The People’s Court of HCM City yesterday handed a 12-year jail sentence to customs officer Nguyễn Trường Duy for receiving bribes amounting to nearly VNĐ550 million (US$23,900).

All high-speed composite ferries operating on the Bạch Đằng – Cần Giờ - Vũng Tàu route will undergo inspection and vessel verification following a ferry accident on April 8, according to the owner of the Greenlines ferry service.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has not found any trace of the banned substance salbutamol in samples collected from animal breeding farms and slaughterhouses during inspection in January this year.

Ninety per cent of high-rise buildings in Việt Nam have failed to integrate energy efficiency into their design and operations, causing enormous wastage, especially with the number of such buildings growing by 6 – 7 per cent a year.

Discussions at the Fifth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development last week renewed focus on how best to build resilience among countries in the face of emerging risks.

The People’s Committee of Quảng Bình Province on Monday requested concerned agencies to apply strict measures to prevent the overexploitation of seafood in the coastal waters of the province.

The Hà Nội People’s Court started hearing an appeal by former National Assembly member Châu Thị Thu Nga on Tuesday in the VNĐ377 billion (US$16.8 million) property scam case.

The northern Phú Thọ province Police’s Investigation Security Agency has ordered legal proceedings against some people for their alleged involvement in a case of online gambling.

As many as 14,079 cases of dengue fever and three deaths have been reported this year across the country, according to the latest report of the Ministry of Health.