Transnational drug ring busted, 450kg of drugs seized The drug crime investigation police department announced on Thursday it had busted an illegal transnational drug trafficking ring, seizing 450kg of drugs of various types.

Former defence ministry official prosecuted for land management violations The Central Military Procuracy has completed an indictment to prosecute a former high ranking official from the Ministry of Defence

Iran says it unintentionally shot down Ukrainian plane due to 'human error' Iran's armed forces said Saturday they unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian airliner that crashed this week blaming "human error".

'Shame on you': Balotelli lashes out in new Italy racism storm Mario Balotelli lashed out on Sunday after again being targeted by racist insults, this time from Lazio fans after he scored for Brescia in a 2-1 Serie A defeat, telling his tormentors: "Shame on you".

Top 10 events of Việt Nam in 2019 selected by VNA

The Việt Nam News Agency (VNA) has selected the top 10 events that shaped the country in 2019:

Police seek to prosecute foreigners for illegally taking Vietnamese to EU The Ministry of Public Security has asked the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Việt Nam to prosecute six people for illegally helping Vietnamese citizens to flee to Europe.

Mother of murdered girl in Điện Biên jailed for 20 years A mother in Điện Biên Province has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for her connection to a drugs ring which led to her daughter being kidnapped, repeatedly raped and killed during the 2019 lunar new year holiday.

Counterfeit, IPR violations still run rampant Counterfeiting and violations of intellectual property rights (IPR) were still rampant, with the perpetrators operating outside and within the country employing advanced technologies and running sophisticated schemes, said Hoàng Ánh Dương, deputy head of the national market watch force at a conference yesterday in Hà Nội.

Top leader requests prompt settlement of serious corruption cases Party General Secretary, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng urged relevant agencies to complete dealing with serious corruption cases on schedule, while addressing a meeting of the standing board of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption in Hà Nội on Monday.

Vietnamese-Australian sentenced to 12 years on “terrorism charges” Vietnamese-Australian Châu Văn Khảm, 70, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges of “terrorist activities against the People’s government” at the first-instance trial on Monday (November 11) at the HCM City People’s Court.