News Headlines - 31 August 2015

▽V-J Day event gives telling snapshot of China's diplomacy: Duowei｜WCT

The list of foreign officials heading to the military parade in Beijing to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II offers a telling snapshot of China's current state of diplomatic relations, says Duowei News, a US-based Chinese political news outlet.

▽Thai Police Award Themselves $84K for Arrest of Bomb Suspect - The New York Times

With much fanfare, Thai police had offered an $84,000 reward for tips leading to arrests in the Bangkok bombing. On Monday, they handed out the cash — to themselves.

▽Toshiba delays release of earnings report for second time - FT.com

Toshiba has delayed the release of its annual earnings for a second time, as the Japanese industrial group offloads its non-core assets to repair a balance sheet tarnished by a $1.2bn accounting scandal.

▽Almost everyone’s passwords are terrible, Government survey finds - The Independent

A government survey in October 2014 as part of the Cyber Streetwise campaign found that three quarters of Britons use passwords that are not secure. These include a pet's name, place of birth or something related to a favourite sports team.

▽British spies trawl Ashley Madison leak for intelligence - Telegraph

British spy agencies have already checked the leaked records to see if their own staff could be vulnerable to blackmail, but are also checking the data for sensitive details of potential intelligence targets.