Police arrested two suspects for producing counterfeit bird's nest drink, seizing 38,000 bottles, many containing no or minimal amounts of key nutrients.
Nguyen Van Chien, 38, was found to have taken advantage of the absence of others in his home clinic to lock the door, restrain, and assault a female patient.
The court rejected the appeal, confirming evidence that Le Thi My Chau gave 7 billion VND to singer Le Quoc Khang to bribe officials for the release of an acquaintance.
Do Thanh Tam, chairman and general director of Hoang Gia Project Group Joint Stock Company, has been accused of defrauding more than 700 people through a "profit-generating investment" scheme, misappropriating nearly 800 billion VND.
Tran Van Huy has been sentenced to five years in prison for using an air rifle to shoot birds, resulting in a stray pellet tragically killing his neighbor.
The prosecutor strongly countered the lawyer's comparison to the Phuc Son bidding fraud case, highlighting a harsher sentence recommendation for Thuan An's chairman despite lower damages.
While attempting to help two unconscious road accident victims, 43-year-old Nguyen Duc Vinh and his friends were assaulted by a group of six young men.
Lang Van Duyet is accused of abusing his three children over an extended period, including beatings with a charging cable, forcing them to slap themselves, and making them kneel for hours.
Le Thi My Chau, chairwoman of My Chau Pharmacy Group, was brought to court in a wheelchair, facing trial alongside singer Le Quoc Khang for alleged "case fixing" involving 7 billion VND.
The Supreme People's Procuracy has indicted former Saigon Jewelry Company CEO Le Thuy Hang on charges of embezzlement and abuse of power, alleging she exploited the company's gold monopoly for years.
Lawyer argues Pham Thai Ha's advocacy for Thuan An Group was "wrong but not overly dangerous," not warranting the heavy sentence proposed by the procuracy.
A young man was fined 2.5 million VND for falsely reporting a traffic officer accepting a bribe, claiming he wanted to check if the hotline was working.
Choi Mal-ja has been acquitted after 61 years, having initially been sentenced to 10 months in prison for biting off 1.5 cm of her attacker's tongue in self-defense. The original assailant received a lighter sentence for lesser charges.
Phan Nhu Anh Quoc, a former bank employee, allegedly defrauded multiple individuals by claiming he needed money for loan rollovers, but instead used the funds for personal debts.
Many homeowners in the Anh Dung IV residential project face uncertainty after discovering their properties, purchased up to two decades ago, are still registered under the developer's name and have been used as collateral for bank loans.
71-year-old Ronald Lord received a six-year prison sentence for using his disability to conceal 8 kg of drugs in his wheelchair while entering the UK for a "delivery."
