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Police bust major weapons trafficking ring in Nghe An Province

Police bust major weapons trafficking ring in Nghe An Province

Authorities have arrested Le Thanh Hung, 31, who is accused of heading an online operation that assembled and sold firearms in central Nghe An Province.
American tourist arrested for allegedly molesting 6-year-old girl at Singapore Changi Airport

American tourist arrested for allegedly molesting 6-year-old girl at Singapore Changi Airport

Vietnam sentences woman to death for poisoning 4 family members with cyanide

Vietnam sentences woman to death for poisoning 4 family members with cyanide

Chinese fugitive captured in Nha Trang after one year in hiding

Chinese fugitive captured in Nha Trang after one year in hiding

A Chinese man, suspected of being involved in an online scam syndicate, was arrested in Nha Trang after over a year on the run.
October 21, 2025 | 11:18 pm PT
Man faces charges for driving pickup truck through crowded beach in Vietnam

Man faces charges for driving pickup truck through crowded beach in Vietnam

A Vietnamese man is under investigation after allegedly driving a pickup truck across a crowded beach in central Vietnam, alarming beach-goers and sparking public outrage.
June 4, 2025 | 11:55 pm PT
Japanese police link shoplifting ring to Hanoi masterminds

Japanese police link shoplifting ring to Hanoi masterminds

Japanese authorities have uncovered a shoplifting operation allegedly run by Vietnamese nationals, with the ringleaders believed to be in Hanoi.
February 13, 2025 | 07:11 pm PT
Chinese thief uses boat at dawn in year-long scheme to steal $70,000 from former employer

Chinese thief uses boat at dawn in year-long scheme to steal $70,000 from former employer

A thief in China, identified as Sheng, meticulously planned a heist for a year, rowing a boat at dawn to steal 500,000 yuan (US$70,000) from his former employer.
October 25, 2024 | 11:58 pm PT
Australian ex-childcare worker pleads guilty to sexual abuse of some 60 girls

Australian ex-childcare worker pleads guilty to sexual abuse of some 60 girls

Former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith on Sept. 2 pleaded guilty to raping, sexually abusing and exploiting dozens of girls under his care in Australia and Italy.
September 2, 2024 | 04:39 pm PT
Man tortures lover’s 3-year-old son

Man tortures lover’s 3-year-old son

Police in northern Hung Yen Province have arrested a man for assaulting his lover's 3-year-old son, resulting in the child suffering a temporal hematoma and bladder injury.
August 20, 2024 | 11:39 pm PT
Provincial leaders arrested for bribery in property crime case

Provincial leaders arrested for bribery in property crime case

The People's Committee chairman and Party leader of northern Vietnam's Vinh Phuc Province, as well as the chairman in the central province of Quang Ngai, were arrested Friday for allegedly receiving bribes involving real estate firms.
March 8, 2024 | 06:18 am PT
Four dead in Arizona hot air balloon crash

Four dead in Arizona hot air balloon crash

Four people including the pilot died and another person was critically injured when their hot air balloon crashed into the Arizona desert on Sunday after eight skydivers had successfully jumped out of the basket, investigators said.
January 15, 2024 | 05:49 pm PT
Task force curbing traffic of newborns to China

Task force curbing traffic of newborns to China

Officials and police in a remote central Vietnamese district are working to prevent pregnant women from crossing the border and selling their newborns to Chinese buyers.
November 22, 2023 | 03:42 pm PT
Australian police arrest 19 men in online child abuse crackdown

Australian police arrest 19 men in online child abuse crackdown

Australian police arrested 19 men for allegedly sharing child-abuse material online and saved 13 children from further harm after receiving intelligence from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), authorities said on Tuesday.
August 7, 2023 | 06:30 pm PT
Another official arrested in pandemic flight bribery scandal

Another official arrested in pandemic flight bribery scandal

Tran Tung, deputy director of the Thai Nguyen Province’s Department of Foreign Affairs, has been detained for allegedly receiving bribes in the organization of Covid-19 repatriation flights.
June 11, 2023 | 01:54 am PT
South Korean defrauds investors of $3.2M

South Korean defrauds investors of $3.2M

A South Korean director set up 10 investment companies with promises of high returns as part of a ploy to appropriate VND76 billion ($3.2 million) from 156 investors.
May 14, 2023 | 05:30 pm PT
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