Lạng Sơn border guards arrest two for trying to sell newborn to China Border guards in Lạng Sơn Province caught a man and a woman trying to cross into China with a newborn baby on Sunday, in an effort likely put a stop to a human trafficking case

Lai Châu border guard arrests human traffickers Border guards in Phong Thổ District in the northern mountainous province of Lai Châu have detained four people in connection with human trafficking, Captain Nguyễn Mạnh Linh, deputy head of Ma Lù Thàng border point, said.

Nghệ An border force arrest heroin trafficker

On Monday, border guards in the central province of Nghệ An captured a smuggler carrying 4,800 synthetic drug tablets near the border with Laos.

Hamas says Egypt to close Gaza crossing to Palestinians leaving enclave

Egypt will bar Gazans from crossing into its territory from Tuesday, the enclave’s Islamist rulers Hamas said, after the Palestinian Authority withdrew staff from the border point over alleged abuses.

Firecracker smugglers feel heat as Tết nears

As  Lunar New Year (Tết) approaches, firecracker smuggling is again "hot" in the border areas. Several tonnes have already been seized by customs authorities as they head across the border into Việt Nam.

Police in central provinces arrest drug traffickers

The Border Guard in the central province of Hà Tĩnh successfully busted a large-scale drug trafficking case, seized 20,000 methamphetamine synthetic drugs weighing 10kg in total.

Island sovereignty display opens at Ha Noi museum An exhibition featuring a collection of maps and documents on Viet Nam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spartly) archipelagos opened to the public yesterday.

Historian claims islands for Viet Nam Trung Hieu talks with Historian Nguyen Nha, who has dedicated his life to historical research proving Viet Nam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos in the East Sea.

PM Dung hails success of tripartite border point talks Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hailed the fresh signing of an agreement on the triple border meeting point of Viet Nam, Cambodia and Laos a success.

Lao Cai Province plants last landmark on Chinese border The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai yesterday planted the last landmark, No. 144, on the border it shared with China's Yunnan province.