after four months in captivity, didi managed to escape and make it back home to china. we approached the owner of the compound where didi was being held for comment, but he did not respond. hundreds of gangs continue to carry out the pig butchering scam from compounds across south east asia, targeting people all over the world. zhaoyin feng, bbc news. and viewers in the uk can watch the full film, the pig butchering romance scam, on bbc iplayer now. mass rallies caused widespread disruption to services in france, on the sixth day of strikes against plans to reform the pension system. hundreds of thousands of protesters staged demonstrations all over the country, but the biggest crowds gathered in paris. here s frances read.
this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: two of the four americans kidnapped in northern mexico on monday have been found dead, refocusing attention on gang violence in the country. the white house says it supports a bipartisan bill in congress that will give president biden new powers to ban the chinese owned app, tiktok, in the us. in recent years, people around the world have lost hundreds of millions of dollars to online romance scams. one of the most lucrative of these, being run by criminal gangs across south east asia, is called the pig butchering romance scam . as the name suggests, the scammers refer to their victims as pigs, whom they fatten up to be butchered or conned, out of as much money as possible. a bbc world service investigation has spoken to former scammers. a warning that this report from zhaoyin feng contains scenes some viewers may find disturbing.
it back home to china. we approached the owner of the compound where didi was being held for comment, but he did not respond. hundreds of gangs continue to carry out the pig butchering scam from compounds across south east asia, targeting people all over the world. zhaoyin feng, bbc news. and viewers in the uk can watch the full film the pig butchering romance scam on bbc iplayer now. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. this wednesday we mark international women s day an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women and also reflect on the global challenge of gender equality. in the most recent gender gap index report released by the world economic forum, japan ranked 116th overall out of 146 countries. our correspondent shaimaa khalil sat down with the first female mayor of one
after seducing cindy, jimmy tricked her into investing more than $2 million on a fake cryptocurrency platform, despite the large amount that i d lost, i actually believe that i ve been luckier than most. i ve given the scammers enough of my time. i ve given enough of my money, and i absolutely refuse to give them who i actually am. after four months in captivity, didi managed to escape and make it back home to china. we approached the owner of the compound where didi was being held for comment, but he did not respond. hundreds of gangs continue to carry out the pig butchering scam from compounds across south east asia, targeting people all over the world. zhaoyin feng, bbc news.
two of the four americans kidnapped in northern mexico on monday have been found dead, refocusing attention on gang violence in the country. the white house says it supports a bipartisan bill in congress that will give president biden new powers to ban the chinese owned app tiktok in the us. in recent years, people around the world have lost hundreds of millions of dollars to online romance scams. one of the most lucrative of these, being run by criminal gangs across south east asia, is called the pig butchering romance scam . as the name suggests, the scammers refer to their victims as pigs, whom they fatten up to be butchered or conned out of as much money as possible. a bbc world service investigation has spoken to former scammers. a warning that this report from zhaoyin feng contains scenes some viewers may find disturbing. a whispered plea for help. whispers translation: i m a chinese man