Chickens chowing down on sweet Mary Jane? The owners claimed they had only been growing the plants to feed their chickens, believing their leaves had medicinal qualities to help poultry avoid diseases.

Nearly 1.3 tonnes of synthetic drugs seized in HCM City in nine months

Crimes related to drug dealing and trafficking had been on the rise in HCM City in recent years, said Đinh Thanh Nhàn, deputy head of HCMC Police.

Vaping-linked lung injury kills 18, sickens 1,080 in US The number of patients suffering from probable lung injury associated with e-cigarette use has surged to more than a thousand, US health authorities said on Thursday, while the death toll from the outbreak now stands at 18.

Anti-corruption efforts make progress

Việt Nam is winning the war on corruption – albeit gradually.

HCM City arrests hundreds of smugglers, counterfeiters  HCM City has handled 903 violations and arrested 863 violators since the beginning of the year for smuggling or counterfeiting goods.

Drugs in the spotlight as police chief takes questions from lawmakers Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm said his ministry was considering making drug use a criminal offence again in the face of rising drug crimes in Việt Nam.

PM guides action month for drug prevention and control

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called on localities nationwide and ministries to actively implement the action month for drug prevention and control from June 1 to 30.

Việt Nam's law enforcement authorities grapple with new illicit drugs Lieutenant Colonel Đặng Văn Đoàn, deputy director of the Criminal Science Institute, Ministry of Public Security, talks to the Voice of Việt Nam about new drugs found in Việt Nam and their dangers.

Golf is better with green

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Ethnic farmers grow valuable tea in remote mountains

Shan tea, a type of wild tea tree grown by ethnic minorities, has been well known in the mountainous provinces in the north of Việt Nam for many years.