
Vietnam sweeps podium at world youth rapid, blitz chess championship
Vietnam News 10:53 16/04/2025In a remarkable display of talent and dominance, three young Vietnamese chess players bagged gold, silver, and bronze medals in the U14 category at the FIDE World Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2025 in Greece.

Gold shops in Ho Chi Minh City temporarily shut to duck inspections
Economy 17:02 16/04/2024The Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance has launched a large-scale inspection into gold shops in various localities

Vietnam’s gold price hits record high
Economy 16:43 07/03/2022A gold tael cost VND71.1 million (US$3,100) on Monday morning

Employee jailed 10 years for stealing 455 taels of gold from boss
Vietnam News 10:46 23/01/2021He stole a small amount of gold every day in five consecutive years

Former banker subject to prosecution over asset appropriation in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 15:24 02/10/2020The banker sold a customer’s gold for personal expenses

Suspect arrested after stealing 13kg of gold from Hanoi jewelry store
Vietnam News 16:50 24/08/2020He hid the gold under a bed at his grandmother's house

Burglar steals 13kg of gold from Hanoi jewelry shop
Vietnam News 15:11 20/08/2020The total value of the stolen precious metal and cash is estimated to be $556,800

Gold prices continue shattering records in Vietnam
Economy 15:50 28/07/2020Global rates also soared to an all-time high, beating its 2011 record

Gold prices hit all-time high in Vietnam
Economy 13:35 23/07/2020Global gold prices also reached their highest rates in nearly nine years

Vietnamese ‘gold man’ summoned by police for alleged drug use
Vietnam News 14:17 11/04/2019Gold-obsessed Tran Ngoc Phu, a.k.a. Phuc XO, was summoned after police arrested several drug users at his karaoke bar in Ho Chi Minh City

Police capture suspects stealing nearly $320,000 worth of gold in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 15:41 17/10/2018Dinh Quang M. had informed police of thieves burgling his house and breaking a safe to take away 200 taels of gold on September 17 night

Ho Chi Minh City administration ordered to return 10kg of gold to local after lawsuit
Vietnam News 12:04 23/04/2018The municipal administration seized the precious metal from a gold trader in a civil case, before he brought it to court and won the lawsuit