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Cops Say They’ve Taken Down Biggest Chinese Sex Trafficking Operation in Europe
A network that allegedly saw hundreds of women forced into sex work in Europe has been busted, with 28 suspects arrested.
Blacklisted Chinese-Made Cameras Found in Use at Australian Government Sites
“It is a major issue that these cameras have limited security and can be accessed remotely.”
Workers Keep Dying at This Chinese Nickel Mining Company in Indonesia
In the year after the factory opened, workers fell into molten waste, got swept into the sea, and took their own lives. Then, after two employees were burned alive, protests erupted—and turned deadly.
Weather Balloon Gone Rogue or Spy Vessel at Work? We Ask the Experts.
A suspected spy balloon—or stray weather device—risks blowing U.S.-China relations off course.
A US F-22 Fighter Jet Just Shot Down the Chinese Spy Balloon
President Joe Biden ordered the downing of the Chinese spy balloon with the Pentagon waiting until it was safely off the coast of South Carolina.
Pentagon Says Chinese Spy Balloon Too Dangerous to Shoot Down For Now
The news comes just after the U.S. announced new base presences in the Pacific.
There’s a Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Floating Peacefully Over Montana
President Joe Biden has decided not to shoot it down, while Canada issued a short statement to say that Canadians were “safe.”
Bank Clerk Who Stole $600K, Got Plastic Surgery, and Went on the Run Caught After 26 Years
The woman withdrew wads of cash from bank branches around the city, before giving money to her family, ghosting her husband and starting a new life 1,700km away.
China’s Population Drops for the First Time in 60 Years
China is facing a double whammy of a shrinking labor force and a rapidly expanding elderly population.
China’s Notoriously Combative Diplomat Is Getting Sidelined
Zhao Lijian, the combative face of Chinese diplomacy, is losing his megaphone.
China Says It May Have Solved a Mystery on the Moon’s Surface
Ferric iron was assumed to be rare on the moon, but samples returned by China's Chang'e-5 mission suggest it may really be abundant.
COVID Is Running Rampant in China, But Experts Say Travel Restrictions Are Pointless
While countries around the world impose restrictions on Chinese travelers, some argue the move is more political than rooted in public health.