Japan Declines to Confirm Major China Cyberattack on Defense Network - Bloomberg

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1. Japan Declines to Confirm Major China Cyberattack on Defense Network  Bloomberg
2. Japan says cannot confirm leakage after report says China hacked defence networks  CNA
3. China hacking Japan’s defense network could be part of a sweeping ‘espionage 101 campaign’  MSNBC
4. Japan says no leaks of defense secrets to China confirmed  Nikkei Asia
5. Analysis | China's hacking of Japan's defense networks 'was bad — shockingly bad'  The Washington Post
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South Korea scout jamboree SOS issued to BTS megastars - CNA

Sung, also a member of the parliament's national defence committee, said the jamboree had "tarnished our country's reputation due to inadequate preparation and poor management".

The defence ministry told AFP that it had "nothing to comment" on Sung's request.

About 43,000 people had gathered on South Korea's coast last week for the World Scouts Jamboree.

But it was plagued by problems, initially with a heatwave that led to mass sunstroke casualties. Poor sanitation was another problem.

An approaching typhoon led organisers to scrap the campsite proceedings completely this week.

Thousands of students were being evacuated to Seoul and other parts of the country on Tuesday.

Even before the typhoon warning, Korean media had called the jamboree "a national disgrace".

But Sung's request prompted angry responses from some BTS fans online.

"Please don't use BTS to cover yourselves up!" one wrote on Twitter, which is now being rebranded to X.

"Isn't it absurd that (the South Korean authorities) are putting the responsibility on BTS to clean up the mess they produced - by not adequately preparing for the Jamboree?" wrote another.

BTS has played a significant role in promoting South Korea's culture, once even serving as the country's presidential envoy.

Last year, they threw a free concert in Busan in support of South Korea's bid to host the World Expo 2023 in the southern port city.

It was their last concert as a group before the members started joining the army for mandatory military service.

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2023-08-08 07:05:00Z
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Scouts begin South Korea jamboree evacuation over extreme weather challenges - CNA

At the site, German volunteer Axel Scholl, 62, told AFP he was "at his limits" working to safely evacuate all the scouts in the heat.

"The worst thing about all of this is ... it was for the kids. I'm 62 years old but this was all for the kids. Now they all go home disappointed. It should have been such a nice experience," he told AFP, wiping away tears.

He said Poland - which will host the next jamboree in 2027 - will have learned a lot about what can go wrong from this year's experience.

"I feel very very sorry for the Korean nation and Korean people because I think they would have loved to present their country, their culture, their community in a more positive way," he added.

The Singapore contingent, which relocated to Daejeon city over the weekend, said that activities will go on as planned. 

The leader of the Singapore contingent told CNA on Monday that they are set to move to Seoul on Wednesday and fly back to Singapore on Saturday as planned. 

"A REALLY GREAT TIME"

Korean media have called the jamboree "a national disgrace" saying that authorities had six years to prepare but even so the site had poor drainage, rudimentary showers and toilets, and participants were afflicted by gruesome bug bites.

Following a deluge of online complaints from parents, government organisers admitted there had been "shortcomings" in the area of hygiene and the scout chief acknowledged in a post on LinkedIn that the event had a "bumpy start with ... services and facilities".

But scouts at the campsite told AFP they were sad to leave.

"It was really hot, but we had a great time. It took some while to get used to the circumstances but the youth, they had a really great time," Nicola Raunig, 27, Austria scout unit leader, told AFP.

"I'm sad it will end now," she said, adding that she had hoped participants could have enjoyed "the whole experience".

"But we will make the best out of it," Raunig said.

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2023-08-08 05:09:00Z
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Japan Declines to Confirm Major China Cyberattack on Defense Network - Bloomberg

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2023-08-08 02:32:39Z
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Ukraine hails Jeddah talks as blow to Russia, China says it's staying impartial - CNA

A senior Ukrainian official said on Monday (Aug 7) talks about the Ukraine war held in Saudi Arabia dealt a "huge blow" to Russia, while key Kremlin ally China declared it remained impartial in the conflict following its participation in the discussions.

More than 40 countries, including China, India, the United States and European countries, but not Russia, took part in the weekend talks that were seen as an attempt by Kyiv to build a broader coalition of powers to support its vision of peace.

Moscow on Sunday dismissed the talks, aimed at establishing principles for a peaceful end to the war in Ukraine, as a doomed Western attempt to align the Global South behind Kyiv.

But Ukrainian presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak told a briefing in Kyiv that no other peace initiatives were discussed at the weekend meeting in Jeddah apart from Ukraine's, and that all countries present at the talks had fully supported Ukrainian independence and territorial integrity.

He added that the participants agreed to hold another meeting of political advisers within about six weeks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has promoted a set of 10 principles that Kyiv wants to serve as the basis for peace to end the full-scale war launched by Moscow in February 2022.

The principles include the withdrawal of all Russian troops and the return of all Ukraine's territory to its control. Yermak said all the countries present at the talks in Jeddah fully supported Ukrainian independence and territorial integrity.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a phone conversation China would uphold an independent and impartial position on Ukraine as it strives to find a political settlement to the issue.

Wang's comments to Lavrov were announced in a Foreign Ministry statement on Monday that said China would be an "objective and rational voice" at any international multilateral forums and "actively promote peace talks".

The statement came after the ministry said earlier on Monday the talks had helped "to consolidate international consensus".

China's attendance in Jeddah signals possible shifts in Beijing's approach, but not a U-turn in its support for Moscow, analysts said.

China was represented in Jeddah by its Special Envoy for Eurasian Affairs and former ambassador to Russia, Li Hui, who in May toured six European capitals to try to find common ground for an eventual political settlement of the conflict, now in its 18th month.

Beijing has refused to condemn Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine it launched in February 2022. It has offered its own peace plan, which received a lukewarm response in both Russia and Ukraine, while the United States and NATO were sceptical.

In Berlin, the German government said the Jeddah conference was a successful meeting because it showed the willingness of the international community to work towards ending the war.

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2023-08-07 19:36:00Z
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Why is a rusty Philippine warship involved in the South China Sea dispute? - CNA

WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE?

China claims almost the entire South China Sea, which includes Second Thomas Shoal, and deploys hundreds of vessels there to patrol the waters and swarm reefs.

Beijing has ignored a 2016 international court ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.

Manila says China's coast guard and navy vessels routinely block or shadow Philippine ships patrolling the waters.

They also regularly attempt to disrupt resupply operations to the tiny Philippine garrison on Second Thomas Shoal, according to Manila.

The handful of Philippine marines deployed on the BRP Sierra Madre depend upon those resupply missions to survive their remote assignment.

The Philippine Coast Guard fears China will seek to occupy Second Thomas Shoal if the military detachment leaves.

WHY DOES ALL THIS MATTER?

The South China Sea is seen as a powder keg and many fear a miscalculation or accident could ignite a military conflict.

The Philippines is poorly armed, but the United States has said it would defend its longtime ally in the South China Sea under a decades-old mutual defence pact.

The US has no territorial claim over the waters, but has persisted in conducting its own patrols there, angering Beijing.

Washington says this is to ensure what it terms "freedom of navigation" in the sea, through which trillions of dollars in trade passes annually.

WHAT'S BEEN THE REACTION TO THE LATEST INCIDENT?

Manila summoned Beijing's envoy on Monday.

"Our Secretary of Foreign Affairs summoned Ambassador Huang today and gave him a note verbale including pictures, video about what happened and we are awaiting their reply," President Ferdinand Marcos told reporters.

"The position of China, of course, is they say 'this is ours so we are defending it' and we, for our part, are saying 'no, we own it so we are defending it'. So that becomes a grey area that we are discussing."

The Philippines has issued more than 400 diplomatic protests to Beijing since 2020 over its "illegal activities" in the South China Sea, the foreign ministry said.

"For the record, we will never abandon Ayungin Shoal. We are committed to Ayungin Shoal," National Security Council spokesman Jonathan Malaya told reporters Monday, using the Philippine name for Second Thomas Shoal.

The US State Department on Sunday condemned the Chinese actions, saying they were carried out by the coast guard and "maritime militia", and that they directly threatened regional peace and stability.

Britain, Australia, Canada and the European Union also criticised Beijing's actions.

China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that it firmly opposes the US statement which it described as attacking China's maritime rights in the South China Sea, adding that Washington was "blatantly" supporting the Philippines' violation of China's sovereignty.

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2023-08-07 12:05:11Z
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Singapore scouts to continue with activities in South Korea despite typhoon threat ending jamboree early - CNA

Organisers of the jamboree "urgently" called for the South Korean government to "expedite the plan for departure and provide all the necessary resources and support for participants during their stay and until they return to their home countries".

Last week, hundreds of scouts were treated for heat-related ailments at the jamboree as temperatures soared.

Several contingents, including Singapore, relocated its participants to other sites over the weekend. None of the Singapore participants fell ill, said Mr Ang.

He added that the Singapore scouts will get to interact with their foreign peers, providing a "whole learning experience for them".

Before the typhoon warning, the Singapore participants told CNA that they were sad that they could not remain at the camping site with their new friends, but they understood why the contingent had to leave.

"I wish I was back here, because of the friendships I forged over the past few days. It feels really sad to leave them halfway through so I would like to come back,” one scout said.

Another said: “It's quite sad when you have to pull out and then you can't be part of the entire event.”

HEATWAVE

Tens of thousands of participants took part in the 12-day event in Saemangeum, where temperatures hit 34 degrees Celsius. The global event takes place once every four years.

The military, police and firefighting authorities were sent to the area, along with more medical staff amid the soaring temperatures.

The government had also deployed another 132 air-conditioned buses, increasing the total number to 262. Shuttle buses within the campsite also doubled, with 24 buses that ran at 10-minute intervals, instead of 30 minutes previously.

The military had also installed 69 additional canopies to provide shade throughout the campsite.

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2023-08-07 09:21:28Z
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