3 d. ago Sanctioned Russian tanker appears to transfer LNG off Malaysia

A dark tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from a US-sanctioned Russian export plant has positioned itself for a rare open-water fuel transfer off the coast of Malaysia, satellite images show, in a demonstration of the increasingly circuitous routes taken by Moscow to evade Western restrictions. The Perle, which was sanctioned by the US earlier this year, is currently anchored parallel to another vessel about 90 kilometres (55 miles) east of the Malaysian peninsula, according to Sentinel-2...

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6 d. ago 3 Singaporeans sanctioned over links to Cambodia’s Chen Zhi scam network

Three Singaporeans have been sanctioned for alleged links to a fraud empire involving a Cambodian conglomerate and its China-born chief executive, as part of the largest crackdown by the United States and United Kingdom on cybercriminal networks in Southeast Asia. Of the three, Chen Xiuling, also known as Karen, has resigned from her position as an independent non-executive director at Taiwan-based live streaming platform 17Live Group, based on a company announcement on the Singapore Exchange...

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8 d. ago UK and US sanction Southeast Asian scam networks exploiting trafficked workers

Britain and the United States on Tuesday sanctioned a Southeast Asia-based multinational network accused of operating large-scale online “scam centres” that used trafficked workers to defraud victims around the world. The British government said the centres, located in Cambodia, Myanmar and across the region, used fake job adverts to lure workers who were then forced to commit online fraud under threat of torture. This included luring victims into fake romantic relationships before persuading...

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8 d. ago ‘Not the right way ’: China rejects US sanctions, vows to defend rights | World News

‘Not the right way ’: China rejects US sanctions, vows to defend rights | World News  Hindustan Times

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1 week ago US imposes sanctions on China refinery over Iran oil purchases

The US imposed sanctions on about 100 individuals, entities and vessels, including a Chinese independent refinery and terminal, that helped Iran’s oil and petrochemicals trade, the administration of President Donald Trump said on Thursday. The US Treasury Department sanctioned the Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group, which it said is an independent teapot refinery in Shandong Province that has bought millions of barrels of Iranian oil since 2023. It also sanctioned China-based Rizhao Shihua...

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1 week ago China sanctions US firms; ‘super golden week’ spending: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China sanctions US defence firms, chip data provider in latest curbs Beijing has announced sanctions on a slew of Western companies and institutions in the defence sector and a leading semiconductor data analysis provider, marking its latest salvo amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States. 2. China says foreigners are using its rare earth exports...

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2 w. ago China's Big Secret Exposed! How Beijing Found Way to Pay Iran for Oil Purchases To Outsmart US Sanctions

China's Big Secret Exposed! How Beijing Found Way to Pay Iran for Oil Purchases To Outsmart US Sanctions  Times Now

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2 w. ago How China Secretly Pays Iran for Oil and Avoids U.S. Sanctions | World News

How China Secretly Pays Iran for Oil and Avoids U.S. Sanctions | World News  Hindustan Times

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2 w. ago How China Secretly Pays Iran for Oil and Avoids U.S. Sanctions

How China Secretly Pays Iran for Oil and Avoids U.S. Sanctions  MSN

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3 w. ago ‘How are we going to survive?’: Iran in a bind as UN sanctions return

Iran’s clerical rulers face one of their gravest crises since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, caught between growing discontent at home and a stalled nuclear deal that together have left the country more isolated and divided. The United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran on Saturday after last-ditch talks between Tehran and European powers Britain, France and Germany failed to resolve the latest of decades of stand-offs over Iran’s nuclear programme. Without a breakthrough in talks with the West,...

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3 w. ago China sanctions 6 US firms, Guangdong’s Ragasa recovery: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Southern China cleans up after lashing from Super Typhoon Ragasa Ragasa made landfall at Yangjiang, in western Guangdong, at around 5pm on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds that caused flooding and disrupted transport in cities across the province. On Thursday, provincial officials said damage assessments were continuing and the priority was...

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