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On October 25, Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security announced the progress of the investigation into a telecom fraud case at a hotel in Thanh Hoa Province, stating that 89 people had been criminally charged and detained, including 88 foreign nationals and 1 Vietnamese citizen.

On October 17, Vietnamese police raided a hotel in Thanh Hoa Province booked by a telecom fraud ring led by Chinese nationals, detaining 118 people, including 74 Chinese citizens. The gang's equipment was shipped in from Cambodia, and they had agreed not to defraud Vietnamese people, splitting into groups to target Taiwanese women and Chinese gamblers. On October 25, authorities announced that 89 people had been criminally charged and placed in custody.

According to Radio France Internationale (RFI), in light of the European Union's concerns about potential risks in China's supply chain, the EU plans to further expand cooperation with Vietnam in the field of critical minerals in order to enhance the security and diversification of supply chains.

Internal EU documents show that Europe is seeking to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam to obtain critical minerals such as tungsten and rare earths needed by the defense industry, and to reduce its dependence on Chinese supplies. Vietnam holds large reserves of relevant minerals. Export restrictions imposed by the Chinese government last year have already hit European supply chains, and Europe, while expanding its armaments, is unwilling to keep the supply of critical raw materials in China's hands.

The U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group 5, led by the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, has arrived in Da Nang, Vietnam, for a five-day visit.

On July 28, 2026, Bloomberg reported that U.S. customs officials launched surprise inspections of multiple manufacturing companies in Vietnam involving Chinese investment, focusing on investigating whether transshipment trade is being used to evade U.S. tariffs by laundering the country of origin.

On June 12, 2026, Vietnamese media reported that Vietnamese police raided a hotel, apprehending 83 Chinese criminal suspects on site for suspected transnational telecom fraud, and seizing a large amount of equipment and documents used in the crimes.

In 1988, China and Vietnam fought a naval battle at Johnson South Reef in the Spratly Islands.

In 1979, war broke out between China and Vietnam. Yu Maochun said that this war stemmed from an ideological dispute and was not inevitably connected with territorial integrity; the territories occupied by the Chinese Communist Party were ultimately vacated willingly.

From 1979 to 1991, artillery exchanges continued along the China-Vietnam border, with millions of shells fired into Vietnamese territory.