SEOUL, Feb 24 – North Korea has up to 5,000 tonnes of chemical weapons, South Korean experts said Friday, including the toxin used to assassinate its leader’s half-brother. Traces of VX — a nerve agent listed as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations – were detected on swabs from the
AMSTERDAM, Feb 24 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, and MPT, the country’s no.1 Telecom operator serving 23 million mobile subscribers, are extending their partnership. MPT has acquired Gemalto’s Device Management and Advanced Over-The-Air (AOTA), in a bid to strengthen the relationship with its subscribers
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 – The poison used to kill Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was VX nerve agent, which is listed as a chemical weapon and is internationally banned, Malaysian police announced Friday. The Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the
TOKYO, Feb 24 – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced the addition of a compact model to its SpectralWave DW7000 series of converged packet optical transport systems for ultra-high-speed optical transmission that can be used to construct urban high-capacity networks (metro networks). This new model makes it possible for the
A new report today from The Information shares that Apple found potential security issues with at least one server early last year. Apple purchased the server from Super Micro Computer and was used to help power its web services and also contained customer information. According to Super Micro Computer’s SVP and others familiar with the matter,
OXON HILL, Feb 24 – Donald Trump’s closest advisor on Thursday welcomed the US conservative movement’s emphatic embrace of the incoming president, hailing the birth of a new “economic nationalism” in America. ,” White House chief strategist Steve Bannon told grassroots conservatives at an annual confab near the US capital that there’s
SEOUL, Feb 24 – North Korea denounced its chief ally and diplomatic protector China for “dancing to the tune of the US” after it banned coal imports in apparent punishment for a missile launch. Beijing and Pyongyang have a relationship forged in the blood of the Korean War, but ties have begun
DALLAS, Feb 23 – For the second consecutive year, YPO will host Innovation Week, a series of more than 70 events around the world designed to bring together the world’s most dynamic innovators for a chance to connect, challenge conventional thinking and gain actionable, applicable insight. YPO, the world’s premier
PARIS, Feb 23 – Researchers announced Wednesday the stunning discovery of seven Earth-like planets orbiting a small star in our galaxy, opening up the most promising hunting ground so far for life beyond the Solar System. All seven roughly match the size and mass of our own planet and are almost certainly
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 – Hyon Kwang-song whom police identified as Second Secretary at the North Korean embassy in Malaysia and is being sought to facilitate investigations into Kim Jong-Nam’s death is not listed as a staff at the embassy. A check by Bernama on the list of Diplomatic and Consular Mission Malaysia made
SEOUL, Feb 22 – Suprema, a global leader in biometrics and ID solutions, has announced the availability of BioSign 2.0, a game-changing mobile fingerprint authentication solution featuring the world’s fastest matching speed. Suprema will be showcasing BioSign 2.0 at Mobile World Congress 2017, Feb 27 – Mar 3 in Barcelona.
STOCKHOLM, Feb 23 – A Danish man who burned the Quran in a video posted on Facebook will face trial for blasphemy, public prosecutors said Wednesday, the country’s first such case in more than 40 years. “The prosecution considers the circumstances of burning holy books like the Bible and the Quran may
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 23 – The education ministry has targeted that by 2020, schools nationwide be upgraded with facilities for the disabled, says minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid. Thus, he hoped more private companies would come forward to collaborate with the ministry in providing such facilities for students with special needs. “The ministry
PARIS, Feb 22 – Most off-label use of antidepressants is not backed by evidence that the drugs will work as intended, scientists said Wednesday. Many medications approved for the treatment of depression are prescribed by doctors for other problems such as pain, insomnia or migraine headaches. But only a small fraction of
The average U.S. iPhone user spent $40 on apps & in-app purchases last year, according to research by Sensor Tower. This was up from $35 the previous year. Unsurprisingly, games account for by far the biggest chunk of this – some $27 of the $40 total – but it was another
YANGON, Feb 22 – Myanmar’s army-controlled home ministry is investigating a cover-up by the border force of the deaths in custody of two Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state, according to a police report reviewed by Reuters and interviews with senior security officials. The internal document is the first official admission of serious wrongdoing
SEPANG, Feb 22 – The Malaysian Ambassador to North Korea Mohamad Nizan Mohamad, who was called back to Kuala Lumpur last Monday for “consultations” arrived at the KL International Airport (KLIA) here today. He arrived on a Malaysia Airlines flight MH0361 from Beijing which touched down at 9.37am, but managed to avoid
Apple Pay is now available from over 40 more banks and credit unions around the United States as part of the latest expansion wave. Apple’s mobile payment service launched just over two years ago with hundreds of additional regional banks and credit unions added every few weeks. You can find
HONG KONG, Feb 22 – Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was jailed for 20 months today for misconduct in public office, making him the most senior city official to serve time behind bars in a ruling some said reaffirmed the financial hub’s vaunted rule of law. The sentence brings an
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 – Two women arrested over the killing of the North Korean leader’s half-brother in Kuala Lumpur knew they were taking part in a poison attack, Inspector-general of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said today, after reports they believed it was a prank. “Yes, of course they
