BEIJING: Hacking attacks on Chinese computers in 2013 rose by more than half compared with the previous year, with attacks coming from the United States making up a significant proportion, China’s top Internet security agency said yesterday.
Beijing and Washington have been squaring off for months over the issue of cyber-attacks, each accusing the other of hacking into sensitive government websites. China has long singled out the United States as the top source of intrusion on its computers. China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Coordination Centre, said the country’s Internet faced “many security threats,” creating a “challenge” for China’s overall security.
Japan to bid farewell to 747
TOKYO: Japanese plane buffs will say a fond farewell to the “jumbo jet” this month as the Boeing 747 makes its final scheduled flight in the country.
The two-deck carrier, loved for its broad-shouldered look, will ferry holiday-makers and aviation enthusiasts on an All Nippon Airways flight from Naha, in Okinawa, to Tokyo’s Haneda airport on March 31.
The jumbo jet -- 70 metres long and 60 metres wide -- was first introduced to the country by Japan Airlines (JAL) in 1970 and became a workhorse on both domestic and international routes.
Fukushima clean-up stops
TOKYO: A worker at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant died yesterday after being buried under gravel while digging a ditch, prompting the operator to suspend cleanup work for safety checks.
Tokyo Electric Power Co said it was the first time a labourer had died as a direct result of an accident inside the plant since the nuclear disaster in March 2011, the world’s worst since Chernobyl in 1986.
An earthquake and tsunami struck the plant, 220kms northeast of Tokyo, sparking triple nuclear meltdowns, forcing more than 160,000 residents to flee from nearby towns and contaminating water, food and air. Agencies
