Chinese e-commerce platform Temu has been fined 1.37 billion won ($982,420) for transferring local users’ data to entities in countries including China, Singapore and Japan without proper disclosure.

North Korea has taken drastic new action in an attempt to prevent young people from attempting defection to China.

SEOUL: South Korea has fined Chinese e-commerce giant Temu nearly US$1 million for illegally transferring Korean users' personal information to China and other countries, a data protection watchdog said Thursday (May 15).

It begins with looking from an enemy’s perspective and then seeing where you are and how you might array your capabilities,” Gen. Xavier Brunson said.

The arrest comes against the backdrop of North Korea's deepening military ties with Russia, a relationship analysts say is awkward for China.

Governor of South Korea's Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Oh Young-hun visits the Chinese Consulate General and meets with Consul General Chen Jianjun on May 14, 2015 to express gratitude for the Chinese Coast Guard's rescue of a Jeju fishing boat. Photo: the Consulate General of China in Jeju

A host of Chinese front companies could be helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate U.S. businesses, a report reveals.

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