The Ministry of Public Security has detained former Vinaconex chairman Nguyen Huu Toi and another senior executive for investigation over serious violations of bidding regulations.

According to forensic findings, 88 dietary supplement products manufactured by MediPhar and MediUSA were counterfeit. Investigators say Nguyen Nang Manh and his accomplices illegally earned more than VND264 billion (US$10.6 million).

Authorities in Hung Yen have arrested dozens of suspects connected to a large-scale online network accused of copyright infringement, illegal gambling and distributing explicit content.

Vietnamese authorities have prosecuted 30 suspects connected to the illegal football streaming website Xoi Lac TV, a platform accused of broadcasting sports content without authorization while promoting online gambling.

Authorities in Hanoi dismantled a cross-border cybercrime group accused of impersonating Japanese police officers to defraud victims of billions of dong.

Authorities say the former minister received more than VND7 billion linked to two major hospital projects and has since returned part of the funds.

Authorities caught 13 foreign nationals gambling illegally inside a beachfront hotel basement in Nha Trang, seizing US$3,500 and related documents.

Investigators say former Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien admitted receiving VND2.5 billion (US$102,000) from subordinates, while denying knowledge of the money’s origin.

A Thai female passenger was arrested at Tan Son Nhat airport after 4.94kg of cocaine was found concealed in her luggage. She had arrived from South America and was transiting to a third country.

Investigators have proposed prosecuting former Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and nine other defendants over alleged violations causing major state asset losses.

The Hanoi procuracy says former leaders of Sen Tai Thu Group must return more than VND757 billion to hundreds of investors after a large-scale fraud investigation.

The Hanoi People's Procuracy has just issued an indictment to prosecute Pham Thi Hoa, born 1958, former chair of Sen Tai Thu JSC, on charges of obtaining property by fraud.

Posing as a wealthy businessman on dating apps, a 34-year-old man allegedly lured hundreds of women into relationships to steal phones and record sensitive videos.

Investigators in Thanh Hoa discovered two frozen tiger carcasses hidden in a reinforced underground chamber, exposing an alleged illegal wildlife trafficking ring.

Da Nang police apprehended 13 suspects linked to a cyberfraud ring that stole $4 million from over 1,200 victims nationwide.

Police in Gia Lai Province have dismantled a dog theft ring responsible for stealing more than 5,000 dogs, with total illegal profits estimated at around $105,000.

Police in the northern province of Tuyen Quang on February 2 announced the prosecution of a group of suspects involved in the illegal trading and exchange of more than 8.4 billion email accounts.

HCMC Police have observed that even the best students can be scammed by people impersonating police officers or authorities fraudulently accusing them of illegal activities and extorting them for money.

Le Van Chung, former Chairman of the Members' Council at Vicem (Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation), has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for his role in a long-stalled high-rise project that caused major financial damage to state assets.