Chinese people are cautious about traveling to Thailand and Southeast Asia, says analyst
Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year break, as concerns over the kidnapping of ...
Southeast Asia scam hubs, China’s traditional crafts revival: 5 weekend reads you missed
From gangs in Thailand and Myanmar targeting Chinese nationals to Lunar New Year flower sales, here are five stories you may ...
As the Myanmar junta’s hold on power weakens, could the devastating war be nearing a conclusion?
Myanmar’s junta now only controls 21% of the country. Even if the regime can be ousted, there are increasing fears the ...
Deep Dive: Hong Kong’s efforts to save victims of Southeast Asian job scams
City’s Security Bureau sent a task force to Thailand to address the issue of residents being lured abroad and forced into ...
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Hong Kong man, 29, lured to Southeast Asian 'scam farm' returns home
A Hong Konger who was lured to Southeast Asia and held captive at a "scam farm" in Myanmar since October returned to the city ...
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Cross-Border Crackdown: Tackling Trafficking in Southeast Asia
Chinese authorities have detained a suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks near Myanmar and ...
Student Life in Rebel Territory: Bombs, Snakes and Hungry Cows
As Myanmar’s civil war heads into a fifth year, anti-junta forces are opening universities and colleges as part of their ...
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Extreme weather is intensifying – is Asia ready?
Asia Pacific nations face mounting climate costs as the world crosses the 1.5°C threshold, with extreme weather driving ...
China families appeal to free relatives held by scam gangs in Myanmar
The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had ...
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Moveable feasts: Asia offers many ways – and dates – to celebrate the New Year
Lunar New Year traditions vary greatly among countries or territories covered by Radio Free Asia and its affiliate, BenarNews ...
Why the Thailand-Myanmar border became a hub for fraud gangs preying on Chinese nationals
The recent kidnapping of a Chinese actor on the Thailand-Myanmar border has turned the spotlight on the international criminal gangs responsible for luring Chinese citizens abroad and forcing them to ...