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Unprecedented Cyberattack on US Telecommunications
NBC - Thu Dec 5, 2024
Amid an unprecedented cyberattack on telecommunications companies such as AT&T and Verizon, US officials have recommended that Americans use encrypted messaging apps to ensure their communications stay hidden from foreign hackers. More»

China Makes Delivery of Missiles to Serbia
Associated Press - Sun Apr 10, 2022
BELGRADE, Serbia — Russian ally Serbia took the delivery of a sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft system in a veiled operation this weekend, amid Western concerns that an arms buildup in the Balkans at the time of the war in Ukraine could threaten the fragile peace in the region. More»

China Accused of Hacking Ukraine Days Before Russian Invasion
The Times - Thu Apr 7, 2022
China staged a huge cyberattack on Ukraine’s military and nuclear facilities in the build-up to Russia’s invasion, according to intelligence memos obtained by The Times. More»

China’s Lunar Lander Detects Moon Water Up-Close in Historic First
PetaPixel - Sun Jan 9, 2022
China’s Chang’e 5 lunar lander has found the first-ever on-site evidence of water on the Moon’s surface. More»

Visibility deteriorates as pollution cloaks China's capital
Reuters - Fri Nov 5, 2021
BEIJING, China - Visibility in parts of Beijing was less than 200 metres (219 yards) on Friday as heavy pollution shrouded the Chinese capital, forcing the closure of some highways. More»

Beef giant Brazil halts China exports after confirming two mad cow disease cases
Reuters - Sun Sep 5, 2021
SAO PAULO - Brazil, the world's largest beef exporter, has suspended beef exports to its Number 1 customer, China, after confirming two cases of "atypical" mad cow disease in two separate domestic meat plants, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday. More»

15,000-Year-Old Viruses Discovered in Tibetan Glacier Ice
Ohio State News - Fri Aug 6, 2021
Scientists who study glacier ice have found viruses nearly 15,000 years old in two ice samples taken from the Tibetan Plateau in China. More»

French nuclear firm trying to fix ‘performance issue’ at China plant
The Guardian - Mon Jun 14, 2021
A French nuclear company has said it is working to resolve a “performance issue” at a plant it part-owns in China’s southern Guangdong province after an earlier report of a potential leak there. More»

China's rover sends back its first 'selfies' from Mars
AFP - Wed May 19, 2021
Solar panels against an alien landscape, ramps and rods pointing at the Martian horizon - China's first probe on the Red Planet has beamed back its first "selfies" after its history-making landing last week. More»

China's Tianwen-1 mission nails historic rover landing on Mars
CNet - Sat May 15, 2021
The Zhurong rover's arrival on the red planet heralds a new era in space exploration for the Chinese space agency. More»

U.S. issues warning after Microsoft says China hacked its mail server program
Reuters - Thu Mar 4, 2021
The US has issued an emergency warning after Microsoft said it caught China hacking into its mail and calendar server program, called Exchange. More»

Taiwan says Chinese fighters, U.S. aircraft both entered defence zone
Reuters - Sun Jan 31, 2021
TAIPEI - Six Chinese fighter aircraft and a US reconnaissance aircraft entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Sunday, the island's defence ministry said, in an unusual admission of US military activity. More»

China releases image of its flag on the moon as spacecraft carrying lunar rocks lifts off
CBS News - Fri Dec 4, 2020
A Chinese spacecraft lifted off from the moon Thursday night with a load of lunar rocks, the first stage of its return to Earth, the government space agency reported. More»

Trump signs executive order forcing Chinese owner of TikTok to sell US assets within 90 days and destroy all American user data
Daily Mail - Fri Aug 14, 2020
President Donald Trump on Friday gave the Chinese company ByteDance 90 days to divest itself of any assets used to support the popular TikTok app in the United States. More»

South Korea declares "war" on coronavirus as outbreak spreads rapidly and unpredictably outside of China
Washington Post - Tue Mar 3, 2020
Governments pledged urgent action on Tuesday as the novel coronavirus spread rapidly and unpredictably around the world and Americans braced for an increasing toll at home. More»

Chinese Spying Chips Found Hidden On Servers Used By US Companies
The Hacker News - Wed Oct 3, 2018
A media report today revealed details of a significant supply chain attack which appears to be one of the largest corporate espionage and hardware hacking programs from a nation-state. More»

China bans George Orwell's Animal Farm and letter 'N'
The Independent - Sun Mar 4, 2018
The Chinese government has banned George Orwell's dystopian satirical novella Animal Farm and the letter 'N' in a wide-ranging online censorship crackdown. More»

China Just Deployed 150,000 Troops to North Korean Border
Anonymous - Mon Apr 10, 2017
China - With the world waiting to see if the madness in Syria will devolve into a true global conflagration, Korean media reported Monday that China has just deployed around 150,000 troops to its border with North Korea. More»

China issues first-ever national red alert for smog as air pollution continues to smother parts of the nation
Daily Mail - Tue Jan 3, 2017
China issued its first national red alert for air pollution on Wednesday as the country continues to battle poor air quality. More»

Reuters Websites Blocked In China
Huffington Post - Sat Mar 21, 2015
BEIJING (Reuters) - The news websites of Reuters, including those in English and Chinese, were inaccessible in China on Friday, after users first experienced difficulties accessing them late on Thursday. More»

Local people think hair of unidentified creature could be from "Wild Man"
China Global Times - Tue Dec 14, 2010
The Shennongjia Nature Reserve in Hubei province has examined a strand of hair which it has not managed to identify, prompting local people to speculate that it may belong to the "Wild Man" - China's own Bigfoot. More»

iPhone-maker rallies workers after China suicides
Associated Press - Tue Aug 17, 2010
SHENZHEN, China - Young workers who normally spend their days assembling iPhones and other high-tech gadgets packed a stadium at their massive campus Wednesday, waving pompoms and shouting slogans at a rally to raise morale following a string of suicides at the company's heavily regimented factories. More»

'Rain of luminous beams' appears in the sky in China
Xiamen News - Sun Jul 18, 2010
Dozens of vertical luminous beams appeared in the night sky of Xiamen about 11:30pm last Friday, reports Southeast Express. More»

Chinese airport closed after fiery UFO is spotted flying over city
The Daily Mail - Thu Jul 8, 2010
A Chinese airport was closed after this mysterious object was spotted in the sky. More»

Run on Hong Kong Bank
Telegraph, UK - Tue Sep 23, 2008
Panicked customers queued to withdraw their savings from branches of the Bank of East Asia in Hong Kong as rumours circulated that the bank was facing financial problems, agencies reported. More»

To predict quakes, listen to the animals, China survivors say
AFP - Sat May 24, 2008
TANGSHAN, China - Well before this city was destroyed by an earthquake 32 years ago, the coming disaster was loudly preceded by strange animal behaviour and other bizarre signals that survivors wish they heeded. More»

Rescuers at China quake epicenter, digging by hand
Associated Press - Tue May 13, 2008
HANWANG, China - Soldiers rushed to shore up a dam cracked by this week's powerful earthquake, and rescuers came by helicopter and ship Wednesday into the isolated epicenter but still were forced to dig for survivors with their bare hands. More»

Nearly 900 students trapped by China earthquake
Associated Press - Sun May 11, 2008
BEIJING - A powerful earthquake struck central China on Monday, trapping nearly 900 students after their school collapsed and leaving at least 107 people dead across several provinces, state media reported. More»

Earthquake death toll in China may be 5,000
Associated Press - Sun May 11, 2008
CHONGQING, China - Chinese state media say 3,000 to 5,000 people have died in one county in Sichuan province alone from a massive earthquake. More»

Report: 100 dead in Tibet violence
CNN - Fri Mar 14, 2008
NEW DELHI, India - Violent protests in the Tibetan capital Lhasa against Chinese rule have left at least 100 people dead, according to unconfirmed reports from exiles in India, while official media put the death toll at 10. More»

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