Asia Compact | 12.04.2018, 18:00 UTC

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Asia Compact 12.04.2018 | 18:00 UTC Asia How much do Chinese people care about privacy? Facebook's data scandal and Baidu CEO's recent remark about the Chinese people's low sensitivity toward privacy issues have stirred up heated discussions at a time when the CPC plans new surveillance projects in China. Shopping by facial recognition Countries most lacking in internet freedom Internet in China — no more safe havens? China experiments with sweeping Social Credit System China's internet crackdown reaches new level of restriction Facebook to notify users affected by Cambridge Analytica scandal Chinese entrepreneur sentenced to over five years' prison for selling VPN service Asylum seekers on Manus Island – unable to stay, unable to leave The Australian-run detention center on Manus Island was declared illegal in 2016. But hundreds of men remain on the island, stuck in legal gridlock. DW looks at the current state of affairs on the island. Manus: controversial refugee camp cleared Australia agrees to pay asylum seekers tens of millions in compensation Papua New Guinea court finds Australian refugee camp 'illegal' Australia agrees to pay A$70 million to Manus Island refugees Manus Island: Asylum seekers win right to sue Papua New Guinea for compensation Manus Island asylum-seeker center cleared in police operation Manus Island - A movie secretly shot inside former asylum camp Australian rally over 'unsafe conditions' for Manus refugees News Multiculturalism: Australia is 'dismal' on diversity - report Australia is largely run by white, 'Anglo-Celtic' executives, says its human rights commission. Its study of 2,490 top positions in government, universities and top firms debunks the nation's 'multicultural' self-image. Managing diversity in a time of turmoil Discrimination = Loss Indigenous activists protest at the 'Stolenwealth' Games opening ceremony Asia Lavrov-Ri talks show depth of Russia-North Korea ties As a series of key international summits draw closer, Pyongyang is seeking support from a traditional ally, while Russia is keen to play a significant role on the international stage. Julian Ryall reports. Reporter: North Korea uses 'a long chain of middlemen' North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump to meet Russia 'ready to mediate' between North Korea and US North Korea: UN blacklists ships, firms to curb smuggling US accuses Russia of hacking, interfering in elections German BND spy agency: North Korean rockets can hit Europe Kim Jong Un pledges 'denuclearization' in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping US: North Korea is open to 'discuss denuclearization' Russia's Sergei Lavrov slams US for ignoring 'multipolar' world   © Deutsche Welle 2018