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China has also prevailed on Thailand and Cambodia to extradite two Chinese business figures accused of running scam empires, She Zhijiang, who built an entire city in Myanmar’s war-torn Karen State, and Chen Zhi, who amassed wealth and power with his Prince Group conglomerate in Cambodia. The Chinese government has also brought tens of thousands of its citizens who were working in scam compounds back to China to face trial. BBC

Last year, the Chinese internet saw a viral search for a small-time Chinese actor who had flown to Thailand for an acting gig but was instead taken to a scam centre in Myanmar. Stories like these added to the frustration in Beijing, which had long been demanding that Myanmar’s junta rein in the scam mafia. BBC

“Until you come over and see China for yourself, you’re never going to know. I’m desperately trying to get more and more people to really experience the Beijing that me, my wife, and my friends, fell in love with, which is cheesy, I know, but it’s true,” says Dom, who is leading the group. BBC

The senior ranks of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) are in tatters. The weekend purging of China’s top general, Zhang Youxia, and another senior military officer, Gen Liu Zhenli, has left serious questions about what triggered the elite power struggles unfolding in the country – and what this means for China’s warfighting capacity, whether it be any ambition to take Taiwan by force or engage in another major regional conflict. Zhang, 75, was vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) – the Communist Party group headed by the country’s leader…

More recently, China’s panda loans have coincided with major trade agreements. In 2011, the loan of two pandas to Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland was agreed during negotiations over contracts to supply salmon meat, Land Rover vehicles and energy technology to China. BBC

Running separate US and global algorithms, split workforces, and parallel governance adds engineering costs, slows innovation, and adds to the operational complexity, says Charlie Dai Principal Analyst in Technology Architecture & Delivery at Forrester. BBC

47 minutes ago Suranjana Tewari,Asia Business Correspondentand Lily Jamali,North America Technology Correspondent Watch: Does TikTok’s US deal threaten the company’s global ambitions? TikTok announced on Thursday that it has finalised a deal that will allow the hugely popular short-video app to continue operating in the US. The deal comes after a years-long tussle between Washington and Beijing that began in Trump’s first term in the White House when he tried unsuccessfully to ban the app over national security concerns. The platform was due to be banned in the US in…

This year, new car sales in the US may fall below 16 million, according to research group Cox Automotive, in part due to concerns over prices as well as lower demand for EVs. In particular, lower income drivers are expected to feel the strain of “prolonged inflation” and the higher price of new and old cars, it added. BBC

China’s population fell for the fourth straight year in 2025 as its birth rates sunk to a record low, despite the government rolling out a spate of incentives to boost them. The country’s population fell 3.39 million to reach 1.4 billion by the end of 2025, marking a quicker decline than the previous year, government data showed on Monday. Its birth rate fell to 5.63 per 1,000 people – a record low since the Communist Party took power in 1949 – while its death rate rose to 8.04 per 1,000…

A huge explosion at a factory in northern China has killed two people and injured 84 others, with five people still missing, state media reported. The blast happened at around 15:00 local time (07:00 GMT) Sunday at Baogang United Steel plant in Inner Mongolia, causing noticeable tremors in the area. Footage online showed the explosion sending large plumes of smoke into the sky, while the ground was littered with debris, including collapsed ceilings and pipes. Five among the dozens hospitalised suffered serious injuries, state media reported. Authorities are investigating the…