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A Hanoi court has sentenced 50 defendants in a sprawling organised drug operation centred on a karaoke bar, with the couple running the establishment facing combined sentences of 24 years imprisonment.
Vietnam's booming durian exports face scrutiny as authorities investigate corruption in certification systems. A crackdown on fraudulent growing area codes threatens the industry, prompting calls for digital overhauls and stronger governance.
Vietnam has completed its first successful penis transplant from a brain-dead donor at Hanoi's Viet Duc Friendship Hospital. The procedure on a 43-year-old patient represents a major milestone in composite tissue transplantation and expands treatment options for cancer and trauma victims.
Vietnam has detained its deputy agriculture minister and three other officials in a widening corruption investigation centred on illegal certification practices for durian shipments to China, Vietnam's dominant export market.
Vietnam is drafting regulations to restrict social media posting by children under 16, requiring parental supervision and age-appropriate content filters. The move reflects growing global concern over online safety for minors.
Vietnam has declared a natural disaster emergency on a section of Ho Chi Minh Road in Tuyen Quang Province following sustained heavy rainfall that severely damaged transport infrastructure. Authorities have mobilized repair efforts and traffic management measures.
Vietnam has arrested three senior executives from a state publishing house and penalized 23 news outlets for their involvement with a controversial biography of Ho Chi Minh. The crackdown reflects the government's tight control over historical narratives.
Vietnam has charged four people—three jewellery shop owners and a gem certifier—in a widening investigation into an international diamond smuggling operation allegedly run from Hong Kong by Indian nationals.
Vietnam's foreign minister has reaffirmed the country's commitment to supporting Myanmar through ASEAN's framework, pledging closer cooperation on economic recovery, governance and regional stability following high-level talks in Bangkok.
Vietnam's Phu Quoc Special Zone has launched comprehensive emergency operations following a July 11 speedboat accident affecting Indian tourists, with hospitals treating victims and authorities providing financial assistance.
Vietnam's Prime Minister has ordered an urgent investigation into a speedboat capsizing near Phu Quoc Island that killed 15 Indian tourists. Twenty-one people were rescued from the vessel carrying 36 passengers and crew.
Vietnamese authorities have charged two businesswomen with smuggling hundreds of containers of frozen chicken feet worth US$13 million, importing them from countries with active poultry diseases and illegally selling the products domestically instead of re-exporting.