Territorial jurisdiction to settle and adjudicate criminal cases involving foreign elements: “If the defendants commit crimes abroad; if they are tried in Vietnam; the People's Courts province of the defendant's last place of residence in the trial country. If the last place of residence of the accused cannot be determined; depending on the case; the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court shall issue a decision to assign the People's Court of Hanoi; or the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City to the People's Court of Hanoip; Tried by Chi Minh.  If defendants commit crimes abroad; if they fall under the jurisdiction of a military court; they will be tried by a military court of military zone level; or higher under a decision of the chief justice of the Central Military Court.