Another ship seized for carrying 47,000 liters of smuggled oil
HCMC – The border guards in Ca Mau, the southernmost province of Vietnam, are working with the relevant agencies to tackle a case in which a fishing vessel was captured for allegedly transporting around 47,000 liters of smuggled diesel oil. The border guards of Song Doc Town in Tran Van Thoi
Police search homes of four flight attendants in drug case
HCMC – The HCMC police have found no illicit drugs at the residences of the four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants who were caught red-handed carrying illicit drugs to the country last week. Today, March 21, the police were still interrogating the women attendants who were members of a Vietnam
Nine more prosecuted over Covid-19 repatriation flights
HCMC – A former official at the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia and eight other individuals, including seven business leaders, have been prosecuted over their alleged involvement in repatriation flights conducted during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said
Shorter insurance payment period proposed for pension entitlement
HCMC – The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed reducing the periods of social insurance (SI) premiums payment from 20 to 15 years to enjoy a pension and not limiting lump-sum social insurance withdrawals. According to the Vietnam News Agency, the ministry gave two options
Lai Chau, Vinh Phuc rocked by mild quakes
HCMC – A series of quakes struck Lai Chau and Vinh Phuc provinces this morning, March 3, rattling local homes but causing no major damage. The first quake, measuring 4.4 on the Richter magnitude and 16 kilometers in depth, hit Muong Te District in the mountainous province of Lai Chau at 4:49 a.m.
Charges filed against former Haiphong police chief
HCMC – Do Huu Ca, former director of the Haiphong City Police Department, has been charged with asset misappropriation fraud. The 65-year-old was detained on February 18 for his alleged involvement in tax evasion and illegal trading of invoices that happened in Haiphong City and neighboring Quang
Former police chief of Haiphong detained in tax evasion case
HCMC – The former director of the Haiphong City Police Department, Do Huu Ca, has been detained for alleged involvement of tax evasion and illegal trading of invoices that happened in Haiphong and neighboring Quang Ninh Province, the local media reported. The arrest was made yesterday (February
Police arrest two leaders of auto testing center in Hai Duong
HCMC – Bui Trong Quyen Anh and Ha Van Toan, deputy directors of the 34-05D auto registration and inspection center in Hai Duong Province, have been detained for allegedly taking bribes from vehicle owners. The police apprehended Pham Van Nang, aged 39, director of Thien An Company in Hai Duong,
Former chairman of Vietnam Education Publishing House arrested
HCMC – Nguyen Duc Thai, former chairman of the member council of the Vietnam Education Publishing House, and three others were prosecuted and arrested this afternoon, February 13. The Ministry of Public Security issued arrest warrants and filed charges against the 61-year-old Nguyen Duc Thai and
Police search Vietnam Register branch offices in Vung Tau, HCMC
HCMC – The HCMC police today, February 9, searched a branch office of Vietnam Register in Vung Tau City and another in HCMC over their suspected violations of auto inspection and registration regulations. The HCMC police coordinated with local forces to cordon off Branch Office No. 9 on Xo Viet
Police impose stiff penalties on drink driving at Tet
HCMC – As drink driving is common during the Tet holiday, the Ministry of Public Security has directed traffic police to strictly handle drunk drivers to ensure traffic safety across the country. The country has seen 3,400 cases of traffic violations, with 1,232 of them involving drink driving, on
Head of Dong Nai auto testing center arrested over alleged bribe taking
HCMC – Luong Minh Tu, 43, director of the 60-04D auto inspection and testing center in the southern province of Dong Nai, and 10 others have been charged with taking tens of billions of dong in bribes. The Dong Nai police today, January 20, detained Tu and two deputy heads of the center – Le […]