Southeast Asia scam hubs, China’s traditional crafts revival: 5 weekend reads you missed
From gangs in Thailand and Myanmar targeting Chinese nationals to Lunar New Year flower sales, here are five stories you may ...
Spark Deep Dive: Hong Kong’s efforts to save victims of job scams in Southeast Asia
City’s Security Bureau sent a task force to Thailand to address the issue of residents being lured abroad and forced into ...
China’s support for Myanmar regime backfires; scam syndicates thrive
Experts warn that China's strategy, focused on the Myanmar military, is failing to protect its own citizens while enabling ...
China still failing to shut down fraud gangs preying on its citizens at Thailand-Myanmar border
While China declared last year that major telecom fraud hubs near the Myanmar border had been dismantled and tens of ...
Student Life in Rebel Territory: Bombs, Snakes and Hungry Cows
As Myanmar’s civil war heads into a fifth year, anti-junta forces are opening universities and colleges as part of their ...
Southeast Asia foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea dispute
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the ...
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Staunch US Support for Democracy in Myanmar Feels Like a Distant Memory
This year the countries will mark 78 years of diplomatic relations, but Myanmar people no longer feel their “old friend” is ...
A Chinese actor’s kidnapping reignites fears over travelling to Southeast Asia, and renews concerns over scam centers run by criminal gangs
Users on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu asked if it was safe to travel to Thailand while a Hong Kong singer-actor ...
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Hongkonger rescued from Myanmar scam farm to arrive home on Monday, gov’t says
A Hongkonger who was rescued from a Myanmar scam farm a week ago is set to arrive in Hong Kong along with a Security ...
China families appeal to free relatives held by scam gangs in Myanmar
The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had ...
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Southeast Asia foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea dispute
LANGKAWI, Malaysia--Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s ...
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FM Sugiono pushes for Myanmar crisis resolution in Davos talks
The crisis in Myanmar has posed serious challenges both within and outside the country, Sugiono said, while also appealing ...