How 180 useless fire extinguishers expose a 1.2m fake unit ring and $660,000 bribery scheme in Hanoi

Vietnam News 19:21 27/10/2026

A frustrated customer’s complaint about 180 fire extinguishers that failed to douse a fire has unexpectedly blown the lid off a massive ring that produced 1.27 million fake extinguishers and paid over $660,000 in bribes to secure quality stamps.

Director of Japanese-owned firm in Vietnam arrested over fake fire extinguishers

Vietnam News 15:01 05/10/2025

Police in Phu Tho Province, northern Vietnam have arrested Phan The Hoai, director of wholly Japanese-owned Tomoken Fire Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Hai Phong City, for allegedly producing and selling millions of counterfeit fire extinguishers worth about US$20 million.