Iranian authorities may be using new technology to help enforce the country’s strict dress code for women, expanding the use of facial recognition technology to issue fines and other penalties for those breaking the rules. “Many people haven’t been arrested in the
At least eight Chinese military aircraft and three naval ships were detected near Taiwan Tuesday, the fourth such incident over the past week amid increased tensions in the region. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense tweeted Tuesday that eight aircraft and three naval
Chinese embassies suspended issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements recently imposed by those countries on travelers from China. The embassies in Tokyo and Seoul announced the suspensions in brief online notices.
Nearly a dozen Chinese military aircraft and three naval ships were detected near Taiwan on Monday, amid increased tensions, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense. In a tweet on Monday, Taiwanese officials said 11 aircraft from the People’s Liberation Army, or
People joined long queues outside immigration offices in Beijing on Monday, eager to renew their passports after China dropped COVID border controls that had largely prevented its 1.4 billion residents from travelling for three years. Sunday’s reopening is one of the last
Dozens of Chinese military aircraft and four ships were detected around Taiwan on Sunday amid increased tensions, Taiwan’s defense ministry said. At least 28 of the Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial buffer zone that separates
Clips showing a furious Chinese mob flipping a police car on to its hood have gone viral, in the latest remarkable example of civil disobedience to penetrate the country’s wall of digital censorship. The footage shows large crowds in Luyi County, Henan,
A hidden Chinese tracking device was reportedly discovered in a UK Government car causing national security fears. A news report by the i claimed that the device was found after intelligence officials stripped back vehicles in response to growing concerns over spyware.
Officials in Taiwan say that 17 Chinese military aircraft along with three ships entered an area close to the island on Friday morning local time amid an increase in tension. The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense said the aircraft and ships were
South Korean police caught up to a Chinese man who escaped the country’s mandatory quarantine upon testing positive for COVID-19 on arrival. The man, who was described by police as in his 40s, disappeared after testing positive for COVID-19 upon arrival at