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.

Drug crimes becoming more serious, say police

Drug-related crimes have become more and more complicated and unpredictable this year, according to the Investigation Police Department on Drug-related Crimes.

Border province Tây Ninh fights drug trafficking

The end of 2019 and the coming Tết (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) are expected to witness more drug and fireworks smuggling cases through border gates in Tây Ninh.

Five on death row for drug trafficking Three separate courts on Thursday handed death penalties to five people and life sentences to another seven who were found guilty of dealing drugs.

Central bank brings cheer to businesses ahead of festive season with rate cuts The central bank’s decision to lower the interest rates by 0.2-0.5 percentage points on November 19 is a happy augury for businesses.

Việt Nam, India enhance closer co-operation in textile sector The garment industry has called for investment in the underdeveloped textile, dyeing and fabric segments to meet the global supply chain demand, according to the Việt Nam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS).

Monsters in the making

There is a workshop filled with strange creatures in Ho Chi Minh City. They are characters from movies. Some are scary. They are used by companies at events as well as in amusement parks.

Bringing public art to the people

Ly Hoàng Ly is a Vietnamese visual artist, poet and editor. Her sculpture Mật Mật Mật hay Những phân mảnh của Niềm tin (Honey Honey Honey or The Fragments of Trust) was bought by EMASI International Bilingual Schools to display at the EMASI Nam Long School campus in HCM City. 

Việt Nam, US investigate $4b aluminum origin fraud1

General Director of Vietnam Customs Nguyễn Văn Cấn. Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province's customs department has seized an aluminum shipment worth more than US$4 billion en route to the US. Photo laodong.vn

8,000 drug tablets seized in Lào Cai1 Police of northern mountainous province of Lào Cai arrested two drug traffickers and seized 8,000 tablets of synthetic drugs.