More damage control than deterrence in death sentence for Vietnam’s $12 billion fraudster
[Radio Free Asia] - 04/17/2024
Truong My Lan’s huge fraud scheme reached its peak during Hanoi’s vaunted ‘blazing furnace’ anti-corruption drive.
In Asian newspapers
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen broke a dress code with jeans. Now he's selling them for charity
[Channel NewsAsia] - 21/02/2025
Second edition of Career Forward event to be held on Mar 8 and Mar 9
[Channel NewsAsia] - 21/02/2025
This 'Strava artist' draws using his run route, with the streets of Tampines his canvas
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[Channel NewsAsia] - 22/02/2025
A Letter to Myself Podcast: In cleaning their homes for 40 years, volunteer Fion Phua says the underprivileged help her
As a veteran volunteer, Fion Phua has seen some of the worst hoarding cases in Singapore. She tells Joel Chua why (…)
[Channel NewsAsia] - 21/02/2025
Thousands freed from online scam hubs in Myanmar
Around 10,000 people, mostly foreigners, have been freed from telecom fraud operations in Myanmar in recent days. (…)
[France24 Asia-Pacific] - 21/02/2025
US Treasury's Bessent, China's He trade economic complaints in call
The top economic officials from the world's two largest economies agreed to keep up communications going forward.
[Channel NewsAsia] - 22/02/2025
Man who verbally abused ICA officers, used another person's passport gets jail and fine
El Sayed Aladdin became verbally abusive after ICA officers at Changi Airport found several prohibited items in his (…)
[Channel NewsAsia] - 21/02/2025
Cook Islands strikes deal with China on seabed minerals
The deal does not involve any agreement to give an exploration or mining licence to China, says the Cook Islands (…)
[Channel NewsAsia] - 22/02/2025