Mobile Verdict: A Glimpse into the Future World of China’s Digital Courts
Artificial-intelligence judges, cyber-courts, and verdicts delivered on chat apps — welcome to China’s brave new world of justice spotlighted by authorities this week.
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Japanese Scientists Launch First Human Trial Vaccine Against Ebola Virus
Japanese scientists will begin the country’s first human trial for a new vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus this month, they said Friday.
Japan, Germany and the Philippines Top the Climate Risk Index List 2020
Japan, the Philippines and Germany top a list of countries worst hit by climate-enhanced extreme weather last year, with Madagascar and India close behind, researchers said Wednesday.
Japanese Doctor Who Dedicated His Life to Helping Afghans Killed in Attack
A Japanese doctor whose long career was dedicated to helping some of Afghanistan’s poorest people was among six people killed Wednesday in an attack in the east of the country, officials said.
Voices of Chinese Mainlanders Living in Hong Kong
For mainlanders in Hong Kong, the city’s protests pose a complicated challenge, with even some who backed the demonstrations now wary of a movement that has become vocally and sometimes even violently anti-China.
The Blind Navigates on the Broken Streets of Delhi
Tapping his white cane, Vinod Kumar Sharma spends four hours a day running the gauntlet of crowded trains and New Delhi’s congested, potholed and often pavement-less roads.
Government Slams Malaysia Tattoo Expo as ‘Porn’
Malaysian officials on Monday slammed a tattoo exhibition held in the country as “porn” unsuitable for a Muslim-majority country, after images of half-naked men and women went viral.
Taiwan Becomes the City of Hope for Hong Kong Protestors
Protests that have paralysed Hong Kong for nearly six months are pushing residents to seek new lives abroad, with many turning to nearby democratic Taiwan to escape the uncertainty at home.
Choosing to Stay: The Last Holdout at HK Polytechnic Siege
In the final days of a police siege at Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University, a lone protester stalked the darkened corridors, determined to outlast the authorities waiting to arrest him.
Face Scans is Now Mandatory for China’s Mobile Users
China will require telecom operators to collect face scans when registering new phone users at offline outlets starting Sunday, according to the country’s information technology authority, as Beijing continues to tighten cyberspace controls.
Hong Kong’s ‘Life Bread’ Has Become the New Symbol for Pro-Democracy Movement
A humble loaf of bread has become a new symbol for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters who have embraced a slew of colourful and sometimes surreal memes as they push the Beijing-backed government for reforms.
How One Hair Salon is Changing the Lives of Transgenders in Pakistan
Bebo Haider’s beauty parlour is bright, small, and decorated sparsely with three large photographs: transgender models who became her clients because the Karachi salon is one of the few in Pakistan which caters to them without judgement.
A Recap of What Happened in Japan’s Devastating Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster
Referred to as the “triple disaster”, Pope Francis will meet in Japan with victims of the enormous earthquake and tsunami of 2011 that triggered the Fukushima nuclear meltdown
No Mercy: Leaked Documents Reveal How China ‘Handles’ Uighurs
Leaked government documents outlining the need to prevent escape, double lock doors and constantly monitor detainees in China’s network of internment camps in Xinjiang refute Beijing’s defense of “vocational education centres” in the region, experts say.
Relatives of Victims in the Philippines ‘Worst Political Massacre’ Calls for Justice
Relatives of 58 people slain in the Philippines’ worst political massacre held a tearful vigil Saturday to mark a decade since the killings, voicing anger at the slow pace of justice.
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Former CIA Agent Sentenced to 19 Years for Spying for China
The former CIA officer who may have devastated US intelligence collection in China by giving up its network of informants to Beijing agents was sentenced on Friday to 19 years in prison.
