WASHINGTON — The U.S. has been sharing information with Japan and South Korea on the recent disappearance of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from public view, a senior U.S. State Department official said Tuesday. “Anytime there are issues on the [Korean] Peninsula, as we saw recently, the first governments […]
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Coronavirus latest: US intelligence says virus ‘not man-made’
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 3,059,642, according to the World Health Organization. The worldwide death toll has hit 211,028. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker […]
Beijing Diary: Deserted US Embassy creates intelligence blind spot
The Chinese government is battling to contain the coronavirus outbreak that has infected tens of thousands and killed more than 3,000 people, while spreading worldwide. Nikkei’s bureau chief in China, Tetsushi Takahashi, is on the ground in the capital and is filing dispatches on what he sees. Friday, April 17 […]
Startup uses spatial intelligence tech to build ‘mirror worlds’
BEIJING — As more 5G mobile networks come online and artificial intelligence matures, a relatively new technology is emerging that enhances views of the real world by linking spatial elements, images and data. Called spatial intelligence technology, Chinese startup Deep Mirror is using it to create a “mirror world” — […]