The U.S. Senate confirmed Representative Mike Pompeo as President Donald Trump's CIA director on Monday, after a delay tied to some lawmakers' worries he might expand surveillance or allow the use of certain interrogation techniques widely considered torture.
China is soliciting public opinion about a draft law that would give police more authority to use guns, as well as outline the circumstances when such use would be inappropriate.
Japan’s Constitution promises gender equality, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he wants a society where all women can “shine.” But many women say that is hard to do when they cannot even use their own surnames.
Lao Prime Minister (PM) Thongloun Sisoulith on Wednesday urged young people to be careful when using social media.
From a dock scheduling system to manage truck deliveries, to the use of virtual reality to train medical students, Singapore's push to ride the digital wave will only grow stronger with the launch of the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) yesterday.
A number of U.S. cities are introducing proposals to mandate community oversight of police use of digital surveillance technology as evidence mounts that black or poor neighborhoods are being more heavily scrutinized than others, civil rights activists said on Wednesday.
The International Monetary Fund is exploring ways to broaden the use of its Special Drawing Rights after the leaders of the G20 reached a consensus on the matter at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou.
McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain said on Monday that meat suppliers for its restaurants in China must strictly follow China's law and regulations on the use of antibiotics in beef cattle and poultry.
Millions of fliers in China may soon see their wish come true: Authorities are considering lifting restrictions on the use of mobile phones on planes, paving the way for wider in-flight connectivity that is now available only in developed markets.
Car-hailing might hinder growth of the new purchase market in China, as the services have been granted legal status while local governments in major cities are restricting the registration and the use of vehicles.
The Chosunilbo reported that the DPRK officials posted overseas secretly use smartphones made in South Korea, the Daily NK reported Monday quoting a source in China.
Scientists searching for new antibiotics to cure hard-to-treat infections have found an effective bacteria in the human nose.
GlaxoSmithKline's human papilloma virus vaccine has been approved for sale, China Food and Drug Administration told Xinhua on Monday.
According to Rio de Janeiro's mayor's office, the best way to pay for transport is through the multimodal Olympic card known as the RioCard. Cards can be ordered online at the website www. riocard.com/jogosrio2016 but can only be delivered within Brazil.
Even at Google’s DeepMind, there’s still stuff that humans code best, it seems – and it’s all down to timing
A security firm announced that it had persuaded a fraudster to give the database of email addresses along with passwords consumers use to log in to websites
The European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday asked the European Union (EU) authorities in a non-binding resolution to consider reducing the period of market authorization for glyphosate, a herbicide which has raised concerns about its effects on human health.
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