Drug prevention forces try to combat new drugs and crimes

Việt Nam is facing huge pressure due to the complicated development of drug-related crimes. Drug gangs and synthetic drug production as well as replanting opium poppy plants are at risk of increasing.

UN renews Mali peacekeeping force without cuts The United Nations renewed its peacekeeping force in Mali for another year on Monday, without a reduction in personnel despite the US earlier questioning the mission's validity.

Chairman’s Statement of 36th ASEAN Summit

The following is the full text of the Chairman’s Statement of the 36th ASEAN Summit, which was held on June 26 in the form of video conference.

36th ASEAN Summit: Leaders’ Vision Statement on a Cohesive And Responsive ASEAN

The Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders on Friday participated in the 36th summit of the grouping and has adopted the “ASEAN Leaders’ Vision Statement on a Cohesive And Responsive ASEAN: Rising Above Challenges And Sustaining Growth”.

29 involved in Đồng Tâm disturbance prosecuted

All the prosecuted persons are residents of Hoành and Đồng Mít hamlets of Đồng Tâm. Among them, 25 face murder charges while the four others are accused of resisting on-duty officers.

Việt Nam lures US$6 billion FDI into industrial parks Nearly US$6 billion in foreign direct investment was poured into Việt Nam’s industrial parks (IPs), processing zones and economic zones (Ezs) in the first half of the year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

HCM City gang gets caught after robbery

A gang of bandits who stole more than VNĐ35 billion (US$1.5 million) in HCM City has been arrested thanks to tip-offs from the public, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Monday.

Treatment needed for online game addiction Few health facilities in Viet Nam offer treatment for addiction to online games, which is considered a mental health condition by the World Health Organisation.

State organisations propose to send workers abroad Member of National Assembly’s Committee for Legal Affairs Phạm Văn Hoà told Đầu tư (Investment) newspaper about the added regulation that allows public non-business units run by provinces/cities People’s Committees to send workers abroad

Britain's Johnson, EU chiefs seek Brexit talks reboot British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet EU chiefs by video link on Monday to try to breathe new life into stalled post-Brexit trade talks, with both sides entrenched in long-held positions.