A judge, stunned by Kayleigh Bradley's history of leniency despite 128 theft offenses, imposed a prison sentence after her usual "sob story" failed to impress.
Six individuals were found guilty of forging documents to legitimize work permit applications for 52 Chinese nationals at 25 businesses in the former Binh Thuan province.
Experts warn that creating and sharing misleading, sensitive videos for online views is not simply harmless entertainment but can have serious legal consequences.
Citizens using VNeID level 2 authentication can update their citizen identification cards to reflect changes in administrative boundaries after mergers, free of charge.
Hung Yen province's prosecution has appealed the initial verdict and changed the preventative measure from detention to a travel ban for defendant Thai Khac Thanh.
Le Tran Trung Tin, 28, is accused of demanding nude photos from women as collateral for high-interest loans, threatening to publish them online if they failed to repay.
A frozen tiger carcass was discovered hidden in a custom-built compartment on the roof of a bus by Chu Van Lam and two accomplices, transporting it from Laos to Son Giang commune, former Huong Son district.
Two former vice chairmen are accused of knowingly certifying 114 fraudulent land documents, leading to the illegal transfer of 44 hectares of protected forest land.
Posing as successful entrepreneurs, two Vietnam Capital leaders defrauded nearly 300 victims, mostly elderly, of almost 140 billion VND through a fraudulent savings deposit scheme.
Police have identified three men who, seeking online attention, dressed as a woman in a bra and staged a provocative scene in a moving car to film and post on social media.
Tran Van Thuan, director of Long Thai Viet Minerals Company, has been sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison for illegally mining nearly 40,000 m3 of sand and evading billions of dong in taxes.
After learning of Thai Khac Thanh's 6-year prison sentence for raising and selling 13 rare white pheasants, several lawyers have offered pro bono representation for his appeal.
Quach Ken Chee, an Australian-Vietnamese man, is accused of hiring a group to assault his friend for not repaying a debt, resulting in the victim's death.
30-year-old Kim Tuyen reported that her brother broke her arm and repeatedly hit her in the head with a plastic chair because she refused to return to live with their family.
Vo Thi Phuong, 44, director of Sieu Thanh Co., Ltd., has been sentenced to life in prison for defrauding 496 customers of 477 billion VND in an apartment presale scam.
Wang Xingfu, posing as a reincarnated living buddha, established a cult-like following, amassing a fortune through fraudulent practices and sexually abusing his female disciples.
