China, pockets of Cambodia and Myanmar are epicentre of cybercrime: I4C chief

China, pockets of Cambodia and Myanmar are epicentre of cybercrime: I4C chief

The 1930 helpline is operational in all 36 States and Union Territories.  | Photo Credit: AP Around 50% of cyber-crime complaints received on the national cyber crime helpline every day have their origin in China and pockets of Cambodia and Myanmar, Rajesh Kumar, chief executive officer of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of … Read more

China appoints naval commander as new Defence Minister

China appoints naval commander as new Defence Minister

China on Friday named naval commander General Dong Jun as the new defence minister, two months after the summary dismissal of General Li Shangfu without any explanation. China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), had confirmed Mr. Li’s ouster in October. Mr. Dong, the commander of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), was appointed … Read more

AstraZeneca to buy China’s Gracell Bio for up to $1.2 billion

AstraZeneca to buy China’s Gracell Bio for up to $1.2 billion

London: AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it will buy Gracell Biotechnologies for up to $1.2 billion as the Anglo-Swedish pharma company furthers its cell therapy ambitions and boosts its presence in China, the world’s second-largest pharmaceuticals market. The cash deal, which adds several experimental therapies to AstraZeneca’s portfolio, values Gracell at $2 per ordinary share, or … Read more

30 countries keen on partnership ties with BRICS: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

30 countries keen on partnership ties with BRICS: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that 30 countries have expressed their interest in establishing partnership ties with the BRICS grouping. Lavrov said Moscow expects a wide range of solutions to be developed ahead of the group’s next summit, set to take place in the Russian city of Kazan in October next … Read more

China's earthquake survivors endure frigid temperatures and mourn the dead

China's earthquake survivors endure frigid temperatures and mourn the dead

Rescue workers conduct search and rescue operations at Kangdiao village following the earthquake in Jishishan county, Gansu province, China December 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Surrounded by destruction, survivors of an earthquake mourned the dead and endured a frigid cold in temporary shelters Wednesday, unsure how to rebuild their lives in the remote mountains … Read more

Chinese mourners use AI to digitally resurrect the dead

Chinese mourners use AI to digitally resurrect the dead

At a quiet cemetery in eastern China, bereaved father Seakoo Wu pulls out his phone, places it on a gravestone and plays a recording of his son. They are words that the late student never spoke, but brought into being with artificial intelligence. “I know you’re in great pain every day because of me, and … Read more

China earthquake: Rescue efforts conclude as authorities start post-disaster management in Jishishan County

China earthquake: Rescue efforts conclude as authorities start post-disaster management in Jishishan County

Rescue work in China after a devastating earthquake is drawing to an end and the focus of authorities has shifted to post-disaster management in the affected region including the treatment of injured and resettlement of displaced people, The Global Times reported on Wednesday. The devastating Jishishan earthquake that rattled Northwest China overnight has led to … Read more

Hallucinations, thirst and desperation: How Senegalese migrants endured 36 days at sea

Hallucinations, thirst and desperation: How Senegalese migrants endured 36 days at sea

Senegal The voyage from the struggling Senegalese fishing town of Fass Boye to Spain’s Canary Islands, a gateway to the European Union where they hoped to find work, was supposed to take a week. But the wooden boat carrying 101 men and boys was getting blown further and further away from its destination. No land … Read more

China launches experimental spacecraft into orbit for third time since 2020

China launches experimental spacecraft into orbit for third time since 2020

A file photo of a Long March-2F carrier rocket | Photo Credit: AFP China on Thursday successfully launched a reusable robotic spacecraft for the third time since 2020, in a series of secretive orbital test flights that it says are aimed at developing reusable technologies to reduce space mission costs. The uncrewed spacecraft was launched atop a Long March … Read more

Hong Kong 'patriots only' election falls flat with record low turnout

Hong Kong 'patriots only' election falls flat with record low turnout

A man walks past signs for candidates during the district council election in Hong Kong on December 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP A “patriots only” district election in Hong Kong that barred opposition democrats from the ballot sheet amid a national security squeeze had a record low voter turnout of 27.5% as many voters spurned what was seen as … Read more