Police have put seven people into temporary detention for their alleged involvement in the case of Phan Văn Anh Vũ, who was charged with “deliberately disclosing state secrets”, “tax evasion”, and “abusing position and power while performing duties.”

Hundreds of thousands of farmers in the 22 provinces and cities from the south-central province of Bình Thuận to the southernmost province of Cà Mau have been provided guidance in the safe use of plant protection chemicals through a programme begun in 2012.

A one-metre bomb was found lying in the sand on a sand barge in the southernmost province of Cà Mau yesterday.

 Thanh Hóa Province’s People’s Committee has approved the plan to dredge sand sediments along the entrance and storm sheltering area of Lạch Bạng Sea Port this year.

The Ministry of Public Security’s Traffic Police Department, in cooperation with the National Traffic Safety Committee, has launched three campaigns to punish traffic violators, targeting drunk drivers nationwide.

Hà Nội People’s Court on Monday handed sentences to five Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnamese who conned Vietnamese labourers into working in South Korea.

The Mekong Delta Province of Cà Mau on Tuesday launched an inspection of arbitrary seafood farming and planting activities on its island.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has called for tough punishment for faking medicines and medicinal supplements which poses risks to human health.

The 43,000ha U Minh Hạ Melaleuca forest has been completely dry since Monday, according to forest rangers of the Mekong Delta province of Cà Mau.