Foreign teacher assault incident prompts language teaching partnership inspections in southern Vietnamese city
Education 16:01 04/11/2026Following an incident in which a foreign teacher was filmed assaulting four students at Viet Hoa Elementary, Secondary and High School in September, authorities in Can Tho City, southern Vietnam have ordered tighter supervision of foreign language teaching programs.
Foreign teacher filmed assaulting 2nd graders in southern Vietnam
Education 11:40 30/10/2026Police in Can Tho City, southern Vietnam are investigating an incident in which a foreign English teacher was filmed slapping several second-grade students and grabbing one child by the neck, lifting the student off the ground and carrying him out of the classroom at a private school, an officer said on Thursday night.
Student charged with assaulting teacher in Hanoi
Vietnam News 16:38 21/10/2026Investigators in Hanoi have initiated a criminal case and charged a 17-year-old student with intentionally causing injury after he allegedly punched a female teacher in the classroom at a high school in the capital.
Female passengers attack taxi driver over extra pickup in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 08:48 31/08/2026Police in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam have identified a group of people, including four women, allegedly involved in assaulting a taxi driver after he refused to take additional passengers.
Tourist seeks injury assessment after being assaulted for objecting to public urination on Nha Trang beach
Vietnam News 15:22 17/08/2026Police in Bac Nha Trang Ward in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa have issued a referral for a tourist who was allegedly assaulted after asking a man not to urinate on Nha Trang Beach to undergo a medical examination for injuries as part of their investigation.
Vietnamese tourist assaulted for objecting to public urination on Nha Trang beach
Vietnam News 18:54 12/08/2026A Vietnamese tourist has been assaulted and then hospitalized after reminding another man not to urinate on Nha Trang beach in front of visitors.
Police investigate alleged assault by delivery man on female customer over late food collection in Hanoi
Vietnam News 17:36 25/06/2026Police are investigating an incident in which a food delivery man allegedly assaulted a female customer near an apartment building in Hanoi following a dispute over delayed order collection, after a video of the altercation circulated widely on social media on Thursday.
Hanoi police summon group accused of assaulting young woman on street
Vietnam News 11:23 16/05/2026Police in Hanoi have summoned a group of men and women driving a Lexus car for allegedly verbally abusing and assaulting a young woman on a busy street in the capital.
Hanoi apartment resident caught on camera assaulting owners’ committee member over dog muzzle dispute
Vietnam News 16:34 12/05/2026Police in Dai Thanh Commune, Hanoi said on Monday they were investigating an incident in which an owners’ committee member was captured on camera being assaulted after reminding a resident to muzzle his dog in shared spaces.
Tokyo police arrest ex-child facility worker for indecent assault
World 17:11 13/04/2026TOKYO -- Tokyo police have arrested a former worker of a facility for children with disabilities in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, for an alleged indecent assault against a five-year-old girl who attended the facility, it was learned Monday.
Pickup driver arrested after fatal assault in wake of collision in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 14:54 01/02/2026Police in Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam said on Sunday that they had arrested Mai Anh Nhat, 43, for public disorder after he allegedly attacked another driver following a traffic collision, leaving the victim dead.
Police arrest 3 men over attack on foreign tourists in Vietnam’s Nha Trang
Vietnam News 08:11 31/01/2026Vietnamese police have arrested three men over an attack on a group of foreign tourists in the south-central coastal hub of Nha Trang after video of the incident circulated on social media, local police said on Friday.