X5 Attack Drone
The X5 Attack Drone was showcased at the Zhuhai Airshow in China at the end of 2024. Limited information is available about the drone, though reports indicate that it is…
Norinco Sharp Claw
Norinco Sharp Claw China North Industries Incorporated (NORINCO) revealed the Sharp Claw I at the 2014 Airshow China in Zuhai. The “mini” Unmanned Ground System (UGS) is in active use,…
From “Triads” to “Scam States”: The political economy of industrial‑scale cyber fraud, drug production, and forced criminality in mainland Southeast Asia, 2012–2025
Films like Kill Bill and John Wick popularise a romanticised image of Asian organised crime built around codes of honour and tightly knit brotherhoods. Across the Mekong subregion today, especially…
