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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.

Loan shark ring, led by Chinese nationals, provides loans to 1 million borrowers

On July 24, the Police Department of Quang Nam Province revealed its successful collaboration with several operational units of the Ministry of Public Security in dismantling the largest online loan-sharking network to date.

Police warn of Vietnamese counterfeit banknotes

Police officers in the Northern Province of Bac Giang have warned of counterfeit money teaching people how to identify counterfeit money by detecting a number of new features.

Gambling activity raging on social networks

While the number of gambling adverts have decreased on TikTok, they are flooding Facebook. Gambling games exist blatantly under different forms, from ads to livestreams, from videos to groups and fanpages.

Vietnam hands over two American fugitives to US police

The Criminal Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security on July 10 handed over to the United States’ police two American fugitives who had been wanted for killing two people in a shooting.

Large-scale counterfeit money ring busted in Hanoi

Police operating in Hanoi stated that they have successfully busted a large-scale counterfeit money ring and arrested seven suspects involved in the group.