Stories from Cao Bang · Vietnam

Construction on a highway project in Cao Bang province is maintaining continuous activity with thousands of engineers, workers, and machinery. The project aims to complete the first phase by May 19.

Grasshopper infestations have occurred in 18 out of 56 communes in Cao Bang province. The pests have damaged more than 28 hectares of crops, primarily affecting tobacco, corn, and vegetables. Doan Thi Thuan, Director of the Department of Agriculture, reported the damage.

Vietnamese authorities launched a coordinated raid on July 5, 2025, targeting a major fraud operation in the Tam Sac Vang Economic Zone, Cao Bang province. The operation, designated Case 625T, resulted in the arrest of ringleader Hoang Van Trung, born in 1994, in a local bar. Police seized over 230 mobile phones, 292 laptops, 36 desktop computers, and thousands of SIM cards and projectors. Investigators also recovered two large boxes containing hundreds of notebooks detailing meticulously prepared fraud scripts used for psychological manipulation and asset theft. Two large cardboard boxes containing hundreds of notebooks were also recovered, which contained detailed fraudulent scripts used to manipulate victims. The arrest occurred while the suspect was hiding in a bar.