
Chinese actor Wang Xing says fraud gang trafficked him to Myanmar scam compound
[South China Morning Post] - 01/9/2025
Actor who went missing near Thailand-Myanmar border confirms he fell victim to human trafficking scheme disguised as film casting call.
In Chinese newspapers
As China aims for a new growth cycle, can its stock market ride the bull?
A swell in investor optimism has sent mainland China and Hong Kong stocks surging, with hope that tech-based gains (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/03/2025
UK exempts Hong Kong BN(O) passport holders from needing ETA ahead of travel
Migration and citizenship minister Seema Malhotra says in letter the Home Office will amend the immigration rules (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/03/2025
Beijing accuses Pentagon chief Hegseth of raising false China threat fears
Verbal volleys fired from both sides of the Pacific as the Chinese military looks set for a bigger budget.
[South China Morning Post] - 6/03/2025
Hong Kong’s top court upholds sedition conviction for ‘Fast Beat’ Tam Tak-chi
‘Fast Beat’ is now serving a 53-month sentence for conspiracy to subvert state power through an unofficial ‘primary’ (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/03/2025
China can stop buying oil from other countries in 20 years, NPC deputy Liu Hanyuan says
Tongwei Group founder says that in the past, China has tended to focus on generation and neglect transmission.
[South China Morning Post] - 6/03/2025
How did Alice Guo flee the Philippines? Officials’ contradictions fuel cover-up suspicions
One senator called for a total revamp of the Bureau of Immigration if it failed to provide ‘satisfactory answers’ (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/03/2025
More Chinese scam workers repatriated via Thailand as crackdown on fraud centres continues
Dozens of apparent Chinese scam workers seen boarding a China Southern jet at Mae Sot airport on Thursday, with more (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/03/2025
As Shanghai goes, China goes: finance hub seeks to be magnet city for foreign investors
Shanghai is ‘an important window for the world to observe China’, says city’s executive vice-mayor amid vow to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/03/2025
‘We are not alone’: Zelensky thanks Europe at crisis summit
Thursday’s summit brings all 27 EU leaders together for the first time since last week’s explosive meeting between (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/03/2025
Turkey ready to send troops to Ukraine ‘if needed’: defence ministry source
Paris and London have already expressed a willingness to deploy troops to Ukraine to ensure that a possible future (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/03/2025
Lost Chinese hiker, Trump US$250 bill, gold hotpot: 5 trending stories
From a toothpaste-eating hiker to a gold hotpot bowl that costs US$97,000, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/03/2025