A Chinese factory worker was left heartbroken and financially devastated after his fiancée, who claimed to be a military officer, vanished after allegedly fleecing him and his family out of 650,000 yuan (US$91,000). The 30-something man, surnamed Ji, who had only met the woman a handful of times over an eight-year period, had been under…
A local government in China has been panned by internet users for making two cleaners spend four hours in the scorching heat searching for a small watch lost by a tourist. In early July, a woman from Shenzhen, southern China, took her child to Datong in the northern province of Shanxi by train. She accidentally…
Child safety advocates demonstrate at the Apple Store in New York’s Grand Central Terminal on Nov 5, 2024. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times) The promotional photo showed a mother affectionately hugging and kissing her daughter. The girl, around 8 years old, smiled into the camera. With a few swipes on their phones, men entered a…
Hong Kong students as young as 11 years old accounted for a fifth of the victims of “naked-chat blackmail” in the first half of this year, prompting police on Monday to warn residents to be cautious while meeting people online. The crime typically involves scammers luring victims into disrobing during video chats and then threatening…
Trade unions have urged Hong Kong authorities to halt or review a scheme to bring in transport, retail and aviation workers from outside the city, following the suspension of such arrangements for the construction industry amid claims of exploitation of migrant labourers. Calls from the unions to either withdraw the scheme or bring forward a…