Vietnam’s cyber crime police under the Ministry of Public Security, and police officers of HCMC and the neighboring province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau arrested three South Korean men organizing the online gambling ring Friday. Kim Joo Hyeon, 46, An Kwang Ho, 41, and 24-year-old Kim Hong Min entered Vietnam on tourist visas and organized online gambling for South Koreans living in the country, police said. During a raid on their rented house in Vung Tau Town, the capital of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province in southern Vietnam, police seized 20 mobile phones, nine bank cards, 37 desktop computers, two laptops and devices for online payment. The online gambling ring was hosted by a website with its server outside Vietnam, providing thousands of players, mainly South Koreans, with a variety of gambling games. Since November last year, the ring had organized transactions worth more than VND170 billion ($7.3 million), police said. The Vietnamese authorities have recently relaxed their stance on … [Read more...] about Three South Koreans detained for running online gambling ring
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Nine arrested in $43mln Vietnamese-Cambodian gambling ring
They said Tuesday that the nine, who remain unidentified, were arrested last week in HCMC, the central province of Khanh Hoa, the southern province of Long An and the northern province of Bac Ninh. Preliminary investigations have traced the gambling ring to Cambodian casinos. A group of Vietnamese who went to work in Cambodian casinos in 2015 cooperated with Cambodian gambling ring leaders to set up the Winxxx website for Vietnamese gamblers. Winxxx provides several gambling, betting services through online casinos for soccer, basketball and tennis matches. Gamblers are given Vietnamese bank accounts to transfer money to the ring's organizers in the country. The ring is being investigated further. Vietnam legalized sports betting in 2017 and allowing, on a pilot basis, people aged over 21 with a monthly income of at least VND10 million ($432) to play in a casino on the southern Phu Quoc Island. However, all other forms of gambling remain illegal. … [Read more...] about Nine arrested in $43mln Vietnamese-Cambodian gambling ring
Former top cops stand trial in massive gambling case
The trial opened in the Phu Tho People’s Court in the northern province, 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Hanoi. Phan Van Vinh, former director of the General Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, and Nguyen Thanh Hoa, former director of the ministry’s Departmentfor High-Tech Crime Prevention, are charged with "abuse of power or position in performance of official duties." Vinh was arrested in April and Hoa a month earlier. They could be sentenced to 5-10 years in prison. The 90 other defendants are charged with six different crimes: gambling, organizing gambling, money laundering, and trading illegal receipts. The trial, guarded by more than 500 cops on the opening day, is expected to last for 20 days. Nguyen Thanh Hoa, former director of the ministry’s cyber crime division, arrives at the Phu Tho People's Court on Monday. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy Investigations found Vinh had helped Nguyen Thanh Hoa and Nguyen Van Duong, chairman of … [Read more...] about Former top cops stand trial in massive gambling case
Christmas and New Year promotions at Saigontourist’s hotels
Hotel News Christmas and New Year promotions at Saigontourist’s hotels By Thanh Nguyen Thursday, Dec 12, 2019,16:24 (GMT+7) Christmas and New Year promotions at Saigontourist’s hotelsBy Thanh Nguyen The Hotel Grand Saigon operated by Saigontourist is a perfect place to celebrate Christmas and New Year in HCMC - PHOTO: COURTESY OF SAIGONTOURIST HCMC – Hotels and tourist sites under Saigontourist Holding Company have rolled out numerous promotions in celebration of Christmas 2019 and New Year 2020. Hotel Grand Saigon Saigon Palace Restaurant on the second floor of the Hotel Grand Saigon will serve a Christmas buffet dinner from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., featuring turkey, lobster and other Christmas delicacies. Diners are entitled to a welcome Sangria cocktail and free flow of wine, beer, soft drinks and mineral water. Music and art shows will be performed during the buffet, accompanied by dance … [Read more...] about Christmas and New Year promotions at Saigontourist’s hotels
Saigon Times honors businesses with outstanding practices in CSR
CSR Saigon Times honors businesses with outstanding practices in CSR By Minh Tuan Thursday, Dec 12, 2019,19:00 (GMT+7) Saigon Times honors businesses with outstanding practices in CSRBy Minh Tuan The Saigon Times Group’s Editor-in-Chief Tran Minh Hung speaks at the event - PHOTOS: TOAN LE HCMC – The Saigon Times Group held a ceremony in HCMC this morning, December 12, to honor businesses with relentless efforts to support the community through their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. Over 100 guests, including businesspeople, and representatives of foreign consulates general and chambers of commerce, and Saigon Times Group staff attended the Saigon Times CSR 2019 Merit Ceremony at the Caravelle Hotel in District 1. The event successfully wrapped up the group’s four months of accompanying businesses by publishing articles on their outstanding practices in CSR in The Saigon Times … [Read more...] about Saigon Times honors businesses with outstanding practices in CSR