Philip Wen is the China correspondent for Fairfax Media.
One of 18 Crown Resorts employees detained a month ago in China has been released on bail, suggesting authorities have concluded their preliminary investigations and could soon move to formally arrest and then charge those remaining in custody.
Melbourne-based junket operator Tian Di was among a number of non-Crown employees detained alongside 18 of the casino group's staff in China last month. "He's disappeared off the face of the earth," a source says.
Australia's Justice Minister directly raised with China's top police official the government's concerns regarding four Australians detained on the mainland.
Former trade minister defends "commercial arrangement", despite the company's acknowledged role in advancing China's strategic imperatives in the region.
Julie Bishop confirms the detention of a fourth Australian in China in connection with the nationwide blitz on Crown Resorts' activities.
In the rarefied world of Crown's VIP gamblers, one man stands apart. But even Melbourne's "Mr Chinatown" is feeling the heat from China's recent arrests.
Co-ordinated midnight raids across China have heralded a dramatic week for Crown.
Communications documenting the movement of millions of dollars offshore by Chinese high rollers are now in the hands of mainland authorities following the police seizure of computers, laptops and mobile phones belonging to Crown Resorts' 18 detained employees.
Crown Resorts employees detained across several cities in mainland China are being transferred to Shanghai.
Police are preparing to charge the 18 Crown Resorts employees arrested across China, including three Australians, with organising gambling activities for mainland nationals overseas, Fairfax Media has learned.
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