Police applauded for great performance in first half of this year

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Monday applauded the Ministry of Public Security for its efforts in fighting crime and ensuring safety for major national events in the first half of this year.

Two-track pandemic: We might just not be in this together

The WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus remarked in a recent press briefing that the disparity has caused a “two-track pandemic” in which developed nations in the west are increasingly protected while poorer ones are left exposed to outbreaks and death.

French man suspected of growing cannabis plants in Hà Nội A French man is suspected by police of growing 115 cannabis plants in Hà Nội.

Narcotic plant growing at home concerns police

Authorities in many localities have discovered many people growing plants containing drugs such as opium poppies and marijuana in recent times.

Drug crime on the rise as pandemic continues: official

Major General Nguyễn Văn Viện, director of the Drug-related Crime Investigation Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, talks to the Việt Nam Government Portal about the drug-related crime situation and measures to mobilise resources to combat drug crimes.

Customs sector adopts decisive measures in the fight against smuggling, trade fraud Nguyễn Hùng Anh, director of Anti-smuggling Investigation Department under the General Department of Vietnam Customs, talks to Tạp chí tài chính (Finance Magazine) about the sector’s efforts to fight trade fraud and smuggling

Chickens chowing down on sweet Mary Jane?1 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.