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China's scandal-hit Shaolin Temple urged to draw clear line between business and religion
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/12/2025
» The Communist Party chief of Henan province has made an impromptu visit to the famed Shaolin Temple, whose former abbot was rounded up on corruption charges earlier this year, and called for a clear boundary between the temple and business.
US arrests gang smuggling US$160m in AI chips to China
Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 13/12/2025
» US authorities have dismantled an illegal operation smuggling advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China, seizing high-performance Nvidia processors worth US$160 million (about 5.6 billion baht). The seized goods primarily consisted of Nvidia's H100 and H200 chips, representing a significant breach of export controls.
Son of Mexican crime lord 'El Chapo' pleads guilty in drug case
AFP, Published on 02/12/2025
» CHICAGO (UNITED STATES) - A son of the infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman pleaded guilty Monday in a Chicago court to drug trafficking charges in a deal that would see him cooperate with US prosecutors for a reduced sentence.
At least 18 suspects killed in Rio anti-drug raid: governor
AFP, Published on 29/10/2025
» RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) - At least 18 suspects and some police officers were killed Tuesday during a massive anti-drug raid in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian authorities said, as prolonged gun battles erupted and demolition vehicles destroyed street barricades.
What the EU's new biometric border checks mean for non-EU citizens
Reuters, Published on 08/10/2025
» LONDON — How all non-European Union (EU) citizens, including British visitors, travel to and from the bloc will start to change from Sunday when its long-delayed new biometric entry-check system starts operations.
Canada blocks theme park from sending whales to China
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» TORONTO - Canada on Wednesday denied a request from a controversial theme park to export 30 beluga whales to China, saying the refusal was necessary to protect the mammals from exploitation.
Southeast Asian visitors power growth in visa-free arrivals in China
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» Visa-free entries into China by foreign nationals rose by more than half in the first eight months of the year, with visitors from Southeast Asia accounting for a big part of the growth.
Floods in Indonesia's Bali kill at least six, hundreds affected
Reuters, Published on 10/09/2025
» JAKARTA — Floods on Indonesia's holiday island of Bali have killed at least six people this week and blocked off major roads in the capital, officials said on Wednesday, disrupting a busy travel destination.
Tunisia sees European tourist numbers rebound decade after attack
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» SOUSSE — Ten years after a beach attack that killed 30 Britons and delivered a crippling blow to Tunisia's tourism industry, European holidaymakers are finally returning in what authorities hope will be record-breaking numbers.
US adds new $250 visa fee for travellers
Reuters, Published on 30/08/2025
» NEW YORK - A new $250 “visa integrity fee” imposed on travellers to the United States risks piling more pressure on the struggling travel industry, as overseas arrivals continue to fall due to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration and hostility to many foreign countries.