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Vanuatu Courts Hong Kong as Pacific Economies Seek New Partners
Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Jotham Napat led a delegation to Hong Kong this week, meeting Chief Executive John Lee to seek cooperation on regulatory reform, investment, and tourism as the Pacific island nation looks to diversify its economic partners. The talks highlight ...
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China Warns Citizens Against Japan Travel During Lunar New Year
China warned its citizens on Monday against travelling to Japan during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, citing deteriorating public security, with Tokyo and Beijing locked in a diplomatic spat. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's suggestion in November that Tokyo could ...
China’s Young Travelers Unexpectedly Flood Mexico’s Día de Muertos
The number of Chinese travelers at Mexico’s Día de Muertos this year was so high that, as one WeChat article noted, “Mandarin has become the second language along the avenue.” The story, published by Lvjie News, a popular travel-focused WeChat ...
‘Smooth and Easy’: India and China Resume Direct Flights as Ties Improve
By Sailendra Sil The resumption of direct flights between India and China after a five-year suspension was hailed by arriving passengers Monday, a move important both for trade and a symbolic step as Asia's giants cautiously rebuild relations. ...
China Leads Influence in Southeast Asia, but Neighbors Come First
China leads the Lowy Institute’s Southeast Asia Influence Index by a point, 65 to 64 over the United States on the latest reading, but the study finds neighbors are more important than any external power, including China. However, Lowy records ...
Source: Wikistrat Expert Analysis | How the War in Iran is Shaping China’s Strategic Calculus
There's been a lot of speculation in U.S. and European policy analysis circles over what lessons China is taking away from the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. The debate largely divides along two broad categories. On one side, popular in Washington, D.C., contends that the massive ...
Vanuatu Courts Hong Kong as Pacific Economies Seek New Partners
Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Jotham Napat led a delegation to Hong Kong this week, meeting Chief Executive John Lee to seek cooperation on regulatory reform, investment, and tourism as the Pacific island nation looks to diversify its economic partners. The talks highlight ...
China Warns Citizens Against Japan Travel During Lunar New Year
China warned its citizens on Monday against travelling to Japan during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, citing deteriorating public security, with Tokyo and Beijing locked in a diplomatic spat. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's suggestion in November that Tokyo could ...
China’s Young Travelers Unexpectedly Flood Mexico’s Día de Muertos
The number of Chinese travelers at Mexico’s Día de Muertos this year was so high that, as one WeChat article noted, “Mandarin has become the second language along the avenue.” The story, published by Lvjie News, a popular travel-focused WeChat ...
‘Smooth and Easy’: India and China Resume Direct Flights as Ties Improve
By Sailendra Sil The resumption of direct flights between India and China after a five-year suspension was hailed by arriving passengers Monday, a move important both for trade and a symbolic step as Asia's giants cautiously rebuild relations. ...
China Leads Influence in Southeast Asia, but Neighbors Come First
China leads the Lowy Institute’s Southeast Asia Influence Index by a point, 65 to 64 over the United States on the latest reading, but the study finds neighbors are more important than any external power, including China. However, Lowy records ...
China’s May Day Tourists Flock to an Unlikely New Hotspot: Central Asia
Over the recent Labor Day holiday on May 1st, an unexpected destination emerged as a top choice for Chinese tourists venturing overseas: Central Asia. While Southeast Asia once dominated the list of overseas travel favorites, recent high-profile cases involving telecom fraud ...
Thailand Cuts Power to Scam Hub on Myanmar Border Ahead of PM’s Visit to Beijing
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra embarked on a four-day visit to China on Wednesday, soon after Thai authorities cut the cross-border power supply to Shwe Kokko, a town in Myanmar said to house huge scam operations staffed by victims of trafficking. The ...
Fears of Scam Center Kidnaps Keep Chinese Tourists on Edge in Thailand
By Montira Rungjirajittranon and Sarah Lai Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in hellish scam centers, despite efforts to reassure them. Chinese nationals topped ...
Thai PM Makes AI Video Appeal to Chinese Tourists
Thailand on Wednesday posted an AI-generated video of its prime minister speaking in Mandarin, encouraging Chinese tourists to visit the kingdom despite reports of kidnappings on the Thai-Myanmar border. In the clip made by generative artificial intelligence posted to the government's ...
China-Laos Railway Brings Higher Mobility, Employment As Profit Concerns Linger
A group of Thais boarded the high-speed train between Boten and Vientiane, the capital of Laos. They had just finished a tour in China before crossing to the Boten station, about five minutes from the China-Laos checkpoint. The carriage was half empty because it was the last ...
Southeast Asian Vacation Spots Wait for Chinese Tourists Who Seem More Content to Stay Home
The number of Chinese tourists that went abroad during last week’s normally bustling holiday break was significantly below pre-pandemic levels and even fell short of official forecasts, raising more concerns about the country’s tightened consumer spending. While a rare confluence of ...
Chinese National Among the Dead After Mass Shooting in Bangkok Mall
A 14-year-old boy suffering from a psychiatric episode walked into Bangkok's upscale Siam Paragon Mall and randomly started shooting, killing two and wounding five others. Among the dead included a female Chinese tourist. The ...