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Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin play a major role in sophisticated criminal enterprises that involve complex money-laundering networks. Photo: Shutterstock
Cryptocurrency

US, Chinese authorities ramp up actions against syndicates running crypto scams

Syndicates either trick or coerce targeted victims to invest in bogus schemes and transfer funds via bitcoin, ether or stablecoins.

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Chinese man stages car crash to kill son, claims payout after dispute with wife

Cryptocurrency

Video | China’s ‘Goddess of Wealth’ jailed for over 11 years by UK court

Human rights

China quietly curbs abuse of detention procedure linked to suspect deaths

New guidelines on supervision, approval and execution of ‘residential surveillance at a designated location’ leaked online.

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Critics say RSDL has led to illegal interrogation and prevented suspects from having access to lawyers. Photo: Weibo/南方周末
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China son sentenced to death for killing mum with car in insurance fraud

‘Despicable’ son and friends pocket compensation cash after jabbing old man in eyes with bamboo stick; emboldened, they embark on murder.

Cryptocurrency

China, UK police join forces to recover funds from massive crypto fraud

UK police in 2018 seized digital wallets holding more than 61,000 bitcoins, now worth more than US$6.7 billion.

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Semiconductors

Shenzhen police busts syndicate selling fake Infineon, Texas Instruments chips

The demand for bogus imports reflects the tight domestic supply of foreign chips amid US tech export restrictions.

The Shenzhen fake chips syndicate bust comes a month after Beijing tightened its scrutiny against US legacy semiconductor suppliers. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chinese man hides in box to enter building, robs woman before leaving in crate

Police did not reveal how they traced Zhao, but speculation includes surveillance footage, logistics data, fingerprints, and phone signals.

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China wives use AI videos of homeless men breaking into homes to test husbands’ love

Police slam homeless home invader prank describing it as ‘fear mongering’ as calls mount for greater regulation of AI-generated content.

US-China relations

US lawmakers urge Trump to press Xi on American detainees, exit bans

Legislators call Beijing the ‘world’s largest hostage-taker’ that uses exit bans and detentions as ‘tools’ for leverage.

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Gulshan Abbas, a retired Uygur doctor seen here in a photo held up by her sister posted on social media in 2019, is just one of the cases American lawmakers want US President Donald Trump to bring up with President Xi Jinping. Photo: handout
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Chinese man stabs wife after suspecting her of infidelity with butcher over meat discount

Cut-price premium cuts send jealous husband into murderous rage, leading to brutal attack on wife; court jails man for 10 and a half years.

A jealous Chinese husband has been jailed after he flew into a rage when a local butcher gave his wife discounts on the meat she was buying and stabbed her multiple times. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
US-China relations

Gangs in China exploiting US gift cards to move stolen cash, DHS says

Stolen cards are used to buy goods like iPhones, which are then sold in China, with the proceeds converted into digital currency.

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Taiwan woman caught taking fingerprints from dead person to forge loan agreement

59-year-old with ink pad and paper climbed onto hearse carrying body to copy prints; is handed suspended jail term by court.

Myanmar

China airs confession from northern Myanmar crime boss Wei Huairen

The alleged Kokang gang leader tells state broadcaster CCTV that he had been the ‘supreme commander of the border forces’.

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State television aired a confession by Myanmar crime boss Wei Huairen. Photo: CCTV
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Chinese woman wakes from coma to uncover ‘most devoted’ boyfriend’s abuse

Before the truth comes to light, Liu’s tale of sacrifice and devotion captivates the nation.

A woman in China woke from a coma, only to reveal that her boyfriend, who spent 200,000 yuan on her care, had abused her. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu
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China court grants woman divorce 6 years after husband pushed her off Thai cliff

Her then-husband earlier demanded US$4 million for ‘emotional suffering, loss of youth,’ asserting he would not agree to a divorce otherwise.

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China thief steals US$53,000 from newlyweds after learning about pair online

Suspect explains that he chose to target families hosting weddings because they are more likely to have cash on hand.

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Crime

China, US and Thailand seize record meth haul near disputed South China Sea reef

Raid nets nearly 5,000kg of methamphetamine, marking Asia-Pacific’s biggest maritime drug bust in years.

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Law enforcers of the China Coast Guard conduct a mission last month in the South China Sea. Photo: Xinhua
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China mum whose kids were thrown from 15th floor by their dad reveals new romance

Grieving mother of two dead children faces a mixed reaction on social media after she hooks up with ‘bad boy with charm’.

Scams and swindles

Editorial | Hong Kong’s growing cross-border cooperation against crime is bearing fruit

Security authorities in the region are seeing the benefits of timely intelligence exchange and joint operations against scam syndicates.

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China woman becomes first to have sex assault recognised as ‘industrial injury’

Landmark case sees drunk woman who was sexually assaulted by her boss seek US$280,000 in compensation.

A rape victim in China has become the first such person to have the crime committed by her boss classified as an “industrial injury”. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
China’s Communist Party

AI-enhanced bodycams among advanced police gear China shows developing nations

At 3-day forum, officials from nations such as Belarus, DRC, Nicaragua and Ethiopia meet China’s minister for public security.

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Chinese organisers invited more than 800 guests and law enforcement officials from 176 countries and regions and 14 international organisations to a forum where China displayed advanced policing and security equipment. Photo: CCTV
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China teens fined US$308,000 over hotpot pee video that led to 4,000 diner refunds

Drunken teenage duo’s disgusting ‘prank’ causes popular restaurant chain to throw out all its tableware, disinfect entire premises.

China's military weapons

Chinese man detained for ‘inappropriate comments’ about Victory Day parade

Cyber police in Hubei province say he made slanderous remarks and spread rumours on social media posts about WWII anniversary event.

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Tomb-raiding fiction-fixated China thief breaches burial site, steals 20 relics

Storybook fanatic who poured over works of fiction turns real-life tomb raider; puts together team of criminals, masterminds heist.

A Chinese man obsessed with fictional tomb-raiding stories has broken into a burial site and stolen 20 cultural relics from 771 BC. Photo: SCMP composite/CCTV
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Chinese man jailed for invading woman’s home, drawing her blood for ‘stress relief’

Repeat offender flees scene after victim’s husband hits him with a kettle; two-year jail term issued by court raises eyebrows online.

A Chinese man broke into a woman’s home while she was asleep, sedated her, and drew her blood, claiming it was a method to relieve stress. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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‘Go catch him’: Chinese musician stops show to help woman capture sexual assailant

A female audience member interrupts the live show and says, ‘The pervert discharged onto my leg’.

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Chinese woman keeps getting pregnant, has 3 kids in 4 years to avoid jail

Investigation finds woman convicted of fraud gives babies away, is already divorced from man with whom she conceived them.

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