BEIJING: China executed 11 people linked telecom scam operations, on Thursday, state media reported, as Beijing toughens its response to the sprawling, transnational industry.Fraud compounds where scammers lure Internet users into fake romantic relationships and cryptocurrency investments have flourished across Southeast Asia, including in the lawless borderlands of Myanmar.Initially largely targeting Chinese speakers, the criminal groups behind the compounds have expanded operations into multiple languages to steal from victims around the world.Those conducting the scams are sometimes willing

China has executed 11 members a notorious family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, state media report.

Beijing has stepped up cooperation with south-east Asian nations to crack down on the multibillion-dollar industry