SEOUL (Reuters) – A combination of coronavirus border closure and an unusual pressure campaign by a South Korean government willing to deal with North Korea could destroy networks that defectors have long used to start a new life, say activist groups. FILE PHOTO: Former North Korean defectors who were soldiers …
Read More »Exclusive: US ban on TikTok could cut app stores, advertisers – White House document
NEW YORK / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s executive order banning China’s TikTok could prevent US app stores from offering the popular short video app and making ads on the platform illegal, according to a White House document by Reuters. FILE PHOTO: US flags are seen near a TikTok …
Read More »Note: How to block US WeChat and TikTok from Americans
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump has threatened to end the short video app TikTok and messaging service WeChat by the end of September on the grounds that the apps pose a national security threat in Chinese. It would mark the first time the United States has attempted to shut down …
Read More »US health chief, on visit to Taiwan, responds to China’s pandemic response
TAIPEI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Health Alex Azar on Tuesday responded to China’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that if such an outbreak had occurred in Taiwan like the United States, it could ‘be easily sniffed out’. The Trump administration has repeatedly criticized Beijing for trying to crack …
Read More »Hong Kong goods for export to US to be labeled are made in China
FILE PHOTO: A General View of Kwai Tsing Container Terminals for Container Transportation in Hong Kong, China July 25, 2018. REUTERS / Bobby Yip (Reuters) – Goods made in Hong Kong for export to the United States should be labeled to be made in China after September 25, according to …
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