Prevention of illegal wildlife trade remains a tall order

The illegal hunting and trade of wild animals has become a complex global business with tens of thousands of animals confiscated by authorities in Việt Nam alone.

NA adopts resolution on State budget final accounts of 2017 The National Assembly passed the Resolution on State budget final accounts for 2017 with 91.53 per cent approval at the ongoing seventh session of the 14th legislature yesterday.

Pakistan vows to raise revenues with new budget following IMF deal Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's government vowed to collect more taxes and make spending cuts in a closely watched budget presented to parliament on Tuesday, weeks after reaching a deal with the IMF for a $6 billion bailout.

Non-cash payments here to stay, says deputy PM Cashless payment is an irreversible trend during the time of the fourth industrial revolution, Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ told a conference in HCM City yesterday.

National Assembly adopts resolution on NA’s supervision programme in 2020 The National Assembly (NA) on Monday adopted a resolution on the legislature’s supervision programme in 2020 with 446 deputies, or 92.15 per cent, voting yes, as part of the ongoing seventh session. 

Brazil's Lula jailed to keep him from 2018 election: report Brazil's Justice Minister and prosecutors collaborated to convict left-wing icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on corruption charges to prevent him from contesting the 2018 election, an investigative news outlet reported on Sunday.

Metropolitan Waterworks Authority Conferred Asia's Most Prominent CSR Awards under Health Promotion and Corporate Governance Category Metropolitan Waterworks Authority Conferred Asia's Most Prominent CSR Awards under Health Promotion and Corporate Governance Category

State auditors need power to fight violations The State audit must be given more power to improve the management of State assets, National Assembly deputies said on Friday.

Court denies appeal in bank corruption case

An appeals court in HCM City on June 7 said there was sufficient evidence to uphold the previous sentence for Phan Văn Anh Vũ (also known as Vũ Nhôm), the former chairman of Bắc Nam 79 Construction Joint-Stock Company in Đà Nẵng, who was charged with causing a loss of VNĐ200 billion at Đông Á Bank (DAB) in HCM City.

Liberia's Weah faces key test with protests over economy Liberian President George Weah faces a key test on Friday when demonstrators take to the streets of Monrovia to protest at inflation and corruption.