Organ trader sentenced to 12 years in jail A man charged with the illegal trading of human organs was sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison by the Hà Nội People's Court in a first-instance trial on Thursday.

Court postpones appeals trial on case involving fake medicine imports The HCM City People’s Court on February 10 postponed an appeals trial for defendants allegedly involved in the import of fake medicine for cancer treatment by the Việt Nam Pharma Joint Stock Company (VN Pharma).

PM inspects combat readiness of mobile police force Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc inspected the combat readiness of the mobile police force under the Ministry of Public Security in Hà Nội on Tuesday, ahead of the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) festival.

Tiger trafficker sentenced to 6 years in prison The People’s Court of Hà Nội on Wednesday sentenced Nguyễn Hữu Huệ to six years in prison for illegally trafficking seven frozen tiger cubs. 

Former Đà Nẵng chairmen jailed in Phan Văn Anh Vũ case Two former Đà Nẵng political leaders were sentenced to a total of 29 years behind bars on Monday for their role in dozens of public land deals with real estate mogul Phan Văn Anh Vũ which caused losses of hundreds of millions of dollars to the State.

Man gets death penalty for drug trafficking A man from Hà Nội was sentenced to death for trafficking up to 3kg of heroin by the Thanh Hóa Court on Tuesday.

Court sentences drug trafficker in Hoà Bình Province to death 1 A man caught trafficking more than 38 kilos of heroin has been sentenced to death.

HCM City’s former leading official jailed The HCM City People’s Court on December 31 sentenced former Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyễn Hữu Tín to seven years in prison for violating regulations on management and use of State assets, causing losses and wastefulness under Article 219 of the Penal Code 2015.

Six sentenced to death for gang rape and murder of young girl Their public trial began on Thursday morning at a stadium in Điện Biên City and concluded on Sunday morning.

Former minister escapes death penalty over AVG scandal Former minister of information and communications Nguyễn Bắc Son was sentenced to life imprisonment on Saturday in connection with the notorious AVG deal, a lighter punishment than the death penalty proposed for him previously.