Hostile powers sending spies to west’s universities, says former security chief | Espionage

Hostile spy agencies are now as focused on infiltrating western universities and companies as they are on doing so to governments, according to the former head of Canada’s intelligence service. David Vigneault... Read more »

Want to be hotter? Try this one weird Republican trick | Arwa Mahdawi

Maybe she was born with it, maybe it’s Mar-a-Lago face Forget expensive moisturizers or designer clothes. Ladies, if you want a quick and easy glow-up, you may want to try Republicanism. This... Read more »

As Sino-Japanese Tensions Rise, “Tourism is Treated like a Chamberpot, a Disposable Tool”

The diplomatic crisis between China and Japan continues to intensify, following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s affirmation last month of Japan’s willingness to defend Taiwan in the event of Chinese naval blockade... Read more »

Zootopia 2 bucks trend for Hollywood releases in China as it breaks records for foreign animation | China

A comedy about animal cops investigating a reptilian mystery has become the highest-grossing foreign animated film ever in China, bucking the trend of declining interest in overseas productions that has resulted in... Read more »

Hong Kong responds to disaster differently from Beijing – but the gulf is narrowing | Hong Kong apartment fires

As Hong Kong mourns the victims of its worst fire in decades, the response to the disaster reveals the ways in which the semi-autonomous city retains differences from mainland China – and... Read more »

How the Hong Kong High-Rise Fire Became So Deadly

While the exact cause of the inferno is still unclear, footage of the fire offers some clues to how it became so deadly. Experts point to the lethal mix of combustible materials,... Read more »

How three Uyghur brothers fled China – to spend 12 years in an Indian prison | Global development

On the evening of 12 June 2013, according to court documents, three “Chinese intruders” were arrested by the Indian army in Sultan Chusku, a remote and uninhabited desert area in the mountainous... Read more »

Handling of China spying case was ‘shambolic’, security committee concludes | Espionage

Parliament’s security committee has criticised prosecutors for pulling their charges against two men accused of spying for Beijing, in a damning report that concluded the handling of the case was “shambolic”. MPs... Read more »

A Global IP Protection Strategy FAQ

My blog post yesterday, Global IP Protection: Why You Need a Strategy, Not Just an Application generated a lot of questions. In an attempt to answer those we received (and those we... Read more »

EU looks at legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China | Mining

The EU is considering legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China to insulate Europe from future hostile acts, the industry commissioner, Stéphane Séjourné, says. He made his remarks as the European... Read more »