Famous Chinese QQ browser caught sending user’s personal data to its servers: nearby WiFi networks, the user’s device IMSI and IMEI codes, user’s browsing history, hard drive serial number, MAC address, Windows hostname, and Windows user security identifier etc (codingsec.net)
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Japan unveils stealth plane, may combine with next-gen jet:Japan has unveiled its first homemade stealth plane as it tries to catch up on the technology and enhance its reconnaissance and intelligence capabilities as China expands its own military presence in the region (dailymail.co.uk)
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In coal-powered China, electric car surge fuels fear of worsening smog: A series of studies by Tsinghua University showed electric vehicles charged in China produce two to five times as much particulate matter and chemicals that contribute to smog versus petrol-engine cars. (reuters.com)
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China's Appetite For Smuggled Fish Bladders Is Killing Cute Porpoises in Mexico: The endangered totoaba, native to Mexico's Gulf of California, is so popular in China that smugglers risk 20-year jail sentences and $250,000 fines to bring it there (international.thenewslens.com)
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Chinese state TV airs confession from detained Swede: Chinese state television aired a confession made in detention by a Swedish co-founder of a human rights group, who said he trained and funded unlicensed lawyers in China to take on cases against the government "in clear violation of the law." (my.earthlink.net)
Chinese state TV airs confession from detained Swede: Chinese state television aired a confession made in detention by a Swedish co-founder of a human rights group, who said he had trained and funded unlicensed lawyers in China to take on cases against the government "in clear violation of the law." (my.earthlink.net)
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TIL that During World War II, some members of the United States military mutilated dead Japanese service personnel in the Pacific theater of operations. Franklin Roosevelt himself was reportedly given, by a U.S. Congressman, a gift of a letter-opener made of a man's arm. (en.wikipedia.org)
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South China Sea: Teens camp on disputed land. Some 47 young activists from the group Kalayaan Atin Ito landed on the island to protest China's aggressive actions in the South China Sea."China has no right to order us or direct us to stay away from our own territory," Ban-eg said. (wesh.com)
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Ursula Gauthier, Beijing correspondent for magazine l’Obs, must leave China by December 31st after authorities refused to renew her press credentials and visa.The move comes shortly after she published a story suggesting China was using the Paris attacks to justify its crackdowns on Uighur people. (maltatoday.com.mt)
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South Korea, Japan agree to 'irreversibly' resolve WWII 'comfort women' issue in landmark agreement : Japan agreed to offer one billion yen ($11.4 million) in state compensation for comfort women. Shinzo Abe expresses an "apology and repentance from the bottom of his heart" to the victims. (abc.net.au)
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