Hong Kong’s security authorities have dispatched another team of officials to assist a local man who was said to be trapped in Thailand after he was released from a scam compound in Myanmar. Former district councillor Andy Yu Tak-po,

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 forcing him to type – the first phase of training for an unwanted role.

Users on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu asked if it was safe to travel to Thailand while a Hong Kong singer-actor canceled his Bangkok concert.

Situation returns to spotlight after rescue effort to save mainland Chinese actor Wang Xing, who was kidnapped along Thai-Myanmarese border.

Since the second quarter of 2024, more Hong Kongers are being trafficked into Southeast Asian countries to work in notorious online scam hubs, the city’s security bureau said.

Hong Kong officials held rare talks in Bangkok this week with Thai counterparts to find ways to bring home those lured from the Asian financial hub and trapped in illegal work in Southeast Asia, seeking to combat a growing trend.

Some residents previously held captive in Southeast Asia managed to return to Hong Kong after families paid ransoms.

A total of 18 trafficking victims have been rescued, leaving 10 still held captive by Myanmar scam rings, chief executive John Lee said.

Hong Kong singer Eason Chan Yik-shun has cancelled his coming concert in Thailand, with the organiser citing safety concerns for Chinese citizens and fans travelling to the country.

The brief abduction of a Chinese actor who was trafficked into Myanmar to work in a scam camp has rattled travelers from a country that Thailand relies on for tourism.

Chinese stocks fell after US President Donald Trump said his threat to impose 10% tariffs on the nation’s goods was still being considered and may take place next month.

Chinese actor Wang Xing's (王星) disappearance shocked the Chinese and Hong Kong entertainment industry, causing fear about false job opportunities in Southeast