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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand, Myanmar:

BEIJING – A troubling form of hardware-based financial fraud is spreading in Mainland China with cell phone charging banks. When a recipient plugs one into a phone, the device can push malware onto the handset and quickly steal banking details. [2]

PoliticsTwo mainland China human rights lawyers awarded at Japan conference Lu Siwei and Li Guobei commended at tenth anniversary of the '709 crackdown' The annual China Human Rights Lawyer Awards sponsored by eight international organizations, were ... [3]

HANGZHOU, China -- When the Hong Kong-based Mandarin Oriental group opened its Qianmen hotel in Beijing last year, the property's 42 stunning courtyard houses -- set within a historic hutong (alley) near the Forbidden City -- made instant headlines. [4]

TOKYO -- A group based in mainland China will gain direct access to Tokyo Commodity Exchange markets for the first time, providing an opportunity for Chinese investors to trade commodities in Japan. [5]

HONG KONG -- China Evergrande Group's electric car unit has terminated plans for a maiden mainland share offering amid concerns over the fate of the embattled parent, which is fast running out of cash. [6]

HONG KONG -- Competition from mainland China is giving the local container-shipping business a run for its money, with Shenzhen knocking it from its long-standing seat in the top three. [7]

HONG KONG -- Audio chat app Clubhouse appeared to have been blocked in mainland China on Monday evening following politically sensitive discussions on the platform that caught the attention of Chinese authorities, users said. [8]

JAKARTA -- Lion Air, Indonesia's biggest budget airline group, will suspend all flights to mainland China from February as concerns grow over the spread of coronavirus. [9]

Sources
[1] MM www.scmp.com · 2026-02-27 · 75% match

What does Taiwanese leader William Lai’s rare ‘mainland China’ reference mean?

[2] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-22 · 65% match

China’s Ministry of State Security Warns Over Power Bank Scams

BEIJING – A troubling form of hardware-based financial fraud is spreading in Mainland China with cell phone charging banks. When a recipient plugs one into a phone, the device can push malware onto the handset and quickly steal banking details.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-07-10 · 75% match

Two mainland China human rights lawyers awarded at Japan conference

PoliticsTwo mainland China human rights lawyers awarded at Japan conference Lu Siwei and Li Guobei commended at tenth anniversary of the '709 crackdown' The annual China Human Rights Lawyer Awards sponsored by eight international organizations, were

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-12-21 · 75% match

Homegrown luxury hotels make their mark in mainland China

HANGZHOU, China -- When the Hong Kong-based Mandarin Oriental group opened its Qianmen hotel in Beijing last year, the property's 42 stunning courtyard houses -- set within a historic hutong (alley) near the Forbidden City -- made instant headlines.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-12-11 · 75% match

Tocom to accept first mainland China member

TOKYO -- A group based in mainland China will gain direct access to Tokyo Commodity Exchange markets for the first time, providing an opportunity for Chinese investors to trade commodities in Japan.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-09-27 · 75% match

Evergrande halts plan for mainland China electric car listing

HONG KONG -- China Evergrande Group's electric car unit has terminated plans for a maiden mainland share offering amid concerns over the fate of the embattled parent, which is fast running out of cash.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-02-12 · 75% match

Hong Kong, mainland China vie for shipping business

HONG KONG -- Competition from mainland China is giving the local container-shipping business a run for its money, with Shenzhen knocking it from its long-standing seat in the top three.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-02-08 · 75% match

Clubhouse users now unable to use app in mainland China

HONG KONG -- Audio chat app Clubhouse appeared to have been blocked in mainland China on Monday evening following politically sensitive discussions on the platform that caught the attention of Chinese authorities, users said.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-01-29 · 75% match

Indonesia's top budget airline Lion to halt flights to mainland China

JAKARTA -- Lion Air, Indonesia's biggest budget airline group, will suspend all flights to mainland China from February as concerns grow over the spread of coronavirus.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-07-08 · 75% match

U.S. law firms hasten retreat from mainland China

NEW YORK/HONG KONG -- U.S. law firms rapidly scaled back their mainland China offices this year amid a growing list of challenges including a worsening capital market, structural economic problems and geopolitical tensions. Business trendsU.S.

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