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In China, talking to AI is normal. Now the government fears it might replace human intimacy

Companion bots are being regulated over worries they foster ‘emotional dependence’ and young people could stop marrying and having families

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26

'Las Vegas In Laos': The Riverside City Awash With Crime

Rising from the muddy fields on the Mekong riverbank in Laos, a lotus tops a casino in a sprawling city which analysts decry as a centre for cybercrime.

International Business Times · Jul 14, 2025

China's millennial and Gen Z workers are having to lower their economic expectations

Their parents saw decades of significant economic expansion. But today, China's young workforce faces the prospects of slower economic growth.

WEKU · Jan 16, 2024

Canada expels Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei amid spying allegations and political interference

Canada expels Toronto-based Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei after an intelligence report accuses him of trying to target Canadian Shadow Foreign Minister Michael Chong, who has been critical of China's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority, and who says Canada should consider joining AUKUS.

ABC News · May 8, 2023

Canada expels Chinese diplomat for alleged intimidation of lawmaker

Zhao Wei is accused of gathering information on Conservative MP Michael Chong in retaliation for criticism of China’s Uyghur policy

The Guardian - US · May 8, 2023

Canada expelling Chinese diplomat over alleged legislator threats

Canadian foreign minister says Zhao Wei declared ‘persona non grata’ after report that opposition lawmaker targeted.

Al Jazeera · May 8, 2023

China expels Canadian diplomat as bilateral ties sour

China on Tuesday expelled a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai in a tit-for-tat move after Ottawa told a Toronto-based Chinese diplomat to leave, escalating tense relations amid concerns about Chinese influence in Canada.

Reuters · May 8, 2023

Canada summons Chinese ambassador after MP and his family harassed

Foreign affairs minister says Cong Peiwu was summoned to express frustration over attempts to meddle in Canadian politics

The Guardian - US · May 4, 2023

Canadian lawmaker says China targeted his family for harassment

Michael Chong accused Trudeau’s government of turning blind eye while Chinese diplomat gathered information in Canada

The Guardian - US · May 3, 2023

Lao authorities ask casino to stop hiring 'chat girls'

Authorities in northern Laos have called on businesses in the Chinese-run Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to stop hiring Lao women to work as “chat girls” in an effort to curb abuses, including human trafficking.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30, 2022