Chinese tourists are expressing fears about traveling to Thailand – with some cancelling their trips – following the high-profile case of a Chinese actor’s abduction to a Myanmar scam call center.

Chinese actor Wang Xing has safely returned to China following his harrowing ordeal at the Thai-Myanmar border, where he was held in a scammer training compound. The actor, now visibly bald after being forced to shave his head during his detention,

The 22-year-old was rescued from a human trafficking operation on Jan 7 after going missing near the Thai-Myanmar border on Jan 3.

Chinese actor Wang Xing stated on his Weibo account that he has returned to the embrace of his motherland, which makes him feel warm, secure, and free. While in a foreign country, it was the strength of his motherland that gave him courage and hope.

A Chinese actor who went missing near Myanmar's border with Thailand and fell victim to a human trafficking network has boarded a flight home. Wang Xing, also known by his stage name Xing Xing, departed from Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on Friday night,

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.

An alleged leader from Japan’s Yakuza crime syndicate has pleaded guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar as part of a global web of trades in drugs, weapons and laundered cash, according to the US Department of Justice.

Thai police said Wang was trafficked across the Thai-Myanmar border and held captive at KK Park in Myawaddy, which is notorious for its illegal scam operations

Thailand's tourism sector is grappling with a surge in hotel and flight cancelations from Chinese tourists following the high-profile abduction of actor Wang Xing, raising concerns about the country's recovery efforts.