A new intergovernmental alliance for countering cross-border telecom and cyber fraud was established on Thursday, with the primary objective of promoting closer cooperation and better operational coordination among law enforcement agencies to tackle these transnational crimes more effectively.

The second meeting of the China-Cambodia public-private sector dialogue mechanism was held in Phnom Penh on Thursday.

Ying Yong, Chief Grand Prosecutor and Prosecutor General of the SPP of China, led a Chinese procuratorial delegation to the EPPO in Luxembourg from Sept 2 to 4 local time.

Lawmakers from nine Southeast Asian nations wrapped up a weeklong China visit in Hainan province on Wednesday, capping three days of site inspections across the island province that took them from free-trade port industries to rural communities and a near-zero carbon demonstration zone.

Vice-President of the Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam Nguyen Quang Dung said transnational crime has become increasingly complex in recent years, with more sophisticated methods and an expanding operational reach.

A Chinese fugitive surnamed Chen, suspected of organizing cross-border gambling crimes, was recently arrested and repatriated through cooperation between Chinese and Philippine law enforcement authorities, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said on Wednesday.

Chinese and Thai police have captured nine suspects in a coordinated crackdown on a major cross-border credit card fraud case targeting Chinese citizens, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday.

For years, governments across Southeast Asia largely approached the region's online fraudsters as a matter for the police, anti-trafficking agencies and border authorities.