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Online casino rooms have changed in various ways in recent years to attract as many players as possible, including the use of sexy, naked female dealers or streamers, in Vietnam. In fact, there are many apps that are touted as those for online friendships and free live streams. However, in reality, they are online casino rooms, as an investigation by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper revealed. After a registration process with many steps, including account verification, a player can sign up for these apps. As a registered member of the app, the player can see many online casino rooms that offer gambling games. There are a variety of online gambling games offered to players, while sexy girls in scanty clothes or even naked appear in live streams to attract punters. Among them is a girl named Thuong, possibly a fake name, with about 31,000 followers, live-streaming on the app. Thuong's live stream often lures more than 300 users. The girl received over 200 gifts for less than … [Read more...] about Losing it all through sexy online gambling in Vietnam

After getting a score of 4.5 last year, Pham Nhung retook the IELTS test many times but could not get higher marks. The sophomore at a university in Hanoi wants to get a score of 6.0 as soon as possible to meet her school’s graduation criterion. She looked up online earlier this year for community groups selling IELTS exam papers. After she contacted a page, a staff member offered three different packages: VND599,000 ($24.45) for IELTS predicted questions every quarter until December 2022, a VND5 million "Diamond" package with eight exam papers delivered two or three months before the exam and a VND36 million "VIP" package with one "genuine" test with "100% accuracy" included. The person told Nhung the exam questions were "top secret" and obtained directly from the British Council and IDP. She bought the Diamond package after seeing several good reviews on the page. But the actual test did not match any of the exam papers she had received. When she tried to get a refund … [Read more...] about People fall victim to online scammers offering leaked IELTS test ‘papers’

Nearly 30 subjects are arrested at an online gambling point in Vinh Long Province Accordingly, in the afternoon of November 15, the police forces of criminal police division under the Public Security Department of Vinh Long Province collaborated with the Binh Tan District Police and Tan Binh Commune Police accidentally checked an anonymous coffee shop in Tan Hau Hamlet, Tan Binh Commune and detected many subjects gathering to participate in online cockfighting betting. The functional forces decided to arrest the subjects. The exhibits at the site At the site, the police forces held in custody 27 relevant subjects, seized 25 mobile phones, including seven ones used for live-streaming, money on gambling mat and of the subjects with a total amount of more than VND100 million (US$4,000) along with many other related exhibits. Currently, the police forces are continuing to verify to handle the subjects as regulated. By Quoc An- Translated by Huyen Huong … [Read more...] about Vinh Long razes online gambling point with Cambodia-based banker

The video of Huynh Huu Phuoc, 25, a student at the HCMC University of Education, speaking to Levy quickly attracted hundreds of thousands of likes and comments. "You created many interesting details in your novels 'The First Day' and 'The First Night', including the questions of the origin of the universe and human beliefs. May I ask, what inspired you to write such subtle words?" His confidence and ability to speak French fluently surprised many viewers, including writer Levy. "Perhaps, the reason why the video footage caught people's attention is because of my uniform. People might have a prejudice that delivery drivers are freelancers and our work is based on manual rather than intellectual labor. It might not have caused a stir online if I had spoken French when wearing a regular outfit." Huynh Huu Phuoc in his uniform asks novelist Marc Levy a question in French during a fan meeting event in HCMC's District 1 on November 9, 2022. Photo acquired by VnExpress … [Read more...] about French-speaking motorbike courier causes online stir after Marc Levy meeting

OnBid training workshop for Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: vietnam.ajunews.com) Onbid is the first online public auction platform in the Republic of Korea developed by KAMCO in 2002 to handle public property efficiently. KAMCO also discussed measures to install and operate the system in HCMC. KAMCO CEO Kwon Nam-joo said the company has recently organized an OnBid training workshop for HCMC’s officials at the headquarters of the Busan International Financial Centre to promote the establishment and operation of the online auction system in the Vietnamese city. In this training course, KAMCO shared experience in the operation of the system as well as specific cases such as the settlement process and online auction institution, and the structure, main tasks and business models of the system. VNA … [Read more...] about RoK corporation shares ways to operate online auction system with HCMC

A law-violation store in Saigon Square is documented. (Photo: SGGP) In Binh Tay Market (sited in District 6 of HCMC), the situation of customers and salespeople eagerly bargaining the prices for counterfeit goods is also popular. A shop owner here admitted that many handbags and belts displayed for sale online in HCMC and its neighboring provinces come from this market. Wholesale transactions can enjoy a discount of 15-20 percent per order. The situation is quite the same when visiting the famous Ben Thanh Market in District 1 of HCMC. A large number of international tourists regularly shop in this market. In various booths, it is not hard to buy a fake product of a famous fashion brand name. However, the prices have been multiplied by 3-4 times compared to the wholesale one in Binh Tay Market. N.A., a freelance tour guide, informed that many international tourists buy fake goods here to use when they travel inside Vietnam since the law in the country does not fine anyone … [Read more...] about Counterfeit goods freely traded from markets to online stores

OnBid training workshop for HCM City. — o'Photo vietnam.ajunews.com The Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) announced that it has transferred the operation technology of its OnBid – an online auction system – to HCM City. Onbid is the first online public auction platform in the Republic of Korea developed by KAMCO in 2002 to handle public property efficiently. KAMCO also discussed measures to install and operate the system in HCM City. KAMCO CEO Kwon Nam-joo said the company has recently organised an OnBid training workshop for HCM City’s officials at the headquarters of the Busan International Financial Centre to promote the establishment and operation of the online auction system in the Vietnamese city. In this training course, KAMCO shared experience in the operation of the system as well as specific cases such as the settlement process and online auction institution, and the structure, main tasks and business models of the system. — VNS … [Read more...] about RoK corporation shares ways to operate online auction system with HCM City

The Ministry of Public Security co-operated with police in HCM City and Dong Nai Province to crack down on a large-scale illegal online football betting ring with transactions amounting to VND 30 trillion (USD1.27 billion) over the past two days. Police arrest 14 people from a large-scale illegal online football betting ring on November 21-22. According to a report from the ministry, police conducted urgent checks at 14 spots organising illegal football betting activities and detained 14 people on November 21 and 22. Initial investigations uncovered a large-scale gambling ring operating via the Bong88 and Agbong88 websites. Users logged in on Bong88 and Agbong88 to bet. The gambling ring has been operating for three years. The Public Security Ministry is further investigating the case. … [Read more...] about Police crackdown on large-scale online football betting ring

Ha Giang Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism have warned tourists about online hotel reservation scams. Nho Que River in Ha Giang Province According to the department, they have received reports from some tourists as well as hotels in Dong Van Town about false hotel reservation information provided by some online booking sites. "The operators of these sites said that they were tour guides and hotel managers," the department said. "They received bookings and asked tourists to pay in advance via bank accounts. The tourists only knew they were cheated after arriving at the hotels and were told they had no such reservations." The department has asked relevant agencies to investigate these scams, issued warnings to tourists, and publicly list tourism accommodation facilities in the area. Visitors are advised to visit the Ha Giang Provincial Tourism Promotion Centre page to get information and the contacts of hotels in the province. … [Read more...] about Ha Giang warns about online hotel reservation scams

Onbid is the first online public auction platform in the Republic of Korea developed by KAMCO in 2002 to handle public property efficiently. KAMCO also discussed measures to install and operate the system in Ho Chi Minh City. KAMCO CEO Kwon Nam-joo said the company has recently organized an OnBid training workshop for Ho Chi Minh City’s officials at the headquarters of the Busan International Financial Center to promote the establishment and operation of the online auction system in the Vietnamese city. In this training course, KAMCO shared experience in the operation of the system as well as specific cases such as the settlement process and online auction institution, and the structure, main tasks and business models of the system. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about RoK corporation shares ways to operate online auction system with Ho Chi Minh City