Chen Zhi boasted of pulling in $30 million a day, prosecutors in the United States said — a suspected criminal mastermind and onetime internet cafe manager who authorities say presented himself as a legitimate businessman.

A US delegation will visit Cambodia in the coming days to help fortify a fragile ceasefire with Thailand, the Southeast Asian nation’s top diplomat said.

Chen Zhi has been indicted by the United States over a multibillion-dollar fraud and is accused of directing alleged cyberscams run by hundreds of trafficked workers in Cambodia.

BEIJING, Jan 8 (Reuters) - ‌China ​said on Thursday ‌it will release more information ​related to the extradition of an ‍individual named Chen ​Zhi from Cambodia, without ​confirming ⁠the person's whereabouts or if he is the same person sanctioned by the U.S. and Britain, accused of ‌operating large online scam centres.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said his government is weighing possible responses after accusing Cambodian forces of firing mortar rounds in Thai territory and breaching a recent ceasefire.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday condemned a recent incident involving Cambodian forces in Ubon Ratchathani province and said that Thailand has formally protested to Cambodia, demanding accountability and an official apology while rejecting accusations of territorial encroachment.

The student was found dead in August 2025, with an autopsy later revealing he had been tortured. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China has provided aid valued at US$400,000 to the Cambodian demining sector. The aid was presented to the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) on Thursday (Jan 8). Cambodia also expressed gratitude to China for contributing to the ceasefire at the end of December.