Vietnamese police arrested three people, including a Norwegian citizen and an Australian national of Vietnamese origin, accusing them of terrorism. Pro-democracy group Viet Tan alleges the individuals were abducted in Cambodia and forcibly taken to Vietnam.
U.S. federal prosecutors have charged a Vietnamese national with money laundering in connection with a "pig butchering" cryptocurrency scam that defrauded one victim of approximately $16 million. The case involves a sprawling fraud scheme that moved funds through cryptocurrency channels.
Vietnamese President To Lam announced that Vietnam is "very close" to reaching a trade agreement with the United States, pledging to purchase more high-tech goods like aircraft to reduce the bilateral trade imbalance. The announcement came ahead of talks with Trump administration officials in New York.
Five companies have passed an initial assessment under Vietnam's five-year digital asset market pilot program, though no crypto exchange licenses have been issued yet. The development marks progress in the country's regulated approach to cryptocurrency markets.
Authorities in Hong Kong and Macau conducted a joint operation arresting eight people connected to the 'Fun Coffee' cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme disguised as a Vietnam-based coffee business. The scam affected over 200 victims with losses totaling approximately HK$94-100 million, with the largest single case involving HK$9.63 million.
Vietnam has issued Decree No. 284/2026/NĐ-CP imposing fines of up to 50 million dong ($1,900) on individual investors who trade cryptocurrencies on unlicensed platforms like Binance, OKX, and Bybit, with penalties taking effect September 1, 2026 as part of the country's pilot digital asset market regulations.
Police in Vietnam seized more than 400 cats and arrested nine people in a major bust of an animal theft ring that was stealing pets for the cat meat trade in Ho Chi Minh City. More than 40 of the rescued cats have been reunited with their owners.
New research has established a connection between Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) blood cancers, potentially enabling affected veterans to access benefits and treatment.
