5 d. ago Kidnapped, trapped, forced to scam: inside Cambodia’s Chinese

Rows of grey buildings with thick iron bars line the streets of Sihanoukville, about 250km (155 miles) southwest of Phnom Penh. Near the city’s Chinatown stands Cambodia’s largest so-called yuanqu – a slang term in Chinese criminal circles meaning “scam compound”, derived from yuanqu, or industrial estate. Inside these complexes, online crimes such as voice phishing and romance scams are part of daily life. Young people from South Korea and other countries are kidnapped or lured by Chinese-run...

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1 week ago Air China and Chengdu Airlines Cancel Twenty Two Flights, Disrupting Travel in Beijing, Chengdu, and Shanghai: You Need to know

Air China and Chengdu Airlines Cancel Twenty Two Flights, Disrupting Travel in Beijing, Chengdu, and Shanghai: You Need to know  Travel And Tour World

Transport

1 week ago Flight Cancellations in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Kunming and more Heralds Travel Disruption across China, Abandoning Passengers with over a Dozen Suspensions by China Eastern Airlines, New Update

Flight Cancellations in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Kunming and more Heralds Travel Disruption across China, Abandoning Passengers with over a Dozen Suspensions by China Eastern Airlines, New Update  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago Typhoon Matmo Makes Landfall In China, Disrupts Travel And Daily Life

Typhoon Matmo Makes Landfall In China, Disrupts Travel And Daily Life  Travel and Leisure Asia

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2 w. ago Typhoon Matmo makes landfall in China with winds up to 94 mph

Typhoon Matmo makes landfall in China with winds up to 94 mph  Yahoo

Politics

2 w. ago China sets aside US$28 million for southern provinces hit by Typhoon Matmo

China set aside 200 million yuan (US$28 million) in recovery aid for Guangdong and Hainan provinces as Typhoon Matmo made landfall on Sunday afternoon. Earlier on Sunday, authorities in Guangdong relocated more than 150,000 residents and Hainan suspended rail services across the island during peak holiday travel season. By late Sunday afternoon, transport in Haikou, Hainan’s capital, was gradually resuming. The National Meteorological Centre on Sunday morning said Matmo had strengthened into a...

Economics

2 w. ago Typhoon Matmo: China activates emergency response as landfall looms

Typhoon Matmo: China activates emergency response as landfall looms  news.cgtn.com

Economics

2 w. ago Typhoon Matmo disrupts holiday travel, forces closures in China

Typhoon Matmo disrupts holiday travel, forces closures in China  CNA

Politics

3 w. ago Iran braced for UN ‘snapback’ sanctions amid food pressures, war concerns

As Iran’s ailing economy braced itself on Saturday for the reimposition of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear programme, it is ordinary people who increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive and worried about their futures. Iran’s rial currency already sits at a record low, increasing pressure on food prices and making daily life that much more challenging. That includes meat, rice and other staples of the Iranian dinner table. Meanwhile, people worry about a...

Events

4 w. ago Flight Cancellations in China Heralds Travel Disruption across Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and more as China Southern Strands Passengers with Twenty Suspensions, All You Need to Know Now

Flight Cancellations in China Heralds Travel Disruption across Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and more as China Southern Strands Passengers with Twenty Suspensions, All You Need to Know Now  Travel And Tour World

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4 w. ago Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung shares simple life in France, thanks hens for eggs

Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung Man-yuk has been praised on mainland social media for sharing details of her daily life in the south of France. The feelgood videos included images of the acting legend collecting eggs from a henhouse. On September 13, Cheung released a short video on a leading social media platform which shows her wearing a luxury brand scarf and sunglasses, crouching down to get into a hen house to pick up eggs. After collecting five eggs, Cheung comes out of the coop and says...

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