| Diplomats: US, China Agree on NKorea Sanctions Posted: 05 Mar 2013 12:06 AM PST | The US and China have reached agreement on a new draft sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, UN diplomats said late Monday. (March 5) | Views: 1058 13 ratings | | Time: 01:10 | More in News & Politics |
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| China military unit 'behind prolific hacking' Posted: 19 Feb 2013 09:10 AM PST | A secretive branch of China's military is probably one of the world's "most prolific cyber espionage groups", a US cyber security firm has said. Mandiant said Unit 61398 was believed to have "systematically stolen hundreds of terabytes of data" from at least 141 organisations around the world. It traced the attacks to the doorstep of a non-descript building in Shanghai used by the unit. China denied hacking and questioned the validity of Mandiant's report. 'Extensive cyber espionage' "Hacking attacks are transnational and anonymous," said foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei. "Determining their origins are extremely difficult. We don't know how the evidence in this so-called report can be tenable. Mr Hong added that Beijing "firmly opposes hacking", has taken steps to prevent it and is also a victim of cyber attacks. In an indication of the military sensitivity around the Shanghai site, the BBC's John Sudworth and his camera crew were briefly detained by soldiers when they went to film the facility. They were only released once they had handed over their footage. In its unusually detailed report, US-based computer security company Mandiant said it had investigated hundreds of data breaches since 2004, most of which it attributed to what it termed "Advanced Persistent Threat" actors. The details it had uncovered, it said, "convince us that the groups conducting these activities are based primarily in China and that the Chinese government is aware of them". The most prolific <b>...</b> | Views: 237 2 ratings | | Time: 01:33 | More in Entertainment |
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| Activist Calls Jail Term 'Unjust' Posted: 05 Mar 2013 11:12 AM PST | Cambodian radio station owner Mam Sonando is appealing a 20-year sentence. | Views: 2 0 ratings | | Time: 01:07 | More in News & Politics |
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| Raw: China Quake Collapses Homes Posted: 03 Mar 2013 07:38 AM PST | A moderate earthquake in southwest China has caused hundreds of homes to collapse and injured at least 30 people. The quake damaged 2500 houses and that 700 others collapsed. (March 3) | Views: 2077 21 ratings | | Time: 00:18 | More in News & Politics |
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| Will PepsiCo's Caviar Chips Crack Eastern Europe? Posted: 05 Mar 2013 10:13 AM PST | March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Duane Stanford reports on Pepsico's experiments with drinks and snacks in order to reach new consumers in Easter Europe. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop." (Source: Bloomberg) | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 03:14 | More in Entertainment |
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| The Top Ten Stocks for March 4 Posted: 04 Mar 2013 02:12 PM PST | March 4 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Trish Regan, Adam Johnson and Matt Miller report on today's ten most important stocks including Yahoo, Hecla Mining and Las Vegas Sands. (Source: Bloomberg) | Views: 198 1 ratings | | Time: 03:57 | More in Entertainment |
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| Sequestration Is a Non-Event: Deshpande Posted: 04 Mar 2013 08:45 AM PST | March 4 (Bloomberg) -- First Eagle Investment Management Portfolio Manager Abhay Deshpande discusses sequestration, gold and his investment strategy. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop." (Source: Bloomberg) | Views: 104 1 ratings | | Time: 03:28 | More in Entertainment |
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| At Cyber War: How Chinese Hackers Spy on You Posted: 15 Feb 2013 04:01 PM PST | Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Megan Hughes reports on Chinese hackers and efforts to prevent the security breaches. (Source: Bloomberg) | Views: 5240 46 ratings | | Time: 02:18 | More in Entertainment |
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| BBC News China ice festivals giant crystal palace Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:20 AM PST | An annual winter carnival has opened in the north-east China city of Harbin. The month-long Harbin ice and snow festival is one of the world's largest. The largest snow sculpture is 120 metres (390 feet) long, while the "Crystal Castle", an ice-carving project finished in December, towers over the winter theme park at a height of 48 metres | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 01:42 | More in News & Politics |
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| BBC China: Triunfo e Tumulto - Episódio 03 - Superpotência (2012) Posted: 04 Mar 2013 07:20 AM PST | Niall Ferguson encontra as pessoas que podem explicar o que a China significa: desde recém bilionários das megacidades da China ate os sobreviventes da loucura do presidente Mao, e de jovens nacionalistas invadindo nossos computadores até bravos defensores dos pobres rurais da China. E ele responde as perguntas que deveria preocupar a todos nós: este vai ser o século chinês? Deveríamos estar com medo? Ou poderia o Dragão Vermelho fracassar? Superpotência: Niall Ferguson pergunta o que a crescente presença global da China e do agressivo nacionalismo significa para todos nós. A sobrecarga da china no crescimento econômico indica uma mudança sísmica no poder político do Ocidente para o Oriente. Estamos cada vez mais dependentes do dinheiro da China para salvar nossas próprias frágeis economias. Mas a que preço? Como podemos protestar contra uma China que desafia nossas crenças mais arraigadas sobre a democracia e liberdade de expressão, travando-se os seus cidadãos? Devemos criticá-los ou apenas manter silêncio por medo de assustar fora muito investimento necessário? Quando a China se transforma de uma montadora de produtos inventados no Ocidente para uma empresa inovadora com seu próprio direito autoral, o que será deixado para nós? Como será trabalhar num mundo dominado pelos chineses? | Views: 33 4 ratings | | Time: 46:42 | More in Education |
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| ► RARE inside FILM from CHINA Posted: 04 Dec 2012 06:53 AM PST | . . slums hidden from outside world , oppression , violence , Iron fist on public ,total censorship , brutality on masses, Human rights Violation , propaganda war , bullying of the weak , totalitarian rule , no freedom of speech , political bureaucracy , corruption | Views: 2257 11 ratings | | Time: 05:52 | More in Education |
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| BBC News Chinas leaders contemplate reform as NPC begins Posted: 05 Mar 2013 03:32 AM PST | The National People's Congress in China has begun. It marks the final stage of the country's once-in-a-decade leadership change. Outgoing Premier Wen Jiabao is there to deliver his final work report and he told the gathering that China aims to grow its economy by 7.5% this year, and to keep consumer inflation sitting at about 3.5%. The forecast comes at a critical time for China's economy. Growth has slowed and the gap between rich and poor has widened. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 02:40 | More in News & Politics |
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| China's leaders contemplate reform as NPC begins Posted: 05 Mar 2013 12:23 AM PST | Source : www.bbc.co.uk The National People's Congress in China has begun. It marks the final stage of the country's once-in-a-decade leadership change. Outgoing Premier Wen Jiabao is there to deliver his final work report and he told the gathering that China aims to grow its economy by 7.5% this year, and to keep consumer inflation sitting at about 3.5%. The forecast comes at a critical time for China's economy. Growth has slowed and the gap between rich and poor has widened. At the same time, there are increasing calls, both from within and outside of the country, for a fairer society to be built. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 02:40 | More in News & Politics |
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| China vows to close rich-poor gap at opening of parliament Posted: 05 Mar 2013 01:12 AM PST | www.euronews.com China's outgoing Premier has promised to close the chasm between the country's urban rich and rural poor at the opening of the annual National People's Congress (NPC). In a 100-minute speech Wen Jiabao put forward the economic blueprint for the next year. He said that unleashing the power of the country's 1.3 billion consumers is vital to the future of the world's second largest economy, so the fruits of economic growth should be spread more evenly. He set a GDP growth target of 7.5 percent which he said is "necessary and appropriate". The Prime Minister also spoke repeatedly of the massive environmental cost of China's economic success, shortly after choking smog enveloped swathes of the north of the country sparking widespread public anger. On top of this he vowed to "unwaveringly combat corruption and strengthen political integrity." This will be one of Wen's last acts as Premier as president-in-waiting Xi Jinping and premier-designate Li Keqiang are set to take up their government posts by the end of the parliamentary session, which is scheduled to conclude on March 17. Find us on: Youtube bit.ly Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com | Views: 425 5 ratings | | Time: 01:03 | More in News & Politics |
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| Hard cash: China boosts military spending Posted: 05 Mar 2013 07:32 AM PST | www.euronews.com China is to increase its defence budget by 10.7 per cent this year. The rise continues a trend of double-digit hikes over the last 20 years. The authorities said military spending will reach 90 billion euros for 2013. Despite the huge cash injection it underscores a trend of slower growth in the Chinese economy with Premier Wen Jiabao aiming for 7.5 percent growth this year, lower than previous projections. Admiral Wang Jianxin says China is not sabre-rattling, but ensuring its security: "We do not wish to have a war. But the Chinese military personnel and forces are firmly determined in terms of safeguarding China's security, interests, sovereignty and territory." China's growing military might is a concern for its neighbours and the United States. Beijing's assertive displays and long-standing territorial disputes with Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam are making waves in the region. Professor Alexander Huang, of the University of Tamkang in Taiwan, gave his assessment of Beijing's military spending plans: "It tells us a lot of stories, including their heavy investment in advance weapon systems, naval, air and missile technology." Domestic security spending is even higher as the People's Republic responds to the increasing number of "mass incidents" as it calls any protest against central or regional government. That suggests that China is more concerned with internal instability than any external threat. Find us on: Youtube bit.ly Facebook www <b>...</b> | Views: 148 11 ratings | | Time: 01:26 | More in News & Politics |
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| Iraqi torture claims hang over death row Posted: 05 Mar 2013 07:21 AM PST | Dozens of families in Fallujah say their relatives sentenced to hang on anti-terrorism charges have been tortured. The Iraqi justice ministry says the names and numbers of people executed and even the specific charges they were executed for are classified. The ministry denies systematic torture, but relatives of prisoners on death row say the condemned inmates have been subject to months of torture in an attempt to extract confessions. Most of the children of death-row prisoners in Fallujah were also jailed when their fathers were detained. They are now awaiting news of their fathers' executions. Al Jazeera's Jane Arraf reports from Fallujah, Iraq | Views: 11 2 ratings | | Time: 03:24 | More in News & Politics |
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| Manchester United prepare for Ronaldo's return Posted: 05 Mar 2013 01:10 AM PST | Alex Fergsuon says his Manchester United team can't afford to fear the return of Cristiano Ronaldo. The Real Madrid player is back in England as the two sides get ready to meet in Tuesday's crucial champions league game. Al Jazeera's Lee Wellings reports from Manchester. | Views: 2235 10 ratings | | Time: 02:17 | More in News & Politics |
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| TED: Edith Widder: How we found the giant squid - Edith Widder (2013) Posted: 05 Mar 2013 07:56 AM PST Humankind has been looking for the giant squid (Architeuthis) since we first started taking pictures underwater. But the elusive deep-sea predator could never be caught on film. Oceanographer and inventor Edith Widder shares the key insight -- and the teamwork -- that helped to capture the squid on film for the first time.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sentences handed down in Kabul Bank case Posted: 05 Mar 2013 06:44 AM PST | Two former heads of Afghanistan's largest savings and loan bank given five-year sentences for fraud and embezzlement. Shamsul Rahman Shams, the judge, said that Sher Khan Farnood, the bank's founder and chairman, and Khalilullah Ferozi, chief executive of the bank, must pay back the money, more than $700m, they gained from the corruption described as a "Ponzi scheme" by international investigators. Al Jazeera's Sue Turton reports from Kabul. | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 02:49 | More in News & Politics |
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| The Stream - Searching for protection Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST | Examining ongoing sectarian violence in Pakistan's Balochistan province | Views: 1189 17 ratings | | Time: 34:42 | More in News & Politics |
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