Police in HCM City have smashed a high-class prostitution ring in which clients were paying up to US$30,000 for sex with models and beauty competition contestants.

Hanoi Police have detained a person who allegedly led a prostitution ring involving many young girls across the country, the Criminal Police Department said.

Prostitution and drug abuse, particularly the use of amphetamines, have increased in the last five months in HCM City, Tran Ngoc Du, head of the city's Social Evils Prevention Division, warned at a workshop held in HCM City on Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Mai Hoa does not know what the rest of her life is going to be like. But there is one thing she knows for sure: She no longer wants to resort to prostitution to make a living.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Along with proposals to increase administrative penalties, Hanoi People’s Committee wants to make public the names of people who pay money to sex workers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Malaysian police on July 1 arrested 39 foreign women, including 18 Vietnamese nationals, believed to be involved in prostitution, Malaysia’s National News Agency Bernama reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The story about the past, present and dreams of the women who had been sexually exploited are reproduced through the photos taken by themselves, with the support of photographers.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many prostitution rings only serve "foreigners," which may be "the new way" of prostitution in Vietnam.

Last week HCM City police caught in the act four foreigners with prostitutes at a beauty salon in Tan Binh District, HCM City, from which they have detected a prostitution network serving foreigners only.

When the lamps are turned on, karaoke music suddenly stops, dozens of waitresses in bikinis who are flirting with clients hastily seek a shelter is the popular scene whenever the authorities storm karaoke bars or restaurants in HCM City.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the authorities of HCM City, Hai Phong and Nam Dinh to seriously consider the responsibility for lax management of prostitution of the leaders and chief police officers of three districts.

VietNamNet Bridge - This morning, June 27, the panel sentenced Miss South Mekong 2009 Vo Thi My Xuan to 2 years 6 months in prison and model Thien Kim to 2 years of probation and for providing prostitution services.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vo Thi My Xuan, Miss South Mekong 2009, will appear at the court on June 27 on charges of providing prostitution services and to face penalty from 3 to 10 years in prison.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After some local newspapers reported on prostitution in many big cities, the Prime Minister has asked Hanoi, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City and Nam Dinh to quickly assess the situation and report to the government before July 5.

HCM City police have discovered a prostitution ring for foreign visitors which is based in the center of District 1. On June 17, the police summoned 53 people involved in this ring for investigation and nine of them were taken into custody.

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HCM City has recently proposed to open the "red light district" to better manage and restrict the consequences of prostitution. However, this opinion is so new to the Vietnamese society.

A 20-year-old girl, a native of the central province of Ha Tinh, was just rescued from a prostitution ring in Angola. The victim has returned home and sent denunciations to the authorities.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Investigation Police Agency has released the investigation result on the sex ring involving some actresses, models and beauty queens that was detected in early June 2012.