Southeast Asia foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea dispute
Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, ...
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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Russia Reaffirms Interest in Troubled Port Project in Southern Myanmar
Russia’s ambassador traveled to Dawei, Tanintharyi Region to discuss a stalled port and Special Economic Zone project, and ...
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 ...
Second Hong Kong man rescued from Southeast Asia scam farm: ex-politician
Hong Kong man has been rescued from Myanmar after being lured into forced illegal labour in Southeast Asia, according to a ...
Yangon Zoo, South-East Asia's oldest, marks its 119th anniversary
South-East Asia's oldest zoo, the Yangon Zoo, is set to celebrate its 119th anniversary this week, amidst the challenges ...
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Turning the screw on thriving border crime in conflict-hit Myanmar
Efforts are being ramped up to eliminate scam centers, human trafficking, and drug smuggling along the Thai-Myanmar border ...
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China’s FM Calls on Southeast Asia to Tackle Online Scamming Scourge
Wang Yi told ASEAN ambassadors that scamming poses “serious threats to the vital interests of citizens from China and other ...
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Myanmar Junta Says It Has Deported Over 50,000 Scam Center Workers to China
The junta said over 55,000 foreigners involved in scams have been deported since October 2023. Over 53,000 were Chinese, with ...
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Myanmar junta air strike on market kills 15 civilians, ethnic rebel group says
A Myanmar junta air strike killed at least 15 civilians and wounded 10 others at a market in a gold-mining area in northern Kachin state, a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group that controls the ...
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Myanmar deports over 50,000 scam center workers to China
Some 55,000 foreigners, including more than 53,000 Chinese, involved in border scams deported since October 2023 ...
China, Myanmar, Thailand reach consensus to eradicate telecom fraud centres
Officials from China, Myanmar, Thailand reached consensus on eradicating telecommunication fraud centres in Myanmar on Tuesday during a meeting in the Chinese city of Kunming, said China's national ...