"Online kidnapping" does not involve physical force but instead relies on psychological manipulation, forcing victims to self-isolate and follow remote instructions. Gen Z (those born between 1997 and 2012) is currently the most targeted victim.

Overwhelmed by distress after being scammed out of a huge sum of money, H, a woman in Hanoi, attempted to take her own life on multiple occasions. The money she lost included funds she had mobilized from relatives and acquaintances.

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have dismantled a large-scale illegal food processing operation that used sodium silicate - an industrial-grade chemical banned in food - to treat more than 3,000 tons of snail meat over several years.

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested N.C.P., a 48-year-old man from Vinh Long, after he broke into the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden and stole a rare white swan.

Hung Yen provincial police have launched a criminal investigation into the production of bean sprouts using banned substances, seizing nearly 3 tons of contaminated products that posed serious food safety risks.

From fake airline tickets to deepfake videos, a wave of tech-enabled fraud is sweeping through Vietnam just before Tet.

Authorities have issued an administrative fine to a Vietnamese man identified as H.Q.K for appearing in a video inviting foreign tourists to use illegal drugs in Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

Authorities have uncovered a massive counterfeit food production ring linked to Medistar Vietnam’s CEO, Doan Trung Duc, with estimated revenue nearing $72 million.

‘Online abduction’ scams isolate victims emotionally, targeting Gen Z with scripts that manipulate fear and shame.

Nguyen Van Buong, former senior judge and former Chief Judge of the High-level People’s Court in Da Nang, faces the charge of "accepting bribe" under Point a, Clause 4, Article 354 of the Penal Code.

Vietnamese police raided fraud hotspots in Cambodia and are now interrogating suspects linked to hundreds of billions of dong in losses.

A fisheries and livestock official in Hai Phong has confessed to taking bribes and issuing falsified quarantine certificates linked to 130 tons of contaminated pork.

In connection with the case involving over 120 tons of African swine fever (ASF)-infected pork used in canned food production, Halong Canfoco has requested official approval to destroy nearly 14,000 cans of Hai Phong-style paté.

Hai Phong officials have confirmed that its famous local pate is unrelated to the canned product at the center of a food safety investigation involving Halong Canfoco.

The case revolved around the handling of the 238-ha former Nha Trang Airport site, a prime coastal plot along Tran Phu street previously managed by the Air Force Officers’ College.

Police in Hai Phong have launched a criminal investigation after uncovering a scheme involving approximately 120 tons of pork infected with African swine fever (ASF) being funneled into a food processing facility.

Between 2018 and 2025, several officials and specialists at the VFA allegedly abused legal regulations to solicit and accept bribes in exchange for the appraisal and issuance of various permits.

A string of counterfeit health and beauty product scandals rocked Vietnam in 2025, exposing widespread deception behind influencer-backed promotions.

Two massive fake milk scandals shook Vietnam in 2025, with hundreds of counterfeit products flooding the market and exploiting regulatory gaps, raising grave concerns over public health and food safety.