Chinese citizen saved from deception

A Chinese citizen was successfully rescued after being duped into traveling to Myanmar via Thailand with a fictitious job offer to become a model for a magazine photo shoot, the Chinese embassy in Thailand revealed on Friday.

The 23-year-old Chinese man, Zhong, had been tricked and trafficked into Myanmar after arriving at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok in June. He was told he would be shooting for a magazine cover, the China Media Group reported.

Zhong's sister, who received a suspicious call from him weeks ago when he was at an unidentified location in Myanmar, had reported him missing to the police in both Guangzhou and Bangkok.