Is China Really Powerless to Stop the ‘Scamdemic’?
Following his ordeal, China’s embassies in Thailand and Myanmar have warned their citizens to beware of recruitment scams, ...
A Chinese actor’s kidnapping reignites fears over travelling to Southeast Asia, and renews concerns over scam centers run by criminal gangs
Users on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu asked if it was safe to travel to Thailand while a Hong Kong singer-actor ...
Thailand's visa waiver for Chinese tourists under fire after string of crimes
Thailand's visa waiver programme for Chinese nationals has come under scrutiny after the high-profile alleged kidnapping of a ...
A Chinese actor was abducted from Thailand. His swift return has sparked hopes – and fears – back home
Wang Xing was living in fear. His head had been shaved. He couldn’t sleep and was in a strange place where his captors were ...
China, Myanmar, Thailand officials discuss cooperation in elimination telecom fraud in Myawaddy, Myanmar
Scammers under leading telecom fraud syndicates in north Myanmar are handed over to Chinese custody, on January 30, 2024.
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Casting the Net: How ‘Scam Farms’ Trap Aspiring Actors
Southeast Asia-based scammers are luring young Chinese performers to the region with fake film projects and promises of ...
China's Ministry of Public Security releases details on actor Wang Xing being lured to the Thailand-Myanmar border; 12 suspects arrested
Several Chinese nationals, including actor Wang Xing were lured to the Thailand-Myanmar border and became missing and trapped ...
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China, Thai police jointly arrest scam suspects following actor Wang Xing missing case
Chinese and Thai police have jointly arrested 12 domestic and foreign criminal suspects in scam operations that led to ...
Chinese Celebrities and Tourists Think Twice About Thailand
The brief abduction of a Chinese actor who was trafficked into Myanmar to work in a scam camp has rattled travelers from a ...
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China’s FM Calls on Southeast Asia to Tackle Online Scamming Scourge
Wang Yi told ASEAN ambassadors that scamming poses “serious threats to the vital interests of citizens from China and other ...
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Netizens Call for Attention to Prisoners in Southeast Asia Scam Operations
The high-profile kidnapping and rescue of 31-year-old actor Wang Xing from a telecom-scam compound on the border of Myanmar and Thailand has incited heated discussion on the Chinese internet. Wang was ...