The flag-raising ceremony is held at Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, in celebration of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Oct 1, 2021. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY) In a statement it released on Thursday, the United States Department of State expressed its "serious concern" about […]
Although foreign interference in the internal affairs of other countries is common, defensive strategies are not always easy. After 1997, the Basic Law provided Hong Kong with a high degree of autonomy, and some foreign actors sensed an opportunity for troublemaking. They viewed the “one country, two systems” principle not as a godsend, but as […]
SINGAPORE, Oct 18, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – SonicWall, a global leader in physical, virtual and cloud-focused cybersecurity solutions, is emphasizing the return of customer choice for securing and scaling a mix of cloud, hybrid and traditional environments. “Too many times organizations have been forced to change the way they operate in order […]
Actions speak louder than words. But in face of a malicious smear campaign against China and interference in Hong Kong affairs by US-led external forces, it is never too late to set the record straight. Mired in the protracted US-China tension, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is at grave risk of being used as […]
TOKYO, Oct 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, and Fujitsu Limited agreed to collaborate with automotive-related manufacturers to strengthen connected car security measures. With this collaboration, Fujitsu will provide a security countermeasure solution for connected cars, the V-SOC (Vehicle-Security Operation Center) service, […]
The Policy Address of 2021 represents Hong Kong’s arrival at calmer waters. The special administrative region has gone through a very painful period of trial by fire under the extreme heat and fumes of 2019 and its aftermath. Its political head, the chief executive, has come out at the other end of the trial liberated […]
On Oct 16, 2019, when Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor visited the Legislative Council to deliver her third Policy Address, mayhem erupted. As soon as she took her place at the lectern, so-called “pro-democracy” lawmakers brandished offensive photographs, shouted insults, and played audio clips of screaming protesters. After two failed attempts to give her […]
(JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) That US President Joe Biden will host the first-ever in-person Quad (Quadrilateral security dialogue among the US, Japan, Australia, and India) summit at the White House on Friday suggests the previous loose security partnership could soon become a formal organization. In his speech before the 76th Session of the United […]
Singapore, Sep 23, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Cybercrime is already a multi-billion-dollar industry with a projected cost expected to reach USD 10.5 trillion annually by 2025. So, how can CISOs working within the ASEAN region become catalysts for change? How can you deliver business value, overcome security systems complexities, mitigate risks and […]
Editor’s note: This is Part 5 of a series on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s new elections. Sunday’s Election Committee elections, the first elections under the improved electoral system after the National People’s Congress Standing Committee enacted the National Security Law for Hong Kong last year and decided to improve the Hong Kong Special […]
In this photo provided by Malaysia's Department of Information, Malaysia's new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob sits at his desk on his first day at the prime minister's office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Aug 23, 2021. (FANDY AZLAN / MALAYSIA DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION VIA AP) KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has voiced […]
A giant poster that reads "Improving electoral system, ensuring patriots administering Hong Kong" is mounted on the fence of a basketball court on Maple Street, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, March 31 2021. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY) Sunday’s Election Committee vote, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s first election under the revamped electoral system, […]
LOS ANGELES, CA., Sep 16, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – AppSealing, a leading mobile application security solution provider and a service of INKA ENTWORKS, announced the launch of its data encryption solution for Android applications. With this solution, companies can protect a slew of sensitive data like authentication tokens, unique identifiers, and passwords […]
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit will be held in Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan, on Thursday and Friday to discuss, among other things, what role the organization should play in addressing the Afghanistan issue, especially because the war the United States launched in 2001 has not only increased poverty but also reversed the economic development cycle […]
HONG KONG – Chris Tang Ping-keung, secretary for security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, will advise the Chief Executive in Council to invoke the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance to revoke the company registration of the anti-China group "Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China." This […]
On Wednesday, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region police arrested four leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, including its vice-chair Tonyee Chow Hang-tung, on suspicion of breaching the national security law in the city. According to the police, the reason of their arrest lies in them not […]
Whenever a professional body loses its way, there are consequences. If it dabbles in matters beyond its remit or otherwise behaves irresponsibly, it forfeits its credibility. Its influence then diminishes, along with its capacity to promote its members’ interests. The temptation for professional bodies to diverge from their avowed missions became acute in recent times, […]
Indonesian President Joko Widodo receives Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Jan 25, 2021. (COURTESY OF INDONESIA’S PRESIDENTIAL PALACE / XINHUA) JAKARTA – A leak online of the president's COVID-19 vaccine certificate has heightened concern in Indonesia about information security, coming in the same week as a data breach affecting 1.3 […]
A glance at the High-tech Zone of Xi'an, capital city of Northwest China's Shaanxi province. (PHOTO / VCG) Common prosperity is not egalitarianism nor does it mean robbing the rich to pay the poor. Instead, common prosperity means affluence shared by everyone both in material and cultural terms. The goal of common prosperity should be […]
On Aug 19, Andy Li Yu-hin and Chan Tsz-wah pleaded guilty to conspiring to collude with foreign forces, Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, Mark Simon and Linn Lau to endanger national security. The prosecution said that from June to August 2019, Li organized crowdfunding and engaged in international lobbying calling on various countries to condemn Beijing, the […]