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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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.

The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had hoped to land – only not as a reality star. Wang, 22, flew to ...

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 ...

Reuters spoke to family members of four people listed as disappeared in Myanmar and identified in the database, which drew its name from Wang’s first name, Xing, or star. None would agree to be ...