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Two Chinese nationals prosecuted for US$65,000 theft

Police in Danang issued a statement on October 29 that they have put two Chinese nationals into temporary detention in order to launch a full investigation into the charges of stealing property.

A story of spikes spokes in bikes

 VietNamNet Bridge – His deeds might not make it to the Guinness Book of World Records, but Dinh Phan Thin belongs to the record books.

Dozens of officials go on trial for theft

Forty three defendants, including an unprecedented number of 31 customs officials of the Mekong Delta’s An Giang Province and HCM City, went on trial yesterday on suspicion of appropriating hundreds of billion dong from the State.

VTech hack exposes ID theft risk in connecting kids to Internet

 Parents who gave their child a Kidizoom smartwatch or a VTech InnoTab tablet may have exposed them to identity theft after Hong Kong-based VTech said hackers stole the personal information of more than 6 million children.

Jetstar clueless on aviation fuel theft

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police and airline investigations into the theft of tens of thousands of litres of aviation fuel are making little progress in working out how the theft was done or where the stolen fuel came from.

Hong Kong crash sparks money grab

 Hong Kong police have appealed to the public to return millions of dollars taken after a van transporting HK$525m ($68m; £44m) crashed on a major road.

Theft reported on Vietnam Airlines planes

 VietNamNet Bridge - Representatives of the national carrier Vietnam Airlines have admitted that theft on its flights is on the rise.

Thieves break into Tomb of King Tu Duc, taking away valuable antiques

Thieves broken into the tomb of Emperor Tu Duc, in Xuan Thuy Ward, Hue City on the morning of November 8 and stole a lot of valuable antiquities, the Deputy Director of the Center for Conservation of Hue’s Monuments said.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau: 130 crocodiles stolen from farm

 VietNamNet Bridge – Burglars took away 125 crocodiles from a farm in Long Hai Town, Long Dien District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province within only three hours.

Binh Thuan: Thief oversleeps in bank

 VietNamNet Bridge – While hiding himself from guards in a bank, a thief overslept and was arrested.

Hotels play tricks to overcharge tourists in the last moment

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the current strict rules on hotel room rate setting, hoteliers still can play tricks to raise the hotel room rates in the last moment.

Demanding money with menaces, luring travelers to low quality tours

Travel firms prove to be very professional in soothing travelers with sweet words. That explains why many people fell into the firms’ traps, and they only realized that they were swindled after experiencing terrible trips.

VN offers apology to overcharged foreign tourists, and what’s next?

Hanoi’s authorities have requested relevant branches to take urgent actions to eliminate pickpockets, vendors. The promise is the debt.

Hanoi: Burglar lives in the victim’s home for over 10 days

VietNamNet Bridge – Police of Tu Liem District, Hanoi recently arrested Trinh Ngoc Duy, 21, a native of Thanh Hoa province, for theft. Notably, the thief had stayed in the house of the victim for more than 10 days until he was arrested.