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{"current_in_wire":true,"dek":"Recent reports of Shan Herald Agency for News and Khit Thit Media on cyberscam and scam center operations have made headlines, raising questions about whether Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s claim that the illicit trade is being eradicated is credible or just state propaganda aimed at portraying China as in control.","english_translation":null,"event_id":"event-f265dd95194f52b2c0264fbd","event_page_available":true,"event_url":"https://palimpsest.info/news/wire/event-f265dd95194f52b2c0264fbd/","evidence_strength":"single-source","first_recorded_at":"2026-08-30T02:25:11Z","headline":"THE MYTH OF THE CLEAN SWEEP: How Myanmar’s Scam Empire Evolved Into a National Shadow State","last_recorded_at":"2026-08-30T02:25:11Z","published_at":"2026-08-30T02:21:53Z","publisher_links":[{"source_id":"shan-news-english","title":"THE MYTH OF THE CLEAN SWEEP: How Myanmar’s Scam Empire Evolved Into a National Shadow State","url":"https://english.shannews.org/archives/30149"}],"region":"bri","region_tags":["bri","myanmar"],"schema_version":"palimpsest.regional-captured-index.v1","source_ids":["shan-news-english"],"source_names":["SHAN News — English"],"topics":["economy","politics","rights","security"],"version_count":1,"version_ids":["eventv-262416e35903e22d1b44e74a"]}
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{"current_in_wire":true,"dek":"As rescue efforts in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal – China border entered their fourth day Saturday, authorities were still finding survivors and transporting them to safety. At relief centers, families of missing people waited anxiously for news of their loved ones as the death toll a","english_translation":null,"event_id":"event-1c02faa26ae1a68573621299","event_page_available":true,"event_url":"https://palimpsest.info/news/wire/event-1c02faa26ae1a68573621299/","evidence_strength":"single-source","first_recorded_at":"2026-08-30T01:45:27Z","headline":"Nepal-China flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of nearly 3,000 missing","last_recorded_at":"2026-08-30T01:45:27Z","published_at":"2026-08-30T01:18:10Z","publisher_links":[{"source_id":"dvb-english","title":"Nepal-China flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of nearly 3,000 missing","url":"https://english.dvb.no/nepal-china-flood-survivors-reach-safe-areas-as-families-await-news-of-nearly-3000-missing/"}],"region":"bri","region_tags":["bri","myanmar"],"schema_version":"palimpsest.regional-captured-index.v1","source_ids":["dvb-english"],"source_names":["Democratic Voice of Burma — English"],"topics":["politics","rights","security"],"version_count":1,"version_ids":["eventv-2369d3ed87bed2ba495225b9"]}
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{"current_in_wire":true,"dek":"The University of Gwadar (UoG) has approved Chinese Language as an Arts and Humanities course in its Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) programmes. The move aims to equip future teachers with skills for emerging regional and international opportunities. The university’s Department of Education approved the course during its","english_translation":null,"event_id":"event-cf2bbd8fcbd3163c799350f3","event_page_available":true,"event_url":"https://palimpsest.info/news/wire/event-cf2bbd8fcbd3163c799350f3/","evidence_strength":"single-source","first_recorded_at":"2026-08-29T19:00:35Z","headline":"Gwadar University Adds Chinese to B.Ed. Courses","last_recorded_at":"2026-08-29T19:00:35Z","published_at":"2026-08-29T09:38:25Z","publisher_links":[{"source_id":"daily-cpec-china-pakistan","title":"Gwadar University Adds Chinese to B.Ed. Courses","url":"https://thedailycpec.com/gwadar-university-adds-chinese-to-b-ed-courses/"}],"region":"bri","region_tags":["bri","gwadar","balochistan"],"schema_version":"palimpsest.regional-captured-index.v1","source_ids":["daily-cpec-china-pakistan"],"source_names":["The Daily CPEC — China-Pakistan"],"topics":["economy","politics"],"version_count":1,"version_ids":["eventv-d08a3a818a3dc7898bd1061e"]}
{"current_in_wire":true,"dek":"The Pakistan-China Friendship Association (PCFA) Lahore was formally established on August 20. Founding members held their first meeting at the University of Central Punjab (UCP) in Lahore. The new association aims to strengthen people-to-people ties between Pakistan and China. It will create opportunities for cooperat","english_translation":null,"event_id":"event-e647d655058322e1a3a36c3a","event_page_available":true,"event_url":"https://palimpsest.info/news/wire/event-e647d655058322e1a3a36c3a/","evidence_strength":"single-source","first_recorded_at":"2026-08-29T19:00:35Z","headline":"Pakistan-China Friendship Association Launched in Lahore","last_recorded_at":"2026-08-29T19:00:35Z","published_at":"2026-08-29T09:21:44Z","publisher_links":[{"source_id":"daily-cpec-china-pakistan","title":"Pakistan-China Friendship Association Launched in Lahore","url":"https://thedailycpec.com/pakistan-china-friendship-association-launched-in-lahore/"}],"region":"bri","region_tags":["bri","gwadar"],"schema_version":"palimpsest.regional-captured-index.v1","source_ids":["daily-cpec-china-pakistan"],"source_names":["The Daily CPEC — China-Pakistan"],"topics":["economy","politics"],"version_count":1,"version_ids":["eventv-8136975794ae4242e97c9fbd"]}
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