43 h. ago Beijing accuses Manila of trying to smear China's actions in the South China Sea

Beijing accuses Manila of trying to smear China's actions in the South China Sea  chinadailyasia.com

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54 h. ago China Offers Leniency if Cronies of Accused Scam Boss Surrender

China Offers Leniency if Cronies of Accused Scam Boss Surrender  The China-Global South Project

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3 d. ago Cambodia says Chen Zhi’s extradition to China ‘not the end’ of scam centre crackdown

Cambodia’s arrest of alleged scam centre kingpin Chen Zhi and his extradition to China is “not the end” of the Southeast Asian nation’s battle to stamp out transborder crimes, its foreign minister said. Last week’s surprise arrest of Chinese-born Chen is a key step in an until now fragmented international campaign targeting sophisticated scam networks in Southeast Asia run by criminal gangs, swindling victims worldwide out of billions of dollars. The extradition of Chen, sanctioned by several...

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4 d. ago South China Sea: claims of coercion, deception as Beijing and Manila wage new war of words

China and the Philippines have again exchanged barbs over confrontations in the disputed South China Sea, with each accusing the other of provocation and escalating tensions. The Chinese embassy in the Philippines on Tuesday said a statement the day before by the National Maritime Council – a government body created by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr in 2024 to address the nation’s maritime challenges – was “unfounded and misleading”. It accused Manila of “provoking trouble and...

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5 d. ago China’s solar firms, once deemed too competitive, now face monopoly accusations

China’s solar firms, once deemed too competitive, now face monopoly accusations  South China Morning Post

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5 d. ago Billionaire scam kingpin in Southeast Asia arrested and extradited to China

Billionaire scam kingpin in Southeast Asia arrested and extradited to China  asiatechreview.com

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8 d. ago 8 arrested over attempting to defraud HK$8.24 million from Hong Kong subsidy scheme

Hong Kong police have arrested eight people for allegedly attempting to defraud HK$8.24 million (US$1.06 million) from a subsidy scheme meant to help companies boost employees’ technology skills, with a family suspected of running the swindle. Chen Chi-cheong, assistant district commander (crime) of Sham Shui Po police district, said on Friday that officers had busted a suspected fraud syndicate this week. The eight suspects were believed to have targeted the government’s “New Industrialisation...

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9 d. ago China extradited Prince Group founder Chen Zhi, state media reports

China extradited Prince Group founder Chen Zhi, state media reports  Reuters

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9 d. ago Cambodia dissolves accused scam tycoon Chen Zhi’s Prince Bank

A Cambodian bank founded by accused scam boss Chen Zhi, who has been indicted by the United States over a multibillion-dollar fraud and extradited to China, was ordered liquidated on Thursday, Cambodia’s central bank said. Prince Bank “has been placed under liquidation in accordance with the laws of the Kingdom of Cambodia”, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said in a statement. Prince Bank has been “suspended from providing new banking services, including accepting deposits and providing...

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1 week ago Chen Zhi: Alleged cybercrime kingpin arrested and extradited to China, Cambodia says

Chen Zhi: Alleged cybercrime kingpin arrested and extradited to China, Cambodia says  CNN

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1 week ago Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi arrives in China after extradition from Colombia

Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi arrives in China after extradition from Colombia  The Guardian

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1 week ago Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi arrives in China after extradition from Cambodia

Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi arrives in China after extradition from Cambodia  The Guardian

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1 week ago China accuses extradited billionaire Chen Zhi of running a crime network from Cambodia

Cambodia has extradited to the mainland a billionaire Chinese tycoon whom Beijing accuses of operating a transnational crime network, including opening a casino and engaging in fraud. At the request of Chinese authorities, Cambodia arrested three Chinese nationals – including Chen Zhi, the founder of Prince Holding Group – and transferred them to China on Tuesday, Cambodia China Times reported on Wednesday night. The Cambodian Ministry of Interior said in a statement that law enforcement from...

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1 week ago China beauty influencer pays off US$57,000 family debt; accused of faking cerebral palsy

A beauty influencer with cerebral palsy from southwestern China who paid off her family’s debt has faced accusations of faking her condition. Lin Ling, 25, who is also known online as “Glutinous Rice Cake Lin”, was born into a rural family in Bijie, Guizhou province. According to the mainland media outlet, Hangzhou Daily, Lin was diagnosed with jaundice at birth. Due to her parents’ lack of medical knowledge, treatment was delayed and by the time she turned one, she had developed cerebral...

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1 week ago China’s Wang Yi accuses US of playing ‘international policeman’ in Venezuela

China’s top diplomat has accused the United States of acting like the world’s policeman and condemned US military strikes on Venezuela as a serious violation of international law and sovereignty. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks on Sunday during high-level talks in Beijing with Ishaq Dar, the deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Pakistan. Wang said the international landscape was becoming increasingly volatile, marked by growing unilateralism and what he described as bullying...

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1 week ago China calls for Maduro’s immediate release, accuses US of breaching international law

China has raised concerns about the United States’ capture and removal of the Venezuelan leader from the country by force, and called on Washington to ensure safety and release Nicolas Maduro and his wife. The US launched military attacks on Venezuela on Saturday, captured President Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and detained them in New York. US President Donald Trump, hours after the operation, said the US would run Venezuela until there was a “safe, proper and judicious” transition. “The US...

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1 week ago China calls for Maduro’s release, accuses US of breaching international law

China calls for Maduro’s release, accuses US of breaching international law  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago ‘Stop subverting Venezuelan regime’: China urges US to immediately release captured Maduro

China has raised concerns about the United States’ capture and removal of the Venezuelan leader from the country by force and called on Washington to ensure safety and release Nicolas Maduro and his wife. The US launched military attacks on Venezuela on Saturday, captured President Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and detained them in New York. US President Donald Trump, hours after the operation, said the US would run Venezuela until there was a “safe, proper and judicious” transition. “The...

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1 week ago China urges US to immediately release Maduro, ‘stop subverting Venezuelan regime’

China has expressed “serious concern” over the US capture and forcible removal of the Venezuelan leader, calling on Washington to ensure the personal safety of Nicolas Maduro and his wife and “release them immediately”. The United States launched military attacks on Venezuela on Saturday, capturing President Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. They were detained in New York after being flown out of Caracas. Hours after the operation, President Donald Trump said the US would run Venezuela until...

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1 week ago Sanctioned Chen Zhi’s Hong Kong firms rocked by resignations and frozen assets

Recently sanctioned Chinese-Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi has been linked to a network of entities in Hong Kong, with the move triggering regulatory measures and prompting auditors and directors to quit his firms. Company documents reviewed by the Post reveal an interconnected group of firms sharing directors and addresses tied to Chen, luxury real estate and previously appointed international business figures, raising questions about the depth of his operations in Hong Kong and the potential...

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