China proposes global data security standards
China announced an initiative on Tuesday to establish global standards on data security, saying it wanted to promote multilateralism in the area at a time...
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TikTok chief Kevin Mayer quits after less than three months
TikTok Chief Executive Officer Kevin Mayer has left the company, less than three months after he joined the hit short video app, and U.S. General...
China achieves progress in battle against cyber crimes – report
File Photo China said it has made headway in cracking down on illegal online businesses, said a report on the country’s cybersecurity in 2019. China’s...
Growing number of countries mull TikTok restriction over China links
US President Donald Trump looming TikTok ban may only be the beginning of the popular video app’s headaches, as a growing number of nations are...
South Africa’s rand up before central bank’s rate decision
South Africa’s rand gained early on Thursday, before a central bank decision on interest rates, as tensions between China and the United States resurfaced and...
Zambia asks China to cancel its debt
File Photo Zambian President Edgar Lungu has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for some “debt relief and cancellation” in a telephone conversation between the two...
South Africa’s rand flat as coronavirus infections climb
South Africa’s rand was unchanged early on Friday as investors reassessed the impact of coronavirus, with infections locally and worldwide continuing to climb. At 0715...
UK bans Huawei 5G gear, orders all network equipment torn out by 2027
Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Huawei equipment to be purged completely from Britain’s 5G network by 2027, risking the ire of China by signalling that...
China bans US chickens, shuts Pepsi plant
China banned imports from a top US poultry producer and ordered a Beijing Pepsi factory to close Sunday as authorities clamped down on food production...
Beijing locals rounded up put in quarantine after ‘severe coronavirus outbreak’
Footage shows locals being rounded up and tested by hazmat-clad officials (Picture: AP/Getty Images) Officials in hazmat suits have been seen forcing Beijing residents into...