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HCMC Police raze prostitution racket run by foreigners in District 7

The Criminal Police Division (PC02) under the Ho Chi Minh City Police has just razed a prostitution racket serving for foreigners masterminded by Koreans at Luxury Business Club in District 7.

Vietnam rejects claims of cracking down on environmentalists

These cases involved the violation of Vietnamese laws, and the individuals have been investigated, prosecuted and brought to trial in accordance with the laws of Vietnam.

VIETSE Director arrested for appropriating confidential documents

Hanoi police has initiated legal proceedings against and arrested Ngo Thi To Nhien, director of the Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition Social Enterprise (VIETSE), for allegedly appropriating internal documents.

Death sentences given to three men trafficking drug from Cambodia to Vietnam

The People’s Court of Binh Phuoc Province yesterday sentenced three defendants to death for smuggling nearly 31 kilograms of drugs from Cambodia to Vietnam.

Nanny commits suicide after Hanoi toddler murder

A nanny has committed suicide after kidnapping and murdering a Hanoi family's two-year-old baby girl.

Police wait for DNA results from murder, kidnap suspect

Police are trying to identify the body of a woman they believe may be the suspect in the kidnapping and murder of a two-year-old girl.

Nguyen Phuong Hang gets 3 years for ‘abuse of freedoms’ to slander celebrities

The HCM City People’s Court has handed a three-year prison sentence to Nguyen Phuong Hang, former director of Dai Nam JSC, for “abuse of freedoms and democratic rights,” after finding her guilty of slandering various individuals.

HCM City raids beauty queen prostitution ring

Police in HCM City on Friday announced that they had just arrested the brokers of a high-class prostitution ring which involved several beauty queens and fashion models.

Wanted Korean bank robber arrested in Da Nang

A Korean national wanted by police forces in the Republic of Korea (RoK) for robbing a branch of the National Credit Union Federation of Korea was arrested by authorities in the central city of Da Nang.

Two flight attendants arrested for cannabis oil smuggling, CAAV demands report

Two flight attendants have been arrested for allegedly smuggling cannabis oil into South Korea.

Woman detained on suspicion of dumping newborn into trash bin

A 38-year-old woman named P.T.M. in Nhon Trach District, the southern province of Dong Nai, is under criminal detention on suspicion of having abandoned her newborn child, the provincial police said on Wednesday.

Hanoi baby sister given life sentence assaulting toddler to death

A baby sister has been given a life sentence and another a 20-year jail for allegedly murdering a 17-month-old baby in an unlicensed kindergarten in Thuong Tin District.

Four family members found dead at Khanh Hoa home

Police in Khanh Hoa Province are investigating the deaths of a woman and her three daughters at their home in Cam Lam District.

Police investigate a group for illegally collecting blood samples from students

A group of people from Hai Phong City are being investigated by police over the illegal collection of hundreds of blood samples from school students.

Wanted Korean fraudster arrested Ho Chi Minh City

The police of Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 have arrested a Korean national wanted by Seoul Southern District Prosecutor's Office.

Former police officer detained, stripped of title after kidnapping child

A senior police officer has been stripped of his title after he was arrested for kidnapping a seven-year-old boy.

Vietnamese man arrested for kidnapping boy in Hanoi

A man who was heavily in debt was arrested on August 15 by police forces in Hanoi for kidnapping a seven-year-old boy for ransom money.

Karaoke owner sentenced to 10 years for fire

After one day of trial, judges yesterday issued a sentence for Pham Duy Hung, the owner of a karaoke bar in Hanoi, where a fire in 2022 resulted in the death of three firefighters.

Over 33 kilos of gold seized from An Giang smuggling case

Authorities in the southern border province of An Giang announced on Sunday that they had seized 14 more kilos of gold while investigating a local gold smuggling ring. Police have also detained five people involved in the case.

Scams targeting credit-card users in Vietnam detected

According to Viettel Cyber Security (VCS), swindling to appropriate information and assets of credit-card holders is a new type of scam that occurred frequently in Vietnam’s cyberspace in the first half of the year.