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SIX top US intelligence chiefs told a government committee this month that they would not advise American citizens to use either products or services from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTT. The six included the heads of the NSA, FBI, and CIA, and the director of national intelligence, who initially advised the Senate Intelligence Committee on Feb 13 that neither Huawei nor ZTT products should be used by public sector workers and anyone working for, or on behalf of, state agencies. When asked by committee members whether they would extend this advice further, all six stated that they would not recommend that private US citizens use those products either. “This is a challenge I think that is only going to increase, not lessen over time for us. You need to look long and hard at companies like this,” said the NSA’s Chief, Michael Rogers. FBI Director Chris Wray added: “We are deeply concerned about the risks of allowing any company or entity that is beholden to foreign governments t...

Emporis, a real estate data mining company, just announced the winners of its 2015 Skyscraper Awards, which judges new skyscrapers based on design and functionality. The Shanghai Tower, located in the Chinese city center, came out on top. Completed in 2015, the 127-story glass skyscraper appears to rotate around an axis, twisting up toward the sky. The jury said in a statement that the tower won for its architectural excellence, both in design and function. To qualify for the awards, buildings must be at least 328 feet tall. The Shanghai Tower stretches 2,073 feet, making it the world's second tallest building behind the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai. The tower took nearly seven years to complete and had an estimated construction cost of $2.4 billion. Height isn't the only impressive characteristic of the Tower, which was designed by the American architectural firmGensler and Chinese architect Jun Xia. It also features the world’s fastest elevators, the world’s highest rest...

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho has told the club's captain Wayne Rooney to look elsewhere if he wants to continue to play first team football. With Rooney rumoured to be linked to a £500,000-a-week deal in China worth over £80million, this might be the time for the veteran forward to move on. You never know what might happen, only time will tell.

CHINESE authorities have arrested 19 people in Shanghai who allegedly repackaged 276 tonnes (276,000 kgs) of expired milk powder for sale, purportedly to reduce business losses. According to South China Morning Post, the Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration in confirming the arrests, said the suspects separated the product – the New Zealand-produced Fonterra milk powder – into smaller portions and continued selling them via wholesalers and online stores. The suspects were reportedly operating under the Shanghai-registered trading firm Jiang Di International Trade. A China Daily report quoting the food safety regulator said police were alerted to the case in March when they discovered repackaged products at a Shanghai retailer’s warehouse. It said raids conducted later saw the confiscation of 109.2 tonnes of the expired product from Jiang Di’s warehouse. Another 166.8 tonnes had been sold to retailers. The regulator also said the authorities have since shut down the on...