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China's sweeping new anti-espionage law comes into effect
AFP, Published on 01/07/2023
» BEIJING - A revised law dramatically expanding China's definition of espionage came into force on Saturday, giving Beijing more power than ever to punish what it deems threats to national security.
Business tough in China as national security trumps all
AFP, Published on 20/05/2023
» SHANGHAI - Doing business in China has become harder and potentially more perilous as the government prioritises an ever-widening definition of national security over all else, despite insisting the country has reopened for trading.
'Watched the whole time': China's surveillance state grows under Xi
AFP, Published on 06/10/2022
» BEIJING - When Chen picked up his phone to vent his anger at getting a parking ticket, his message on WeChat was a drop in the ocean of daily posts on China's biggest social network.
Bald ambitions: South Korea politician pledges funding for hair loss
AFP, Published on 14/01/2022
» SEOUL - People with hair loss in South Korea should have their treatments covered by the state to prevent "discrimination", the ruling party's presidential candidate pledged Friday, in what critics called a bald bid to pull ahead in neck-and-neck polls.
Anger as South Korean transgender soldier found dead
AFP, Published on 04/03/2021
» SEOUL: A transgender South Korean soldier who was forcibly discharged from the army after gender-reassignment surgery has been found dead, police said, prompting anger Thursday and calls for legal reforms.
Seoul mayor in apparent suicide after #MeToo allegations
AFP, Published on 10/07/2020
» SEOUL: The mayor of Seoul, a former human rights lawyer and potential South Korean presidential candidate, died in an apparent suicide a day after being accused of sexual harassment.
Green or red light: China virus app is ticket to everywhere
AFP, Published on 13/05/2020
» BEIJING: To enter many offices, restaurants, parks or malls in China nowadays, people must show their status on an app that determines whether they are a coronavirus threat.