$500m in assets seized from mysterious crypto scam billionaire Both the US and UK governments have also imposed joint sanctions against Mr Zhi, his associates, and his company The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025
330 Koreans Kidnapped: How Cambodia Job Scams Killed Student Park Min-ho On 8 August, Cambodian police discovered Park Min ho's body near Bokor Mountain in Kampot Province, showing signs of violent abuse. International Business Times UK · Oct 28, 2025
Tech Brief (Oct. 28): Meituan Releases Open-Source Video Generation Model China’s securities regulator to deepen ChiNext board reforms, XPeng expands into the Baltics and Cambodia Caixin Global · Oct 28, 2025
Tesla Rival Xpeng To Enter 3 New European Countries, Targets Cambodia Amid Global Expansion Xpeng Inc. (NYSE:XPEV) has announced it will expand into new markets in Europe as well as Asia, as the Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) rival joins several Chinese automakers looking to bolster global footprints. Benzinga · Oct 27, 2025
Trump stopped playing golf to broker Thailand-Cambodia peace deal: ‘It’s much more fun’ Donald Trump says brokering a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia was "much more fun" than playing golf. The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025
Trump presides over 'historic' peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia Following border skirmishes last year, Thailand will release Cambodian prisoners and Cambodia will begin withdrawing heavy artillery. Euronews · Oct 26, 2025
Trump oversees Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire signing as Asia tour gets under way Trump has begun a five-day trip to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, his first visit to the region since taking office in January The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2025
Trump oversees ‘historic’ ceasefire deal as Thailand and Cambodia end long-standing border dispute At least 18 Cambodian prisoners of war would be released following the ceasefire extension The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025
South Korean delegation of lawmakers visits Cambodian site of alleged online scam ring Cambodia and South Korea say that a delegation of lawmakers from South Korea’s National Assembly visited a building in Cambodia allegedly used by an online scam operation involving dozens of South Koreans The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
Cambodian police arrest 57 South Koreans over alleged links to online scams Cambodian police say they arrested 57 South Korean nationals over alleged links to an online scam organization in the Southeast Asian country The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
Cambodia opens a new $2 billion airport to serve Phnom Penh Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet has inaugurated a major new airport to serve Phnom Penh The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025
South Korea seeks to arrest dozens of online scam suspects repatriated from Cambodia Korean authorities said they seeking to formally arrest 58 of the 64 South Koreans repatriated from Cambodia for allegedly working for online scam organizations in Cambodia The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025
64 South Koreans Held In Cambodia Return Home Under Arrest Sixty-four South Koreans who had been detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in cyberscam operations returned home Saturday and were under arrest, a police official told AFP. South Korea had sent a team to Cambodia on Wednesday to discuss cases of fake jobs and scam centres involved in kidnapping dozens… International Business Times · Oct 18, 2025
Koreans allegedly involved in online scams in Cambodia to be repatriated to face probes at home Dozens of South Koreans allegedly involved in online scams in Cambodia are to be flown back home Saturday The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2025 Who are Chen Zhi and the Prince Group, accused by the US and UK of large-scale scam operations? US treasury department has sanctioned Chinese-born Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi – alleged mastermind of a cyber-crime empire in south-east Asia
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025 Cambodia accuses Thailand of blasting ‘ghost sounds’ in psychological warfare at border Human rights groups say noise campaign is ‘psychological intimidation and harassment’
The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2025 ‘Wailing ghosts through loudspeakers’: Cambodia accuses Thailand of psychological warfare along border Cambodia’s rights commission said ‘intense, high-pitched noises’ broadcast by Thai soldiers along the disputed border threatened to escalate tensions
International Business Times · Oct 16, 2025 Police Say Cambodia Will Deport 59 South Koreans Linked To Scam Centres Cambodia will deport on Friday 59 South Koreans who worked in cyberscam schemes, police said, after Seoul sent a team to investigate the fate of dozens of its nationals.
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 Outrage as ‘student trafficked to Cambodia to work at scam call centre’ dies 200,000 people are believed to be working at online scam sites in Cambodia
The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2025 South Korea bans travel to parts of Cambodia amid deepening scam crisis that has left 80 missing An additional 60 South Koreans remain detained by Cambodian authorities after a crackdown on scam operations
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025 Cambodia urges fair process as US and UK pursue Prince Group's Chen Zhi in global scam case Cambodia's government says it hopes the U.S. and Britain have enough evidence in their pursuit of Cambodia’s Prince Holding Group and its Chairman Chen Zhi
Euronews · Oct 15, 2025 US charges Cambodian crypto kingpin after largest ever bitcoin seizure Prosecutors say individuals in forced-labour camps convinced victims to funnel billions into fake investments. The state may now use the seized crypto to repay the defrauded parties.
International Business Times UK · Oct 15, 2025 How Did UK and US Grab Huge Bitcoin Haul from Global Romance Scam Networks? UK and US seize £11.3bn Bitcoin from Cambodian scam kingpin Chen Zhi, freezing London properties linked to romance fraud that cost Brits £92m in 2024.
International Business Times · Oct 15, 2025 South Korea Bans Travel To Parts Of Cambodia After Student Killing Seoul on Wednesday banned travel to parts of Cambodia with South Korea shaken by the torture and killing of a college student there.
Tom’s Hardware · Oct 15, 2025 DoJ seizes $15 billion in Bitcoin from Cambodian fraudster who ran 'pig butchering' scam using forced labor — accused could face 40 years in prison following department's biggest ever crypto confiscation The DoJ has seized $15 billion in Bitcoin, thought to be proceeds from a 'pig butchering' scam run from forced-labor compounds in Cambodia.