COVID-19, economic development and corruption voters' biggest concerns The coronavirus pandemic, Việt Nam’s socio-economic performance, and corruption issues were the top of voters’ concerns at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc in Hải Phòng City on Tuesday.

HCM City Police launch action month to ensure social order and safety

The HCM City Police on Tuesday (Sep 29) launched an action month to ensure security, social order and safety in the city during the upcoming 11th municipal Party Congress and the 7th Party Congress of the Central Public Security Organisation.

NA Standing Committee reviews crime prevention and legal violations The National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday discussed the 2020 working reports compiled by the Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuracy, as well as Government reports on crime prevention and legal violations, judgment enforcement and anti-corruption work in 2020.

Record 212 environmental activists murdered in 2019: NGO At least 212 environmental campaigners worldwide were murdered in 2019, making last year the deadliest on record for frontline activists battling the destruction of Nature, watchdog group Global Witness reported on Wednesday.

Việt Nam backs Haiti government’s constitutional reform A video conference of the UN Security Council (UNSC) looked into the situation in Haiti and the report of the UN Secretary-General on the operation of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH).

Lawmakers divided on debt collecting firms Many said debt collecting is a legitimate demand of society and should be allowed to operate.

Bandits kill 47 people in north of Nigeria: police

Bandits riding more than 100 motorbikes killed 47 people in coordinated attacks against several farming villages in Katsina State, northern Nigeria, the president's office and local police said on Sunday

Prime Minister orders intensifying fight against crime, smuggling, fraud Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc requested that breakthroughs be made in 2020 in the fight against crime, smuggling and trade fraud at a national conference on Thursday.

Vulnerable Vietnamese children rescued during UK cannabis raid

Police on Monday in the town of Rochdale in the north of England, raided a property and discovered more than US$1 million of cannabis plants being grown. Three children aged between 15 and 17 who had been trafficked from Việt Nam were kept in the house to look after the illegal crop.

Hải Phòng orders police probe into gangsters' land theft Hải Phòng authorities have demanded the police investigate and handle criminal gangs who allegedly destroyed houses on military land and threatened residents.