Category: SCMP

Acting Nasa administrator Sean Duffy has said that beating China in the space race was “critically important”. Photo: AFP
11
Sep
2025

Nasa blocks Chinese citizens with US visas from its facilities

Nasa has barred Chinese nationals on US visas from its facilities and networks, in the latest reflection of Washington’s mounting…

Breaking | Dior fined in China for sending data overseas without security screening
09
Sep
2025

Breaking | Dior fined in China for sending data overseas without security screening

Chinese police have fined fashion giant Dior’s Shanghai subsidiary after finding the company guilty of transmitting data overseas without security…

US investigating malware email targeting trade talks with China: reports
07
Sep
2025

US investigating malware email targeting trade talks with China: reports

US authorities are investigating a bogus email from a Republican lawmaker that contained malware apparently aimed at giving China insights…

Australia’s Qantas Airways penalises CEO over data breach with bonus cut
05
Sep
2025

Australia’s Qantas Airways penalises CEO over data breach with bonus cut

Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Friday it had lowered bonuses for its CEO and her team as the airline shoulders…

Shein hit with US$175 million fine by French watchdog over cookie misuse
04
Sep
2025

Shein hit with US$175 million fine by French watchdog over cookie misuse

Online fast-fashion retailer Shein received a €150 million (US$175 million) fine on Wednesday from France’s data protection authority over the…

Editorial | No room for complacency in Hong Kong’s fight to combat scam epidemic
03
Sep
2025

Editorial | No room for complacency in Hong Kong’s fight to combat scam epidemic

The eagerness of investors to part with large sums in the misguided belief that they will quickly reap substantial rewards…

Deepfake technology – which uses AI to manipulate images, audio and video – threatens both individual and national security, according to Chinese regulators. Photo: Shutterstock
01
Sep
2025

China’s social media platforms rush to abide by AI-generated content labelling law

The law, which was issued in March, requires explicit and implicit labels for AI-generated text, images, audio, video and other…

2 Hong Kong public hospital doctors arrested over patient data leak
01
Sep
2025

2 Hong Kong public hospital doctors arrested over patient data leak

Two public hospital doctors have been arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly leaking patient information, the Post has learned. While…

Editorial | Hong Kong’s telehealth market must put patient welfare front and centre
30
Aug
2025

Editorial | Hong Kong’s telehealth market must put patient welfare front and centre

Online medical consultations expanded during the pandemic, especially for the elderly. Like with online classes and working from home, they…

Spain cancels fibre-optic service contract involving use of Huawei equipment
29
Aug
2025

Spain cancels fibre-optic service contract involving use of Huawei equipment

The Spanish government has intervened at the eleventh hour to cancel a contract that would have boosted the use of…

US, Japan, Seoul look to halt the unstoppable rise of North Korea’s fake IT workers
28
Aug
2025

US, Japan, Seoul look to halt the unstoppable rise of North Korea’s fake IT workers

The US, Japan and South Korea pledged to intensify efforts to block North Korea’s use of overseas IT workers to…

Opinion | Deepfake porn scandal in Hong Kong exposes need to update laws
22
Aug
2025

Opinion | Deepfake porn scandal in Hong Kong exposes need to update laws

The deepfake scandal at the University of Hong Kong – hundreds of non-consensual, sexually explicit composites reportedly found on a…