"Chinese organized group"

#13031735

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13031738

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#12978184

11 November 2025

Close up view with banners and flags with Nexperia logo, outside of Nexperia headquarters in 52Nijmegen high rise building in Noviotech Campus housing the Nexperia Holding BV HQ. Nexperia is a semiconductor chipmaker manufacturer, a tech company, subsidiary of Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai listed company partially owned by the Chinese government. As of October 2025, the Dutch government took control of governance of the firm citing security concerns while triggering worries about the global chip supply chain and disruption in the automotive industry. Nijmegen, the Netherlands on November 10, 2025

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#12978174

11 November 2025

General view with banners and flags with Nexperia logo, outside of Nexperia headquarters in 52Nijmegen high rise building in Noviotech Campus housing the Nexperia Holding BV HQ. Nexperia is a semiconductor chipmaker manufacturer, a tech company, subsidiary of Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai listed company partially owned by the Chinese government. As of October 2025, the Dutch government took control of governance of the firm citing security concerns while triggering worries about the global chip supply chain and disruption in the automotive industry. Nijmegen, the Netherlands on November 10, 2025

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#12978175

11 November 2025

Close up view with banners and flags with Nexperia logo, outside of Nexperia headquarters in 52Nijmegen high rise building in Noviotech Campus housing the Nexperia Holding BV HQ. Nexperia is a semiconductor chipmaker manufacturer, a tech company, subsidiary of Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai listed company partially owned by the Chinese government. As of October 2025, the Dutch government took control of governance of the firm citing security concerns while triggering worries about the global chip supply chain and disruption in the automotive industry. Nijmegen, the Netherlands on November 10, 2025

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#12978177

11 November 2025

Nexperia headquarters in 52Nijmegen high rise building in Noviotech Campus housing the Nexperia Holding BV HQ. Nexperia is a semiconductor chipmaker manufacturer, a tech company, subsidiary of Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai listed company partially owned by the Chinese government. As of October 2025, the Dutch government took control of governance of the firm citing security concerns while triggering worries about the global chip supply chain and disruption in the automotive industry. Nijmegen, the Netherlands on November 10, 2025

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#12978179

11 November 2025

A board with the list of companies, including Nexperia logo outside of the headquaretes. Nexperia headquarters in 52Nijmegen high rise building in Noviotech Campus housing the Nexperia Holding BV HQ. Nexperia is a semiconductor chipmaker manufacturer, a tech company, subsidiary of Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai listed company partially owned by the Chinese government. As of October 2025, the Dutch government took control of governance of the firm citing security concerns while triggering worries about the global chip supply chain and disruption in the automotive industry. Nijmegen, the Netherlands on November 10, 2025

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#12978181

11 November 2025

A silhouette of a person walking outside of Nexperia headquarters in 52Nijmegen high rise building in Noviotech Campus housing the Nexperia Holding BV HQ. Nexperia is a semiconductor chipmaker manufacturer, a tech company, subsidiary of Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai listed company partially owned by the Chinese government. As of October 2025, the Dutch government took control of governance of the firm citing security concerns while triggering worries about the global chip supply chain and disruption in the automotive industry. Nijmegen, the Netherlands on November 10, 2025

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#12978183

11 November 2025

A silhouette of person riding a bicycle is passing in front of Nexperia headquarters in 52Nijmegen high rise building in Noviotech Campus housing the Nexperia Holding BV HQ. Nexperia is a semiconductor chipmaker manufacturer, a tech company, subsidiary of Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai listed company partially owned by the Chinese government. As of October 2025, the Dutch government took control of governance of the firm citing security concerns while triggering worries about the global chip supply chain and disruption in the automotive industry. Nijmegen, the Netherlands on November 10, 2025

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#12978171

11 November 2025

General view with banners and flags with Nexperia logo, outside of Nexperia headquarters in 52Nijmegen high rise building in Noviotech Campus housing the Nexperia Holding BV HQ. Nexperia is a semiconductor chipmaker manufacturer, a tech company, subsidiary of Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai listed company partially owned by the Chinese government. As of October 2025, the Dutch government took control of governance of the firm citing security concerns while triggering worries about the global chip supply chain and disruption in the automotive industry. Nijmegen, the Netherlands on November 10, 2025

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#12978172

11 November 2025

General view with banners and flags with Nexperia logo, outside of Nexperia headquarters in 52Nijmegen high rise building in Noviotech Campus housing the Nexperia Holding BV HQ. Nexperia is a semiconductor chipmaker manufacturer, a tech company, subsidiary of Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai listed company partially owned by the Chinese government. As of October 2025, the Dutch government took control of governance of the firm citing security concerns while triggering worries about the global chip supply chain and disruption in the automotive industry. Nijmegen, the Netherlands on November 10, 2025

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#12978150

11 November 2025

A person riding a bicycle is passing in front of Nexperia headquarters in 52Nijmegen high rise building in Noviotech Campus housing the Nexperia Holding BV HQ. Nexperia is a semiconductor chipmaker manufacturer, a tech company, subsidiary of Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai listed company partially owned by the Chinese government. As of October 2025, the Dutch government took control of governance of the firm citing security concerns while triggering worries about the global chip supply chain and disruption in the automotive industry. Nijmegen, the Netherlands on November 10, 2025

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#12978153

11 November 2025

A person riding a bicycle is passing in front of Nexperia headquarters in 52Nijmegen high rise building in Noviotech Campus housing the Nexperia Holding BV HQ. Nexperia is a semiconductor chipmaker manufacturer, a tech company, subsidiary of Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai listed company partially owned by the Chinese government. As of October 2025, the Dutch government took control of governance of the firm citing security concerns while triggering worries about the global chip supply chain and disruption in the automotive industry. Nijmegen, the Netherlands on November 10, 2025

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#12978158

11 November 2025

A person riding a bicycle is passing in front of Nexperia headquarters in 52Nijmegen high rise building in Noviotech Campus housing the Nexperia Holding BV HQ. Nexperia is a semiconductor chipmaker manufacturer, a tech company, subsidiary of Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai listed company partially owned by the Chinese government. As of October 2025, the Dutch government took control of governance of the firm citing security concerns while triggering worries about the global chip supply chain and disruption in the automotive industry. Nijmegen, the Netherlands on November 10, 2025

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#12978163

11 November 2025

General view with banners and flags with Nexperia logo, outside of Nexperia headquarters in 52Nijmegen high rise building in Noviotech Campus housing the Nexperia Holding BV HQ. Nexperia is a semiconductor chipmaker manufacturer, a tech company, subsidiary of Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai listed company partially owned by the Chinese government. As of October 2025, the Dutch government took control of governance of the firm citing security concerns while triggering worries about the global chip supply chain and disruption in the automotive industry. Nijmegen, the Netherlands on November 10, 2025

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#12978165

11 November 2025

General view with banners and flags with Nexperia logo, outside of Nexperia headquarters in 52Nijmegen high rise building in Noviotech Campus housing the Nexperia Holding BV HQ. Nexperia is a semiconductor chipmaker manufacturer, a tech company, subsidiary of Wingtech Technology, a Shanghai listed company partially owned by the Chinese government. As of October 2025, the Dutch government took control of governance of the firm citing security concerns while triggering worries about the global chip supply chain and disruption in the automotive industry. Nijmegen, the Netherlands on November 10, 2025

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