A small-time Chinese actor had been missing for two days in Thailand when his girlfriend decided to ask the internet for help. "We have no choice but to borrow the power of the internet to amplify our voices,

Alert follows case of Wang Xing, who was rescued from a compound after being lured to a border town by human traffickers.

A Chinese actor who went missing near Thailand’s border with Myanmar has been found, Thai authorities said, as they sought to contain the fallout of the incident on the nation’s vital tourism industry.

Thai police say a Chinese actor who disappeared and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human trafficking.

A 31-year-old Chinese actor was recently rescued from a scam centre in Myanmar after he went missing in Thailand during his visit, prompting his girlfriend to seek help on social media.

China's embassy in Myanmar on Friday urged Chinese nationals to be vigilant against telecom and online fraud after multiple reports of citizens being lured to Myanmar's border town of Myawaddy by online scams promoting "high-paying overseas jobs.

Missing Chinese actor Wang Xing was rescued from a Myanmar scam centre after his girlfriend’s viral social media plea drew widespread attention.