Vietnamese lender Nguyễn Thị Tuyên charged with usurious loans in Quảng Ninh

The Criminal Investigation Department of the Quảng Ninh Provincial Police has filed an indictment against Nguyễn Thị Tuyên (born 1964, resident of Hà Tu ward, Quảng Ninh) for the crime of “providing loans at excessive interest in civil transactions” under Article 201, Clause 2 of the Vietnamese Criminal Code. Investigators found that she repeatedly lent money at rates ranging from 5,000 to 7,000 VND per million đồng per day, collecting more than 110 million VND in illicit profit.

Specific cases cited include a loan to D. T. H. (born 1970) with interest of 5,000‑6,666 VND per million per day, generating over 99 million VND in excess profit; a 100 million VND loan to N. Q. Đ. at 16 million VND per month, yielding more than 14 million VND; and an 80 million VND loan to H. A. H. with roughly 4.5 million VND interest per month. Transactions were primarily conducted in cash to conceal the activity. The case remains under investigation and is being expanded in accordance with the law.