According to the agency, the companies and the individuals are involved in lending money through mobile phone apps and later harassing borrowers by accessing their personal details.
The Riverdale Police Department revealed that Zhuang was reported missing by his high school after his parents in China received a ransom photo of their son, prompting them to send USD 80,000 to bank accounts in China due to continuous threats from the alleged kidnappers.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Vivo India officials who were recently released by the trial court in a money laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the trial court's order directing to release of the three accused, including
Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an alleged money laundering case linked to the issuance of Chinese visas.
The Enforcement Directorate moved Delhi High Court on Tuesday challenging the trial court's order directing the release of three accused including the interim CEO of Chinese smartphone maker VIVO and others in a money laundering case.
Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated that China would "surely be reunified" with the self-ruled territory of Taiwan in his New Year's address, renewing Beijing's threat to militarily take over the island but setting no timetable for gaining control, the Voice of America (VoA) reported.
It reported that the tensions between China and Taiwan remain high, Xi has repeatedly affirmed China's stance that Taiwan is a part of China and that it must be reunified, by force if necessary.
Some of the issues that have contributed to the tensions include the visit of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan last year and labour practices in Xinjiang.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared in November that the increase in hospitalizations in China is linked to regular winter diseases rather than new pathogens.
Delhi's Patiala House Court on Saturday allowed the application moved by accused persons challenging their arrest and custody in a money laundering case.
This connection emerged as one of the means by which the US intelligence agencies were able to track the balloon's location and gather crucial information during its transit.
This is being done under Chinese President Xi Jinping's goal for the nation to rival the United States as the world's pre-eminent economic and military power.