Back to school

It was the first day back in class for schoolchildren nationwide. Millions of children returned for the new school year, eager to hook-up with their friends and get back into learning mode. We caught up with some very excited pupils at one school in Hà Nội as lessons began.

Two men jailed over Vietnamese people smuggling

The gang are believed to have charged each migrant around VNĐ532 million (US$20,000) for the crossing where they would be hidden in a dummy load in the back of a lorry until arrival in the UK.

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