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An estimated one million cats are killed annually in Vietnam as part of a brutal underground trade rooted in superstition, despite surveys showing 90% of Vietnamese oppose the practice and don't consider it cultural.
Ho Chi Minh City police have dismantled criminal networks smuggling foreign nationals to operate online fraud schemes, arresting 26 suspects and seizing hundreds of computers and phones during coordinated raids.
A 12th-grader from Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted has secured admission to Georgia Tech's prestigious computer science programme, ranked fifth in the US, following a standout application built around self-developed artificial intelligence applications.
A domestic dispute in Vietnam's Bac Ninh Province escalated into tragedy when a man fatally attacked his girlfriend and two young children before taking his own life, leaving a fourth victim injured.
Police in northern Vietnam have charged four individuals, including a Chinese national, after thwarting an attempt to relocate an online scam operation from Cambodia. The plot was dismantled before the criminal enterprise could become operational.
Vietnamese police have dismantled a criminal network stealing pets for the meat trade, rescuing more than 400 cats and reuniting at least 40 with their owners. Nine suspects face charges following the bust in Ho Chi Minh City.