Science & Technology

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  Science & Technology

  2023-03-03

  Spy balloon fiasco puts renewed focus on Huawei, a tool of Chinese surveillance

  Huawei, which outwardly is a benign cell phone and consumer product manufacturer, in reality is supported heavily by the Chinese government and has deep links to the People's Liberation Army.

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  Science & Technology

  2023-02-08

  C919: China's 'national pride' fails tests ahead of debut

  The plane never arrived as scheduled but had to return because of complications in the reverse propulsion of the left engine. The embarrassment fits a pattern.

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  Science & Technology

  2022-01-20

  Mandatory Chinese Olympics app has 'devastating' encryption flaw

  The MY2022 app, which is used to monitor COVID-19 and is mandatory for all athletes, journalists and other Olympics attendees, may have been intentionally sabotaged for surveillance purposes.

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  Science & Technology

  2021-08-20

  Hundreds of fake social media profiles discovered pushing China propaganda

  The network focuses on distorting hot topics like COVID-19, human rights abuses in Xinjiang, political discord in Hong Kong, overseas conflicts, and US gun laws, among others.

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  Science & Technology

  2020-12-11

  China's repression of Muslims in Xinjiang 'turbocharged' by technology

  Local authorities determined whom to detain by tracking behaviours such as phoning a relative overseas, reading a Koran without state permission or using 'suspicious' smartphone apps.

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  Science & Technology

  2020-06-16

  Tribal residents welcome development of high-speed mobile broadband

  Officials hope that by the end of summer residents of the region will have access to some of the country's fastest internet connections.

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  Science & Technology

  2020-05-14

  Chinese hackers caught trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research

  Agencies are raising the alarm over government-backed hackers from China trying to steal intellectual property amid ongoing disinformation efforts by Beijing to shape the virus outbreak.

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  Science & Technology

  2020-03-10

  Workaround facility in Peshawar provides jobs to KP youth

  The business process outsourcing (BPO) facility provides jobs that encourage youth to avoid radicalism, say officials.

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  Science & Technology

  2017-01-03

  KP conducts archaeological survey during prevailing peace

  The army and Khyber Agency authorities helped archaeologists survey 110 heritage sites.