Four jailed in connection with Essex lorry tragedy

Four people have been jailed in connection with the Essex lorry tragedy last year in which 39 Vietnamese citizens died. Three others were also given suspended sentences at Hà Tĩnh People’s Court on Monday.

113 illegal Chinese migrants returned via Lao Cai int’l border gate The Immigration Management Department of the HCM City’s police detected the 113 illegal Chinese immigrants during various inspections from July 21 to August 5.

Man admits causing death of 39 Vietnamese citizens A man told a court in the United Kingdom he was responsible for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese citizens who perished in the back of a lorry last year after they were smuggled into England.

Free stay permit waivers extended until September 30 Foreigners who entered Việt Nam from March 1 can have their temporary stay permits automatically extended for another month until September 30, the Immigration Department announced on Monday.

Ronaldinho arrives back in Brazil after Paraguay detention

Former football star Ronaldinho arrived home in Brazil on a private jet on Tuesday, following more than five months in detention in Paraguay over a fake passport scandal.

Trump gets Republican nomination and claims election being rigged

President Donald Trump opened his bid for a second term after securing the Republican nomination Monday in typically combative fashion by claiming Democrats want to "steal" the election that polls currently show him losing.

Border security - Việt Nam’s holy grail to defeating COVID-19

Since the first cases were reported back in February, Việt Nam has done a tremendous job in containing the COVID-19 pandemic, evidenced by global lows in both case count and deaths, as well as a heightened sense of normalcy among the population. 

HCM City completes testing of people returning from Đà Nẵng since July 1 The HCM City Centre for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Saturday (August 15) that the collection of samples for Covid-19 testing and health declarations from people returning to the city from Đà Nẵng since July 1 has been completed.

Health officials urge public to learn to 'co-habit with the virus' Deputy Prime Minister and head of the committee Vũ Đức Đam said “we can no longer expect that the entire country is virus-free,” since the threats of a disease outbreak are ever-present nationwide.

Border guards contribute to COVID-19 fight

Secretary of the Party Committee and Political Commissar of the Vietnam Border Guard Command Đỗ Danh Vượng talks to An ninh Thủ đô (Capital Security) newspaper about COVID-19 prevention and control measures in border areas