A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received "inhumane treatment" in a Thai prison after saying he was a Chinese spy, his lawyers have told Interpol, saying they fear for his life.
By Larissa Liao, Kevin Krolicki and Poppy McPherson BEIJING/BANGKOK (Reuters) - The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had hoped to land – only not as a reality star.
US President Donald Trump's incoming secretary of state is among those calling for Thailand not to deport a group Uyghurs to China, where it is feared they would face persecution.
BANGKOK: Thai authorities denied on Wednesday (Jan 22) there was an immediate plan to send back to China 48 Uyghurs held in the country's detention centres, after UN experts warned the group could face torture if they return.
In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, 43 Uyghur men held in Bangkok made a public appeal ... After decades of conflict with Beijing over discrimination and suppression of their cultural ...
Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after China rolled out more moves to try to boost its lagging stock markets by raising confidence that prices will rise. Officials in Beijing
The AP’s vast network of sources and collaborative reporting led to the first report on detained Uyghurs in Thailand who face deportation and persecution
China says it has brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar's military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country's northeast.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that escalating tensions between the two countries could lead to catastrophic global consequences.
BANGKOK - A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received \"inhumane treatment\" in a Thai prison after saying he was a Chinese spy, his lawyers have told Interpol, saying they fear for his life.
BANGKOK — A group of Uyghur men who were detained in Thailand ... After decades of conflict with Beijing over discrimination and suppression of their cultural identity, the Chinese government launched a brutal crackdown on the Uyghurs that some Western ...
China is cracking down on online scams after a series of cases. The most recent one involved Chinese actor Wang Xing, who went missing after he was tricked into going for a casting call in Thailand. He was later rescued from a scam syndicate in Myanmar.