Criminal proceedings started on former head of Drug Administration of Vietnam The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security has begun criminal proceedings against Nguyễn Việt Hùng, former deputy head of the Drug Administration of Việt Nam (DAV) and Phạm Hồng Châu, former head of the Drug Registration Division under DAV relating to the case of trading of counterfeit cancer medicine.

Court rejects defendants’ appeal in fake medicine case

The People’s Court in HCM City yesterday (May 20) upheld the verdict handed down at the first-instance trial in a case involving the “manufacturing and trading of counterfeit medicine”.

Appeal trial for fake cancer drugs case at VN Pharma starts An appeal trial looking into the trade of counterfeit cancer drugs at Việt Nam Pharma (VN Pharma) JSC commenced on Monday morning in HCM City.

Court postpones appeals trial on case involving fake medicine imports The HCM City People’s Court on February 10 postponed an appeals trial for defendants allegedly involved in the import of fake medicine for cancer treatment by the Việt Nam Pharma Joint Stock Company (VN Pharma).

Former CEO of VN Pharma sentenced to 17 years for trading fake cancer drugs

Nguyễn Minh Hùng, former general director of Việt Nam Pharma Joint Stock Company (VN Pharma), was sentenced yesterday (Oct 1) to 17 years in prison by the HCM City People's Court for importing fake medicine for cancer treatment.

Former CEO of VN Pharma pleads guilty The former general director of Việt Nam Pharma Joint Stock Company (VN Pharma), the mastermind behind the import of fake medicine for cancer treatment, yesterday (Sept 24) pleaded guilty at the second-instance trial at the HCM City People’s Court.

12 defendants in fake cancer treatment drug case prosecuted Twelve defendants involved in the manufacture and trade of counterfeit cancer treatment medicines at Việt Nam Pharma Joint Stock Company (VN Pharma) have been prosecuted by the Supreme People's Procuracy of Việt Nam, the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

Fishermen rescued after boat sinks near Hoàng Sa archipelago

A fishing vessel with five fishermen on board was rescued on Wednesday, according to the Office of the National Committee for Disaster Response and Search and Rescue.

Former deputy director of VN Pharma arrested

The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Police Agency announced it had detained Phan Xuân Thiện, former deputy director of VN Pharma Joint Stock Company, and Hoàng Trúc Vy, former employee of the company’s Research and Development Department, for allegedly manufacturing and trading counterfeit medicines.

Child violations found at Đà Nẵng’s kindergarten

The central city’s people’s committee has closed a private kindergarten in Thanh Khê district for further investigation on violations after a video clip was posted on social network on May 21.