Asia & Pacific – Page 25 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Facebook imposed face recognition tech on 200,000 South Koreans & took social security info without consent, data watchdog finds

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021By Editor

Facebook created and stored facial recognition details on 200,000 users in South Korea by harvesting info from videos and photos without consent, a data privacy audit revealed. It also illegally collected social security numbers. … Read More >Facebook imposed face recognition tech on 200,000 South Koreans & took social security info without consent, data watchdog finds

Beijing blasts American exploitation and coercion as Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s detention reaches 1,000 days

Posted on August 30, 2021August 30, 2021By Editor

China’s Foreign Ministry has reiterated its anger at the “unreasonable detention” of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on the thousand-day anniversary of her arrest by Canadian authorities, pending extradition to the US. … Read More >Beijing blasts American exploitation and coercion as Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s detention reaches 1,000 days

1.6 million Moderna Covid vaccine doses pulled in Japan after foreign material found in some vials

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

Around 1.6 million doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine are being pulled from circulation in Japan as a precaution after foreign material was discovered in some vials. An investigation was launched into the incident. … Read More >1.6 million Moderna Covid vaccine doses pulled in Japan after foreign material found in some vials

Indonesia navy impounds tanker over allegations of stealing some 300,000 barrels of oil from Cambodia

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

The Indonesia navy’s First Fleet commander announced on Wednesday that it has seized a tanker and detained its crew over the alleged theft of around 300,000 barrels of crude oil from Cambodia’s reserves. … Read More >Indonesia navy impounds tanker over allegations of stealing some 300,000 barrels of oil from Cambodia

Fukushima nuclear plant to construct UNDERSEA tunnel to release a million tons of treated water

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

The operators of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant have announced plans to build an undersea tunnel to facilitate the release of more than one million tons of treated water from the site into the surrounding ocean. … Read More >Fukushima nuclear plant to construct UNDERSEA tunnel to release a million tons of treated water

‘Scapegoating China cannot whitewash the US’: Beijing blasts Washington ahead of American report into Covid-19 origins

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

Beijing has criticized the US’s “politicization” of the Covid-19 pandemic as the American intelligence community readies its unclassified report on the origin of the virus, amid rumors it may point to a Chinese lab leak. … Read More >‘Scapegoating China cannot whitewash the US’: Beijing blasts Washington ahead of American report into Covid-19 origins

Vietnam to pay recovered Covid patients to care for sick amid surge in cases that is overwhelming medics

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

Vietnam is willing to dole cash out to citizens that have recently recovered from Covid to work alongside medical staff in hospitals to treat patients, as case rates soar and the country’s inoculation drive lags. … Read More >Vietnam to pay recovered Covid patients to care for sick amid surge in cases that is overwhelming medics

Taiwan reports zero new locally transmitted Covid cases for first time in over three months

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

Taiwan’s health authorities have reported no new locally transmitted Covid cases, for the first time since the island recorded a surge in coronavirus infections over three months ago. … Read More >Taiwan reports zero new locally transmitted Covid cases for first time in over three months

US VP Harris tells Vietnam to ‘raise pressure’ on Beijing, as Chinese media accuse Washington of sowing divisions in Asia

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

American Vice President Kamala Harris urged Vietnam to pressure China during her Southeast Asian tour. But Chinese state-run media argued that attempts to rally regional countries against Beijing are doomed to failure. … Read More >US VP Harris tells Vietnam to ‘raise pressure’ on Beijing, as Chinese media accuse Washington of sowing divisions in Asia

Japanese Yakuza crime boss sentenced to death over 4 attacks in rare ruling

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

Japan’s Fukuoka District Court has sentenced a Kudo-kai crime syndicate boss to death for ordering a series of attacks on civilians, including a fatal shooting of a man who controlled port construction projects. … Read More >Japanese Yakuza crime boss sentenced to death over 4 attacks in rare ruling