How 180 useless fire extinguishers expose a 1.2m fake unit ring and $660,000 bribery scheme in Hanoi
Vietnam News 19:21 27/10/2026A 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.
Vietnamese volunteer travels over 1,000km to return lost wedding ring to Portuguese newlyweds
Travel 22:06 22/10/2026Forget express courier services. When a Portuguese couple lost their wedding ring in the ocean, a big-hearted Vietnamese volunteer turned marine metal-detecting into a 1,000km personal delivery service, proving that true hospitality knows no distance.
Police bust ring selling 400 tonnes of meat from diseased, dead pigs in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 19:07 21/10/2026Police in Dong Nai City, southern Vietnam have arrested nine suspects for allegedly collecting, slaughtering, and selling around 400 metric tons of diseased and dead pigs for human consumption since 2024, generating nearly US$387,000 in illicit profits.
Vietnam police bust major ring selling untraceable jujube, goji berry products online
Vietnam News 18:26 28/04/2026Police in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam have uncovered an illicit operation involving the processing and trading of jujubes, goji berries and several other products of unknown origin on e-commerce platforms.
Vietnam police bust massive e-cigarette trading ring, seize 50,000 products
Vietnam News 11:48 14/02/2026Police in Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam broke up an interprovincial electronic cigarette trading ring, confiscating nearly 50,000 products valued at over VND8.7 billion (US$336,650), an officer said on Friday.
Vietnam busts massive drug trafficking rings, arrests 26 suspects
Vietnam News 12:34 08/09/2025Police in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam have dismantled three major interprovincial and transnational drug trafficking rings, detaining 26 individuals and seizing nearly 71,000 synthetic drug pills, along with firearms, bladed weapons, and related materials.
Hanoi police break up stolen car trading racket
Vietnam News 18:10 05/07/2021Officers also confiscated more than 70 automobiles of various types
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City police break up ring operating illegal trading platforms
Vietnam News 18:39 14/05/2021Transactions were estimated at hundreds of billions of dong (VND100 billion = US$4.3 million)
Vietnam police arrest company director involved in racket selling 200 million liters of fake gasoline
Vietnam News 10:13 09/04/2021This is the latest development in the investigation into an illegal racket that traded a massive amount of bogus fuel
Police bust massive fake gasoline ring, arrest 26 suspects in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 16:11 09/02/2021The ring had sold to the market 200 million liters of fake and substandard gasoline since August
Vietnam police bust prostitution ring that charged up to $7,000 for sex tour
Vietnam News 15:03 24/01/2021Regular sexual services cost US$866-1,733, while sex tours were offered at $5,000-7,000
Police break up drug ring run by septuagenarian woman in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 12:45 17/01/2021She previously served an eight-year jail term, while her son is currently in prison for drug-related crimes