines

Jul 27 2023 // China canceled dozens of flights and trains in preparation for Typhoon Doksuri, which has shuttered much of southern and eastern Taiwan after bringing torrential rain and strong winds to the Philippines.At least 11 people...

Super Typhoon Doksuri Hits Philippines, Heads to China, Taiwan

Jul 25 2023 // Philippine authorities on Tuesday evacuated hundreds of people in coastal communities as super typhoon Doksuri intensified in strength, pummeling the north with strong winds and heavy rains before it heads toward Taiwan...

OSHA Fines Boston’s Dumpling Maker Chinese Spaghetti Factory $190K

Jul 25 2023 // When federal workplace safety inspectors returned to a Boston food plant in March 2023, they said they discovered the plant’s operator — Chinese Spaghetti Factory Inc. — still had not installed required safety...

China Poses ‘Alarming’ Threat to US Power Grid, Lawmakers Told

Jul 19 2023 // China represents an increasing threat to the US power grid, lawmakers were told Tuesday during a hearing in which they were warned a cyberattack from the nation could plunge military and other sensitive sites into...

Update: Typhoon Talim Makes Landfall in Southern China; Flights and Trains Canceled

Jul 17 2023 // Typhoon Talim became the first typhoon to make landfall in China this year on Monday evening, prompting authorities to issue flood warnings, cancel flights and trains, and order people to stay at home.Talim, the fourth...

Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Used Code Flaw to Steal Emails From US Agencies

Jul 17 2023 // Microsoft said on Friday that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in the company’s code to steal emails from U.S. government agencies and other clients.The company said in a blog...

Chinese Hackers Accessed Government Emails, Microsoft Says

Jul 12 2023 // Chinese state-linked hackers since May have secretly accessed email accounts at around 25 organizations, including U.S. government accounts, in a stealthy cyberespionage campaign, Microsoft and U.S. officials said on...

Update: China Ends Ant Group’s Regulatory Revamp With Fine of $984M

Jul 7 2023 // Chinese authorities announced on Friday a 7.12 billion yuan ($984 million) fine for Ant Group, ending a years-long regulatory overhaul of the fintech company and marking a key step to concluding a crackdown on the...

Here’s a Look at Some of China’s Recent Deadly and Very Common Industrial Accidents

Jun 23 2023 // At least 31 people were killed and seven injured when cooking gas exploded at a restaurant in Yinchuan in northwestern China. It was the latest in China’s long history of deadly industrial accidents, which occur...

London Metal Exchange Canceled Nickel Trades to ‘Save’ China’s Tsingshan, Court Told

Jun 21 2023 // The London Metal Exchange canceled $12 billion worth of trades when nickel prices went haywire in March 2022 to “save” China’s Tsingshan, lawyers for two financial firms suing the exchange told...

Security Firm: Chinese Hackers Broke Into Email Security Appliance in Spying Campaign

Jun 16 2023 // Suspected state-backed Chinese hackers used a security hole in a popular email security appliance to break into the networks of hundreds of public and private sector organizations globally, nearly a third of them...

China’s Wheat Growers Face ‘Disaster’ After Heavy Rain Batters Crop

Jun 7 2023 // After two weeks of continuous heavy rains, a farmer surnamed Chen in China’s Henan province surveys bent stalks of saturated wheat in sodden fields that will take days to dry out before harvesting can start.The rains...

People Moves: Gallagher Re Appoints Brace of Exec Appointments for N. America, Brazil and China

Jun 1 2023 // Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re announced the appointment of Linda Johnson as vice chairperson for its North American team, Daniel Veiga as CEO of Gallagher Re Brazil, Treaty Operation, Jia Lou as CEO of Mainland...

U.S. Warns China Could Hack Infrastructure, Including Pipelines, Rail Systems

May 31 2023 // The U.S. State Department has warned that China was capable of launching cyber attacks against critical infrastructure, including oil and gas pipelines and rail systems, after researchers discovered a Chinese hacking group...

Taiwan Rushes to Prevent China From Cutting Internet, Phones

May 30 2023 // Buffeted by earthquakes and the potential of conflict with China, Taiwan’s leaders want to accelerate plans to make the island more resilient to communications breakdowns and direct attacks on its digital...

China Rejects Claim Its Spies Are Penetrating Western Critical Infrastructure

May 25 2023 // The Chinese government has rejected claims that its spies are penetrating Western infrastructure, calling the joint warning issued by the United States and its allies a “collective disinformation...

G-7 Steps Up Russia Sanctions, Seeks to Cut China Trade Dependency

May 19 2023 // Leaders of the world’s richest democracies agreed on Friday to stiffen sanctions against Russia, while a draft communique to be issued after their talks in the Japanese city of Hiroshima stressed the need to reduce...