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Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» BEIJING - They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.
Trump vows huge new China tariffs as markets nosedive
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened new tariffs of 50% on China, ratcheting up a trade war even as a dramatic selloff in global markets gathered pace.
China's frigid northeast thrives on 'little potato' tourism boom
AFP, Published on 31/12/2024
» HARBIN, China - Animal ears and pom-poms on fuzzy hats adorn tourists' heads on the streets of the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, which is enjoying a surge in visitors driven by social media.
Taiwan singers won't let curtain fall on Hakka opera
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» TAOYUAN (TAIWAN) - Dressed in a robe fringed with beaded tassels, traditional Taiwanese opera singer Jen Chieh-li applies the final touches to her heavily painted face as she prepares to take the stage.
'Get ready': Taiwan civilians train for Chinese invasion
AFP, Published on 19/04/2023
» TAIPEI - Physician Lin Yuh-ting has taken time out of her weekend to learn civilian defence tips she can relay to her two young children in case China invades self-ruled Taiwan.
Texas, other US states mull ban on Chinese buying land
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» HOUSTON - The US state of Texas is considering barring Chinese citizens from buying property on national security grounds -- and as tensions with Beijing rise other states may follow suit.
Singapore dressed up to party like it's 2019 for F1 return
AFP, Published on 27/09/2022
» SINGAPORE: With tickets selling fast and party suites costing up to $70,000 a night, Singapore is putting the pedal to the metal when it hosts Asia's first Formula One race this weekend since the pandemic.
Singapore convicts duo in penny stock manipulation case
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» Two people were found guilty Thursday of masterminding Singapore's "most serious case" of market manipulation, wiping US$5.8 billion in a penny-stocks scam nearly a decade ago.
Snake on a plane: AirAsia jet forced to divert
AFP, Published on 15/02/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR - An AirAsia passenger plane was forced to divert and make an unscheduled landing after a snake was spotted slithering through the overhead lights, the Malaysian budget carrier confirmed Monday.
Snake on a plane: AirAsia jet forced to divert
AFP, Published on 14/02/2022
» An AirAsia passenger plane was forced to divert and make an unscheduled landing after a snake was spotted slithering through the overhead lights, the Malaysian budget carrier confirmed Monday.