The recent rescue of kidnapped actor Wang Xing has highlighted the transnational criminal networks that thrive in the region.

City’s Security Bureau sent a task force to Thailand to address the issue of residents being lured abroad and forced into ...

By Larissa Liao, Kevin Krolicki and Poppy McPherson BEIJING/BANGKOK (Reuters) - The abduction and cross-border rescue had all ...

A video of Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been shared in Chinese-language social media posts that claim ...

Several Chinese nationals, including actor Wang Xing were lured to the Thailand-Myanmar border and became missing and trapped ...

Following his ordeal, China’s embassies in Thailand and Myanmar have warned their citizens to beware of recruitment scams, ...

Chinese actor Wang Xing was tricked into a job in Thailand that turned out to be with a criminal syndicate. His girlfriend's online campaign led to his rescue from a scam center in Myanmar, exposing ...

Thailand's tourism industry faces mounting pressure following two high-profile incidents involving Chinese celebrities.

Chinese tourists are expressing fears about traveling to Thailand – with some cancelling their trips – following the ...

The brief abduction of a Chinese actor who was trafficked into Myanmar to work in a scam camp has rattled travelers from a ...

Across Southeast Asia, criminals have found there is big money to be made in human trafficking and bilking victims out of their savings.

China Families Appeal to Free Relatives Held by Scam Gangs in Myanmar (This Jan. 22 story has been corrected to fix the age of Wang Xing from 22 to 31 in paragraph 2) By Larissa Liao, Kevin ...