Dang Thi Hue, also known as Hue Nhu, has been ordered by a German court to remove all defamatory content and images targeting Pham Nhat Vuong and to pay all litigation and legal costs incurred by Vingroup.

Dang Thi Hue is one of 68 individuals and organizations sued by Vingroup in September 2025 over allegations of publishing false, fabricated and defamatory information about the group and its leadership. As she resides in Germany, the case was heard by the German courts.

After months of legal proceedings, the Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt on June 16 dismissed Dang Thi Hue's appeal in its entirety, affirming the earlier ruling of the Hanau Regional Court and maintaining all protective measures granted to Pham Nhat Vuong.

The judgment is final. Dang Thi Hue has no further right of appeal, and the ruling took immediate effect upon issuance.

Under the ruling, Dang Thi Hue must remove all defamatory content and images concerning Pham Nhat Vuong and reimburse all litigation expenses and Vingroup's legal fees. Any future violation could result in an administrative fine of up to EUR250,000 for each offense or imprisonment ranging from six months to two years.

The German court also stressed that AI-generated or digitally manipulated images remain fully subject to legal protections governing personal image rights. The court confirmed that Pham Nhat Vuong has the legal right to prevent the publication and distribution of images related to him without his consent.

Dang Thi Hue was among the 68 individuals and organizations sued by Vingroup and Pham Nhat Vuong in September 2025. The court further reaffirmed that images created using artificial intelligence or digital editing techniques must comply with laws protecting an individual's image rights.

In an earlier case involving Le Trung Khoa, the court found that multiple allegations made against Vingroup and VinFast were unsubstantiated, unsupported by evidence and harmful to the corporate rights of VinFast Germany GmbH. The court prohibited Le Trung Khoa from publishing or distributing those claims.

Previously, Vietnamese civil courts ruled that Le Kim Thy, operator of the YouTube channel THYTV; Nguyen Van Hau, operator of Tony Phen TV; and Mai Thanh Tung, operator of the TikTok channel Boc me tai chinh mom, among others, must issue public apologies to VinFast and Vingroup on their personal platforms and through the media, compensate for reputational damage, bear all court costs and administrative penalties for spreading false information on social media.

Nine months after Vingroup announced legal action against 68 organizations and individuals on September 8, 2025 over false, fabricated and defamatory content targeting the group and its leadership, 74% of those involved had voluntarily removed all offending content, published public apology videos and pledged not to reoffend. More than 50 YouTube channels, Facebook pages and TikTok accounts acknowledged wrongdoing and corrected their actions within 24 hours after Vingroup announced the lawsuits.

Linh Dan