Seven charged with human smuggling in connection to Essex lorry deaths Police in Hà Tĩnh Province have launched criminal proceedings against seven people for human trafficking in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese in a lorry in the UK last year.

At least 15 refugees drown after boat sinks off Bangladesh At least 15 women and children drowned and more than 50 others were missing after a boat overloaded with Rohingya refugees sank off southern Bangladesh as it tried to reach Malaysia on Tuesday, officials said.

Economic factors behind most VN illegal migrants: expert

Following the tragic lorry deaths in Essex, some 28 families from central provinces of Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh have reported to local authorities that they are no longer in contact with relatives who were supposed to be en route to the UK. Mark Brown, the officer in charge of International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Việt Nam, talks exclusively to Việt Nam News reporter Khoa Thư about illegal smuggling in the country and what the government can do to prevent similar cases.

Canada opens doors to some 750 ex-slaves from Libya

 Canada will welcome some 750 ex-slaves from Libya as refugees, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said Wednesday.

Italy unveils plan to better integrate fewer migrants

The Italian government on Wednesday unveiled a series of measures aimed at easing the crush of migrants pouring into the country, including a new push at integration.

News Digest (02-11-2012) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will pay an official visit to Viet Nam on November 6-7 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung.

Human trafficking on the rise in Viet Nam: minister More and more Vietnamese women and children are being sold into slavery by human traffickers, said Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong yesterday at a national workshop in Ha Noi.

French court sentences two Britons for human smuggling Two British citizens who had tried to smuggle five Vietnamese through the Channel Tunnel into Britain in a van were jailed by a court in northern France on Wednesday.