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China expands grip on wind energy
News, Ron Bousso, Published on 30/10/2025
» European governments seeking to expand offshore wind power are increasingly wary of Chinese companies' involvement. Countering China's dominance will be time-consuming and expensive, but political pressure and national security concerns may give the region little choice.
Manila probes network of alleged Chinese spies
News, Cliff Venzon, Published on 15/03/2025
» Philippine authorities have uncovered a network of hundreds of alleged Chinese spies, a senior official said, a much more extensive operation than previously disclosed that adds to tensions between the countries.
Investor doubts grow as China loses its lustre
News, Mike Dolan, Published on 14/09/2023
» Whether China has become "uninvestable" or not, avoidance of the world's second-largest economy suggests the economic and political risks there have simply become too hard to assess.
After balloon saga, can China and US re-engage?
News, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina, Published on 14/02/2023
» When US Secretary of State Antony Blinken this month called off his trip to Beijing, he chose his words carefully. China's launch of a spy balloon on a high-altitude journey over the United States was unacceptable and irresponsible, he said, but he was postponing -- not cancelling -- his visit.
Leaving nation in peril
News, Postbag, Published on 28/11/2021
» Re: "Furtive crossers", (BP, 21 Nov).
New air force satellite 'aims to prevent foreign spying'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/06/2020
» Napa-1, the air force's security satellite scheduled for launch on Friday in French Guiana, has a core mission to prevent foreign powers from spying on Thailand, the head of the air force's Space Operation Centre(Spoc) said yesterday.
Covid's real cost could well be eternal spying
News, Andy Mukherjee, Published on 11/05/2020
» Much of our pre-coronavirus lives may be reclaimable with some modifications around how we work, socialise and travel. In one crucial way, though, the post-pandemic landscape will be very different: The individual's autonomy over her data may be lost forever. Our mobiles will keep us safe -- by spying on us.
GPS tracking is Big Brother
News, Editorial, Published on 23/10/2019
» In his efforts to tackle the country's notorious road slaughter, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has come up with a "Big Brother" touch. For the sake of safer roads, he has proposed that Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers be installed in all privately owned vehicles to monitor drivers and punish those violating speed limits and other traffic laws.
We should let China spy on us
News, David Fickling, Published on 22/04/2019
» Even as the US and China seem headed toward a truce on trade, their rivalry is heating up in other areas.
Give people a chance to sell their data to FB
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 01/02/2019
» It's easy to be outraged by the revelation that Facebook has been paying users between the ages of 13 and 35 up to US$20 (624 baht) a month to allow practically unlimited access to their smartphone usage data. But outrage about the social media giant is so 2017. The latest dubious practice could be an opportunity to consider a more finely tuned business model.