Editing Private investigator (section)

=== Vietnam ===
Current Vietnamese law stipulates that investigation is the authority of state agencies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Xâm phạm hoạt động tư pháp và thẩm quyền điều tra các hành vi xâm phạm |url=https://dangcongsan.vn/ban-doc/hoi-dap/xam-pham-hoat-dong-tu-phap-va-tham-quyen-dieu-tra-cac-hanh-vi-xam-pham-575213.html |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=dangcongsan.vn |language=vi}}</ref> According to the Investment Law and Decrees 108/2006/NĐ-CP and 52/2008/NĐ-CP, businesses providing security services are not allowed to conduct investigations or private detective activities in any form. However, due to social demand, private detective offices have rapidly developed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-11 |title=Thám tử tư, mở hay trói? |url=https://tienphong.vn/tham-tu-tu-mo-hay-troi-post157744.tpo |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Báo điện tử Tiền Phong |language=vi}}</ref>

Recently, private detective services have grown significantly, primarily in the form of information provision. Common services in Vietnam include information investigation, address finding, surveillance, phone number tracking, information verification, missing person searches, DNA testing, and counterfeit goods investigation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Understanding the Cost of Hiring Private Investigators in Hanoi: Influencing Factors and Calculation Methods |url=https://sotaydangvien.thainguyen.gov.vn/upload/2005699/20230329/chiphithuethamtutaihanoi_bc71c.pdf |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=sotaydangvien.thainguyen.gov.vn |language=vi}}</ref> The cost of hiring a private investigator is around one million VND per day.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Bỏ hàng chục triệu đồng thuê thám tử theo dõi vợ ngoại tình |url=https://www.baogiaothong.vn/bo-hang-chuc-trieu-dong-thue-tham-tu-theo-doi-vo-ngoai-tinh-192269127.htm |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Báo Giao thông |language=vi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Nở rộ dịch vụ thám tử tư |url=https://vnexpress.net/no-ro-dich-vu-tham-tu-tu-2173451.html |access-date=2024-09-08 |website= |language=vi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-29 |title=Dịch vụ thám tử hà nội |url=https://thamtututhanglong.vn/dich-vu-tham-tu-ha-noi/ |access-date=2024-09-08 |website= |language=en}}</ref> For cases involving infidelity surveillance or searching for missing children, clients may pay tens of millions of VND per contract. Additionally, some internet service providers have shown signs of participating in this service.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2010-08-31 |title=Nhà mạng làm... thám tử tư |url=https://tuoitre.vn/nha-mang-lam-tham-tu-tu-398145.htm |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=TUOI TRE ONLINE |language=vi}}</ref> In general, [[Vietnam]] needs a clear legal framework for the private detective profession. In reality, many private detectives operate illegally, leading to calls for proper regulation of this profession.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Thám tử tư thời 4.0: Khung pháp lý nào cho hoạt động thám tử tư? |url=https://cand.com.vn/Phong-su/Tham-tu-tu-thoi-4-0-Khung-phap-ly-nao-cho-hoat-dong-tham-tu-tu-i511737/ |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Báo Công an Nhân dân điện tử |language=vi}}</ref>