SBV calls for counterfeit cash vigilance

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has recommended banknotes used in cash-based transactions be thoroughly checked for counterfeits. 

Death sentence handed down to eight heroin traffickers HCM City’s People’s Court sentenced seven men and one woman to death for heroin and methamphetamime trafficking on Monday.

Police officer accused of taking bribe and framing man A narcotics officer in Hà Nội has been accused of taking a VNĐ1 billion (US$43,500) bribe to entrap a man by planting drugs in his car.

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A short story by Hoàng Công Danh

People's Procuracy calls for further investigation into drug trafficking ring  After a one-week trial, the HCM City People’s Procuracy yesterday asked agencies to conduct additional investigations into the case involving Văn Kính Dương of Hà Nội, the leader of a drug trafficking and production ring.

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Execs facing prosecution

Three senior executives of the State-owned PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP) are to be prosecuted on the charge of abusing their authority to misappropriate assets.

Prosecutors demand life sentence for former Đông Á Bank chief

The HCM City People’s Procuracy on Friday sought life imprisonment for Trần Phương Bình, former general director and vice chairman of Đông Á Bank for “abusing power to appropriate assets,” and another 20 years for “lack of responsibility, causing serious consequences”.

Malaysian national caught smuggling 4kg of cocaine

A Malaysian woman was arrested at Tân Sơn Nhất Airport while attempting to smuggle more than 4kg of cocaine into Việt Nam on Wednesday, HCM City Customs reported.

UAE court sentences British student to life for spying

A United Arab Emirates court sentenced British student Matthew Hedges to life in jail on spying charges on Wednesday, prompting a "shocked" Britain to warn of repercussions for relations with its longstanding Gulf ally.