Kidnappings for ransom in Asia

This is the first reported kidnapping for ransom I've seen come out of Vietnam, from a story in the local newspaper, Thanh Nhien (Youth).

Ho Chi Minh City police rescued a six-year-old child October 9 kidnapped from outside his international school six days ago for a US$100,000 ransom. Nguyen Hoang Quoc Tuan, studying at the International School in Tan Binh District was snatched by kidnappers as he was set to board a school bus home at 4pm October 4.
Police arrested Pham Ngoc Dinh, 25 and Danh Thi Ngoc Dieu, 22 in the case, both employed as security guards at HCM City's premier shopping centre Diamond Plaza.

In Manila, of course, kidnappings of Chinese businessman or their children has become passe. Or even wealthy Filipinos. Dado Banatao, a venture capitalist at Tallwood in Silicon Valley and Filipino-American, says when he's back in the Philippines, he always wears slippers and dresses down so he's not identified as an overseas Filipino and be a target. (He also happens to be on the most successful Filipinos abroad, according to various Philippine publications.)