Ho Chi Minh City police have detained a 36-year-old Facebook user for investigation over an allegedly false video about ride-hailing company GSM, which authorities say damaged the firm's reputation and legitimate interests.

Once a prominent technology entrepreneur, Nguyen Hoa Binh, known as Shark Binh, now faces a proposed prison sentence of nine to 10 years for allegedly laundering more than VND 318 billion linked to the Mr Pips fraud network.

The trial of Pho Duc Nam (Mr Pip) and his accomplices continued on the morning of October 30, with the court questioning defendants, including Nguyen Hoa Binh, also known as Shark Binh, and his employees, over alleged money laundering.

The Hanoi People’s Court on October 26 began the trial of 188 defendants in a $60.4 million investment fraud case involving Pho Duc Nam, known as Mr Pips, that affected more than 900 investors.

Police in Vietnam's Khanh Hoa Province found nine Chinese nationals testing positive for drugs during raids on four villas in Nha Trang, uncovering suspected online gambling and illegal high-interest lending activities.

The Hanoi People’s Court will begin the trial of Pho Duc Nam, known as Mr Pips, and 187 co-defendants on October 26 on charges including fraud, money laundering, handling criminal proceeds and tax evasion.

A private driver in Hanoi has been charged with stealing 31 designer handbags and other luxury items from his employer in 26 separate incidents, with the stolen property valued at more than $320,000.

Police in Vietnam's Thanh Hoa province have dismantled an alleged transnational online fraud operation led by a Chinese national, detaining 118 people of multiple nationalities. Authorities have launched criminal proceedings against 84 suspects.

Prosecutors in Vietnam's Hung Yen Province have indicted 74 suspects in a case involving illegal sports streaming, online gambling and the distribution of obscene material linked to the Xoi Lac TV network.

Former Thanh Hoa provincial vice chairman Le Duc Giang and 10 co-defendants will stand trial in Hanoi on October 29 over alleged violations involving mineral exploitation permits and state asset losses.

Nguyen Ngoc Thuy, known as Shark Thuy, chairman and general director of Egroup and Egame, was prosecuted for charges of “fraudulent appropriation of property” and “giving bribes”.

Police in southern Vietnam have opened four criminal cases involving five suspects and seized more than $146,000 worth of goods bearing major fashion labels. Investigators say expert analysis, not logos alone, determines trademark infringement.

Police in southern Vietnam have arrested seven suspects over an online prostitution ring that allegedly used a chat group with more than 2,200 members to connect sex workers with clients.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have detained 12 suspects in an alleged pet theft and trafficking ring believed to have stolen and sold about 2,700 cats, with several recovered animals already reunited with their owners.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have dismantled a large-scale operation accused of using banned Salbutamol to fatten pigs, with more than 10,000 tons of pork worth over $22.8 million allegedly reaching the market.

The appellate trial of former Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and nine other defendants was adjourned on September 30. 

Twenty-eight officials and employees at institutions affiliated with four Vietnamese ministries and agencies have been prosecuted for allegedly manipulating monitoring results and improperly collecting samples to issue certificates. 

Ho Chi Minh City police have arrested five people accused of posing as sellers, investors and businesspeople to pass off ordinary pebbles as meteorites worth millions of dollars.

Police in Thanh Hoa have detained eight suspects in an investigation into allegedly fake An Cung products and cosmetics advertised as foreign imports, with goods estimated at more than 1,000 tonnes.