29 h. ago CISA, NSA warn of China’s BRICKSTORM malware after incident response efforts

CISA, NSA warn of China’s BRICKSTORM malware after incident response efforts  The Record from Recorded Future News

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3 d. ago Chinese man hides 2 gold bars in chilli sauce jar, sends to ‘friend’ for investment

A Chinese man has caused amusement online after he hid two gold bars inside a jar of chilli sauce and mailed them to another province as part of a scam to fund his stock trading account. The incident recently unfolded in the Jinnan District of Tianjin in northern China when police took down a fraud scheme involving an elderly man. Li Ruifang, a police officer from the Shuanglin Police Station, received an anti-fraud alert indicating that an elderly man, surnamed Zhao, might be in contact with...

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3 d. ago Japan and China trade accusations after coast guard incident in disputed waters

Japan and China trade accusations after coast guard incident in disputed waters  abc.net.au

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3 d. ago Chinese and Japanese coastguard ships confront each other near disputed islands

Chinese and Japanese coastguard vessels have been involved in a stand-off near the disputed Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. The two sides gave conflicting accounts of Tuesday’s incident, with the Chinese coastguards saying they had driven a Japanese fishing boat away from the islands, which are known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan. Liu Dejun, a spokesman for the coastguard, said the Chinese vessels took “necessary control measures” and issued warnings to the boat. “The Diaoyu Islands and...

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8 d. ago Public outrage over Chinese man placing hell money in Japanese temple donation box

A Chinese man who placed joss paper into a fortune-drawing money collection box at Japan’s Sensoji Temple has sparked online outrage and criticism of bad tourist behaviour. A video that circulated on social media in November showed the unidentified man putting a piece of joss paper, also known as “hell money”, into the box on the desk where fortune sticks are drawn. Visitors are required to put 100 yen (US$1) into the box to draw from 100 bamboo sticks in a tube. They then need to find the...

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2 w. ago ‘Forgotten by everyone’: Namewee blasted for job hunt amid Iris Hsieh probe

Malaysian rapper Namewee has been criticised by Taiwanese model Sprite Fang for seeking part-time jobs amid ongoing investigations into the death of social media influencer Iris Hsieh, Oriental Daily reported. In a social media post on Wednesday, Fang, 42, wrote: “You don’t have money, but at least you still have your life. You can keep writing music to generate income. However, Iris had money but is no longer alive to spend it.” Fang urged Namewee, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, to take...

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2 w. ago Pet Alpaca Dies After Grooming Session Goes Wrong In China, Incident Sparks Outrage

Pet Alpaca Dies After Grooming Session Goes Wrong In China, Incident Sparks Outrage  NDTV

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2 w. ago Chinese woman’s pet alpaca dies from cold after groomers fail to dry it properly

A Chinese woman took her pet alpaca to a grooming salon which left it damp and exposed to cold temperatures overnight, leading it to die from hypothermia. On November 8, the woman surnamed Li from Jinan, Shandong province in northern China, sparked outrage online when she told of its treatment. Li, who runs a pet amusement shop, said she had sent three alpacas for bathing on October 30. The next day, she discovered that one of them, nicknamed Maodou, was suffering from hypothermia. Pet amusement...

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2 w. ago China school slammed for making pupils salute teachers arriving in cars

A viral video of primary school pupils in eastern China saluting teachers on cold mornings has sparked a storm of outrage online. The incident happened at Jianqiao Primary School in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, a century-old institution known for its status as a key local school and a model of civility. In the clip, four pupils wearing patrol armbands stand at attention at the school gate. Each time a teacher’s car drives in, they salute and shout “good morning”. In less than a minute, they...

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3 w. ago ‘Leave Japan’: xenophobic note to Malaysian teacher draws outrage and support

A Malaysian English teacher living in Yokohama has gone viral in Japan after sharing photos of a hate-filled message taped to his front door and car, sparking both outrage and an outpouring of support amid growing concern over anti-foreigner sentiment in the country. Written in Japanese and signed “Yokohama City Conservative Faction”, the flier read: “To foreigners, please leave Japan. You are not welcome here. Japan doesn’t need immigrants. Japanese taxes are not paid for you. Go back to your...

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3 w. ago University eyes Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis for nuclear medicine plant

Hong Kong’s oldest university plans to support the mass production of nuclear medicine in the city by setting up a production plant in the proposed Northern Metropolis megaproject to halve the cost as it aims to apply such treatment to more types of cancer. University of Hong Kong (HKU) researchers aim to develop a new form of nuclear medicine to treat nasopharyngeal cancer, which has one of the world’s highest incidence rates in southern China, after achieving initial success with two other...

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