Workshop discusses health of migrants in Việt Nam

Local and international experts discussed measures to improve health of migrants at a workshop held by the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organisation and the International Organisation for Migration in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Nearly 3,500 Vietnamese people trafficked over the past 6 years As many as 3,476 Vietnamese people have been recorded as victims of trafficking since 2013. Most of them are ethnic minority people.

First remains of Essex lorry victims arrive in Hà Nội

A plane carrying the first remains of 39 victims found dead in a lorry in Britain last month landed in Hà Nội in the early morning on Wednesday.

Việt Nam awaiting UK court's decision to bring 39 lorry victims' bodies home

British police have charged a 23-year-old man from Northern Ireland with human trafficking as part of their inquiry into the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a container truck near London last month, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnamese families of UK lorry victims have to cover repatriation costs: MoFA The families of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a lorry in England last month will have to cover the costs to repatriate their relatives’ remains, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official document.

Unions to help migrants go home before Tết Vietnamese unions have announced plans to support workers during the upcoming Tết holiday, especially those who have not returned home in years.

Community-based management enables early detection, treatment of hypertension Screening in the community is an effective way to raise people’s awareness of the dangers of high blood pressure and help people detect it early, health experts have said.

Migrants who braved journey to Europe star in Rome opera Italy Migrants who survived a harrowing journey by sea to Italy are the backbone of a new Italian production of Mozart's opera Idomeneus, King of Crete whose monarch is washed to shore after almost drowning.

Strong sanctions for illegal migrant workers needed Lawyer Trương Quốc Hòe, head of the Interia Legal Office, talks to Kinh tế & Đô Thị newspaper about the need for strong action against illegal guest workers

All 39 victims in UK lorry confirmed as Vietnamese

In a statement released Thursday evening, the Ministry of Public Security of Việt Nam said UK authorities had confirmed the 39 migrants found in the refrigerated container on October 23 on an industrial estate in Grays, Essex in the south of England were from Việt Nam.