Vietnam discovers nearly 26,000 suspected counterfeit cosmetic products linked to Cambodia, Thailand, China
Vietnam News 14:00 21/10/2025Market surveillance officials in Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam have uncovered a warehouse storing more than 25,740 cosmetic and personal care products, many of which are suspected to be smuggled or counterfeit, with labels indicating origins from Thailand, Cambodia, and China.
Tokyo police arrest phone scam group leader
World 16:08 17/10/2025TOKYO -- Tokyo police have served two people with additional arrest warrants, including a person believed to be the leader of a group accused of committing phone scam cases, people familiar with the investigation told Jiji Press on Friday.
South Korea issues travel ban for parts of Cambodia after nationals trapped in scam centers
World 12:50 16/10/2025SEOUL -- South Korea issued a 'code-black' travel ban for parts of Cambodia on Wednesday and dispatched a team of high-level officials to help nationals lured into working in scam compounds and secure the release of those held against their will.
Nearly 400 Vietnamese lose over $6mn in Cambodia-based fake police scam
Vietnam News 16:25 16/09/2025Police in Cao Bang Province, northern Vietnam said on Monday they recently dismantled a transnational cybercrime ring that posed as police officers, tricked victims into installing fake VNeID apps embedded with malware, and stole over VND160 billion (US$6 million) from nearly 400 people nationwide.
Synchronization of Vietnam-Cambodia border trade infrastructure proposed to reach $20bn trade goal
Economy 11:04 14/09/2025Experts and representatives from ministries, sectors, associations, and businesses of Vietnam and Cambodia proposed developing border trade infrastructure with synchronized investment in border gate facilities, logistics systems, warehouses, and border markets during a conference this weekend.
Ho Chi Minh City reduces participation fee by 15% for Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism at ITE HCMC
Travel 14:54 05/09/2025Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duoc has announced a 15-percent reduction in the participation fee for Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism at the annual International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City, or ITE HCMC, as part of efforts to strengthen tourism ties and boost visitor numbers between the two countries.
Thai court sacks PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra for ethics violation
World 16:17 29/08/2025Thailand's Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday for an ethics violation after only a year in power, in another crushing blow to the Shinawatra political dynasty that could usher in a new period of turmoil.
Aichi police arrest 29 fraud suspects extradited from Cambodia
World 16:45 21/08/2025Tokoname, Aichi Pref. -- Police in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, arrested 29 extradited Japanese nationals in their 10s to 50s on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in phone scams conducted from a northeastern Cambodian town.
New species teem in Cambodia's threatened karst
World 13:04 08/08/2025A biologist might go a lifetime without discovering a new species. It took a team exploring Cambodia's limestone karst a single night to find three.
Boeing jet abandoned at Hanoi airport proposed for aviation training use
Vietnam News 16:22 07/08/2025Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction has proposed repurposing a long-abandoned Boeing aircraft at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi as a training model for aviation students instead of auctioning it off.
29 Japanese fraud suspects in Cambodia to be extradited
World 18:01 04/08/2025NAGOYA -- Police in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, have obtained arrest warrants for 29 Japanese fraud suspects currently detained in Cambodia, investigative sources said Monday.
Thailand returns some Cambodian soldiers ahead of key border talks
World 16:27 01/08/2025BANGKOK - Thailand's army sent home two Cambodian soldiers from a group of 20 on Friday, ahead of a key meeting in Malaysia next week where defence ministers and military commanders will hold talks aimed at maintaining a ceasefire along their disputed border.
