Asia Pacific

Chinese Professor, Whose Company Sued Apple in China, Sentenced to Prison for Stealing US Trade Secrets

The Chinse scientist, a professor at Tianjin University, co-founded ROFS Microsystem with stolen tech from U.S. semiconductor companies Skyworks and Avago (Broadcom)

Sep 2, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Khmer Rouge Commander Who Killed 16,000 People Under Pol Pot Regime Dies in Prison

Kaing Guek Eav was supervisor of Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison, S-21; he later spent two decades in hiding.

Sep 2, 2020

By Akshay Saraswat

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong Warns Against the Turn Inwards as Anxiety Over Foreigners Increases

Lee's government that has been tightening the inflow of foreigners for many years, is taking more steps for promoting local hiring

Sep 2, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Older People in South Korea Drive Rise in the Critical Coronavirus Cases

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed 267 new infections on Tuesday, a slight rise over the previous day

Sep 2, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Who Is Gertrude Elion? US Nobel Laureate Gave World First Antiviral Drug When It Seemed Impossible

Gertrude Elion developed many life-saving antibiotics but it was her antiviral drug acyclovir which paved the way for future medicines to treat viral diseases

Sep 2, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Taiwan Going to Change Passport, Fed Up With the Confusion With China

Taiwan has been debating its identity for many years, including its name, but the COVID-19 pandemic has shot the issue back into the spotlight

Sep 2, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Ruling Party of Japan to Select Shinzo Abe's Successor on September 14

Two other contenders former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba also announced their candidacies on Tuesday

Sep 2, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

China Aiming to Double Nuclear Stockpile Over Next Decade,Says New Pentagon Report

China's aim is to equip itself to a position wherein it can launch nuclear attacks on the US from land, air and sea, also known as "nuclear triad".

Sep 2, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Rape Accused DJ Erick Morillo Found Dead Days Ahead of Court Hearing

Morillo, who was known for 'I Like to Move It', was accused of raping another DJ in December 2019 and was arrested last month.

Sep 2, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Woman Grabs Tiger's Testicles to Take Photo; Receives Criticism on Social Media [VIDEO]

The images of the stunt went viral on social media platforms and Akkarachaiyapas was heavily criticized by the netizens

Sep 1, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Samsung Heir Indicted in High-Profile Succession Case

It is seen as a key step toward his succession, and alleged accounting fraud at the pharmaceutical unit of Samsung Biologics, as per reports

Sep 1, 2020

By IANS

Samsung

Carrie Lam elected as Hong Kong's first female Chief Executive

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Urges Public to Participate in Universal COVID-19 Testing

Lam also said that the number of new cases on Monday dropped to a single digit for the second time since the third wave of COVID-19

Sep 1, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

New Zealand Designates Christchurch Mosque Gunman as Terrorist Entity

The 29-year-old, Brenton Harrison Tarrant, has already been sentenced to life in prison without parole

Sep 1, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Hackers Trick Apple's Famed Notarization Process to Install Malware on Macs

Buying code signing certificates for just $99, hackers tricked Apple's notarization process that failed to detect Shlayer adware

Sep 1, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus Cover-Up: Wuhan Authorities Threaten Woman Who Is Suing China for Father's Death

Wuhan was the first place in the world that reported the first outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus

Sep 1, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Coronavirus

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