Alice Guo's star was on the rise in the Philippines - until alleged links to a scam operation led to her downfall.

The Singapore link in this complex web comes through Alice Guo’s business partners, Zhang Ruijin and Lin Baoying. Zhang, a 45 ...

But few of those cheering could have predicted that less than three years later, Guo would be behind bars, facing charges of human trafficking and allegations that she was a Chinese spy.

It is a particular problem in the Philippines, where much of the industry is run by Chinese criminal ... the mayor of the town, Alice Guo, a colourful and energetic 32-year-old, who owned some ...