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Crime in China
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Police are saying that cheap artificial intelligence tools allowing scammers to “swap faces” even in real time are no longer the stuff of science fiction. Such awareness is the first step in avoiding being drawn in

Embezzling several thousand yuan was once enough to trigger capital punishment, but Lai Xiaomin’s execution last year for taking more than US$260 million seems to have set a new minimum.

  • A grain dealer surnamed Guo in Hebei province has been accused of misrepresenting delivery data between 2020 and 2022, the state-backed CCTV reported on Monday
  • Authorities have heavily regulated the grain sector in recent years amid Beijing’s increasing sensitivity over food security
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When police in China went to the home of a man who had been caught looking under doors in a women’s toilet, his enraged mother hit and kicked him until officers stopped her.

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A gifted man in China who achieved the highest scores in a test to become a nuclear physics major at a highly regarded mainland university has been refused admission because of his history of killing cats.

A mother in China who spotted a young girl while visiting a far-off province and decided she was a “perfect wife” for her 27-year-old son, has been jailed along with him for abducting the girl.

A Hong Kong truck driver was arrested for smuggling firearms into China when he entered Shenzhen in 2001, and put on trial despite the guns being fake. Eight months later he was still awaiting a verdict.

The case of a doctor in China who was jailed for giving medical support to a group of prostitutes more than a decade ago, has sparked an online debate after it was reviewed by a lawyer.

A woman in China who sued her philandering ex-boyfriend for a refund of US$553,000 in cash and luxury items she gave to him when they were dating, claims he beat her up when she asked for it back.

Hu Binchen, director of International Cooperation Bureau, and Liu Zhongyi, director of Criminal Investigation Bureau, appointed assistant ministers at China’s Ministry of Public Security.

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A man from China who tried to sneak across the border into Cambodia to find a well-paid job was so afraid of the possible dangers ahead that he carried one of the most famous books ever written on warfare strategy.

A serial house robber in China who tried to fool police by wearing a hyper-real silicone mask was caught within 24 hours of his crimes, causing much hilarity on mainland social media.

An employee with an “iron rice bowl” job in China is being investigated by police after she apparently put a toxic substance in the water of a colleague who was expecting a baby.

Social media in Taiwan has been shocked by the story of two nannies who allegedly tortured a one-year-old baby boy to death during a horrific three-month ordeal.

Klaus Pflugbeil, the operator of a China-based business that sells technology used in electric vehicles, was arrested on Tuesday in New York, prosecutors in Brooklyn said.

Celebrities in China can get into serious trouble for violating the law or breaching cultural sensitivities, and they often struggle to make a comeback. The Post finds out where they are now.

A family in China wants police to reopen an investigation into a neighbour who “accidentally” shot their daughter, leaving her with debilitating injuries from which she still suffers.

A former professional goalkeeper for China’s national football team, who now helps charities build school sports facilities, burst into tears when internet trolls accused her of embezzlement during a live-streaming event.

A massive 2.5 billion people have viewed the story of a woman teacher in Shanghai whose alleged sexual relationship with a 16-year-old male student was exposed by her husband, resulting in her suspension.

A woman from eastern China, who spent years in an unhappy marriage, says her husband tried to force her to have sex, so she fought him off and accidentally killed him.

An investigation by the China Securities Regulatory Commission found the 2023 financial disclosures of Beijing Zuojiang Technology to be ‘seriously untrue’.