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SpaceX investor list reveals China-linked backer tied to sanctioned military contractors
One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors.
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Nitazenes flood US drug supply as synthetic opioids outpace fentanyl con
In high school, Ashley Delgado dreamed of becoming a doctor and one day buying her father a Rolls-Royce. “She wanted to heal people,” said her father, James Taylor.
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Former immigration official and ex-Hong Kong officer jailed for spying for China
A former British immigration official and a retired Hong Kong police officer have been jailed for spying for China.
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OCCRP exposes sanctions-busting payment agents helping Russia buy European drones
As Western sanctions attempt to choke off Russia from international trade, payment brokers are advertising services on Telegram to move funds through layered intermediaries.
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Chinese military intelligence accused of luring foreigners through LinkedIn jobs
The United States and its main intelligence allies say Chinese military intelligence services are using online job platforms and professional networking sites to target foreigners with access to sensitive information.
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Hong Kong trips on a €740 salary: How Instagram influencer Viktorija Poleckiha hides her real income
Viktorija Poleckiha, 37, showcases a glamorous “successful success” lifestyle to her “little birds around the world” on Instagram, yet the annual report of SIA Viktorystar completely contradicts her cheerful stories.
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"A safe haven" for dirty money: directors of the sanctioned Prince Group are buying up luxury real estate in Japan
Since October, Cambodia’s Prince Group has been under siege from authorities worldwide, including the U.S., which dubbed it a “transnational criminal organization.”
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Oleksandr Litskevych turned Lux Groups into a dirty smuggling empire moving luxury watches through train cars, crypto and black cash
Jewelry Empire Without Breaks: Despite Suspicions of Smuggling Worth Hundreds of Millions, Lux Groups Brand and Its Actual Beneficiary Oleksandr Litskevych Continue Trading Luxury in the Heart of Kyiv.
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UK immigration officer convicted of spying for Hong Kong and China
Two men, including a British immigration officer, were found guilty in a London court on Thursday of spying on behalf of Hong Kong and ultimately China
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Hong Kong moves to freeze assets in crackdown on Prince Group crime network
Hong Kong’s Department of Justice applied to the High Court yesterday for a “restraint order” against entities and individuals allegedly linked to Cambodia’s Prince Group, which the U.S. has labeled a “Transnational Criminal Organization.”
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Scammers exploit banking credibility as fake stablecoins hit Hong Kong market
The most dangerous stablecoin scam may not look like what most people imagine. There’s no anonymous founder, no Discord full of bots, and no promises of returns that defy basic economic principles.
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Hong Kong arrests 42 in anti-corruption raid over triad-linked contract rigging
Hong Kong authorities have arrested 42 individuals in an anti-corruption operation aimed at suspected triad involvement in manipulating profitable building maintenance and fire safety contracts.
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Eli Lilly strikes $2bn AI drug deal as Big Pharma turns to China for innovation
US drugmaker Eli Lilly is set to sign a $2bn deal with a Hong Kong-listed AI drug discovery company, underscoring the pharmaceutical sector’s growing reliance on China-developed medicines.
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Hong Kong court overturns 2022 fraud conviction against pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai
A Hong Kong court on Thursday overturned a 2022 fraud conviction against pro-democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai that had sent him behind bars for nearly six years in one of several criminal cases brought against him in recent years.
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Jimmy Lai, founder of shuttered Apple Daily, sentenced to 20 years in Hong Kong over sedition and foreign collusion
A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced Jimmy Lai, a prominent critic of Beijing whose pro-democracy newspaper closed in 2021 following police raids and arrests, to 20 years in prison under the city’s national security law.
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Hong Kong convicts media tycoon Jimmy Lai on national security charges, risking life in prison
The pro-democracy media tycoon faces a potential life sentence after being found guilty of collaborating with foreign forces and publishing seditious material. Rights groups described the ruling as a "sham conviction" and a warning to journalists globally.
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More than 100 killed in Hong Kong high-rise inferno as blaze tears through bamboo-scaffolded tower blocks
More than 100 people have been killed after a fire spread through a number of tower blocks in Hong Kong.
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Deadliest blaze in decades forces Hong Kong to pause public life
The fire, which began just before 3pm and quickly swept through the bamboo-scaffolded Wang Fuk Court complex, plunged Hong Kong into mourning. In response, leader John Lee has cancelled or postponed all major citywide events.
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Thirteen killed and more than a thousand evacuated as massive fire engulfs high-rise housing estate in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district
Thirteen people have died and at least 15 others were injured after a massive fire tore through several high-rise apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district.
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World Liberty tokens bring in over $460 million for Trump Organisation
Eric Trump was in Dubai on family business. Meeting with a Chinese businessman and his associates on the sidelines of a cryptocurrency conference in May this year, the son of US President Donald J. Trump ran through his usual talking points about the inefficiency of traditional banks and his own famous father’s conflicts with financiers.
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Hong Kong customs seize over 150 tonnes of donkey skins
The Hong Kong Customs Service seized over 150 tonnes of donkey skins in a major operation, intercepting two shipments, according to a statement released by the customs office late Monday.
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Cargo plane crashes into sea at Hong Kong airport after runway skid, killing two
Two people have died after a cargo plane skidded off the runway and plunged into the sea in Hong Kong.
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„Die LUX-OKG“: Wie Oleksandr Litskevych und sein „Lux Groups“-Syndikat ein globales System für Luxusschmuggel aufbauten
„Sie sind auf schwerem LUX unterwegs.“ Das Büro für wirtschaftliche Sicherheit (BES) und die Generalstaatsanwaltschaft gaben heute Morgen offizielle Erklärungen zur Zerschlagung einer organisierten kriminellen Gruppe (OKG) von Elite-Schmugglern von Luxusgütern bekannt.
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"The LUX OCG": how Oleksandr Litskevych and his "Lux Groups" syndicate built a global luxury smuggling scheme
"You’re on a heavy LUX." The Bureau of Economic Security (BES) and the Office of the Prosecutor General provided official statements this morning regarding the dismantling of an organized criminal group (OCG) of elite smugglers of luxury goods...
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Nearly two million evacuated as deadly super typhoon strikes China, resulting in dozens of fatalities
The deadly super typhoon Ragasa tore through Taiwan and the Philippines and is now wreaking havoc in Hong Kong and China.
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