Comprehensive approach needed in fight against drugs

Director of the Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Police Department of Drug-related Crimes, Phạm Văn Các, talks to Nhân Dân (People) newspaper about measures needed to fight drug crimes.

HCM City strengthens drug prevention measures

HCM City People’s Committee has instructed local departments to strengthen preventive measures against drug crimes as a response to National Action Month on Drug Prevention and Control.

It's time for a relentless battle against drugs Drug addicts are easy to spot, so surely their dealers must be easy to find too? The answer to this problem isn’t stricter laws or harsher punishment.

Synthetic drugs pose mental health risks About 70 per cent of synthetic drug addicts showed symptoms of mental disorders, could lose control and commit serious crimes including murder without any motive, a recent conference on drug addiction rehabilitation heard.

Drugs in the spotlight as police chief takes questions from lawmakers Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm said his ministry was considering making drug use a criminal offence again in the face of rising drug crimes in Việt Nam.

PM guides action month for drug prevention and control

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called on localities nationwide and ministries to actively implement the action month for drug prevention and control from June 1 to 30.

Major projects languish as speculators abandon land plots Property speculation and a lack of roads and facilities such as hospitals, schools and shopping malls have led to a number of so-called “deserted towns” in real estate hotspots in HCM City.

Buprenorphine trialled to treat heroin addicts Doctor Nguyễn Hoàng Long, director of the Việt Nam Authority of HIV/AIDS Control, talks to Sức khỏe & Đời sống (Health and Life) newspaper about the use of buprenorphine in Việt Nam

VN struggles to combat flow of drugs from Golden Triangle Vietnamese security forces are fighting day and night to stop the flow of drugs into the country, said panellists during an online conference host by the Vietnam Government Portal on Wednesday.

Hà Nội vault gets opened for tourists

Hà Nội’s Old Quarter Management Board has opened vault No 93 on Gầm Cầu Street to create a walkway and public art space.