Student returns bag with over $7,600 to owner in Vietnam

21/04/2026 11:47

Police in Long An Ward, Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam on Monday said they returned a handbag containing more than VND200 million (US$7,600) to its owner after an eighth-grade student found it and reported the case.

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Student Tran Thanh Ngoc brings a handbag containing more than VND200 million (US$7,600) to police in Long An Ward, Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam. Photo: Long An Ward Police

Last Saturday, Tran Thanh Ngoc, a student at Thong Nhat Middle School, discovered a handbag while walking along the street.

Upon opening the bag and discovering a large amount of cash inside, Ngoc immediately brought the bag to the Long An Ward police station.

After verifying the case, police identified T.Q.K. as the person who had lost the bag.

Ngoc handed it back to him at the station.

Police also praised Ngoc’s honesty and publicized the act to encourage integrity and responsibility among young people.

Minh Duy - An Long / Tuoi Tre News

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