• Land scamming officials jailed

    18/09/2009 05:00

    Former Quang Ninh Province senior officers received jail sentences for their role in a local land scam. The court opted to award the lightest sentences proposed by local prosecutors. The 28 accused, including the former deputy chairman of...

  • Two women get death, ex-cops jail in drug scandal

    18/09/2009 05:00

    A Hanoi tribunal official is pictured adding petrol to burning heroin and opium at a stadium in Hanoi Two women leaders of a drug dealing ring in Hanoi were sentenced to death on Friday in a case that also saw six former...

  • Dog breeders subject to registration, follow up

    18/09/2009 05:00

    Street dogs in Ho Chi Minh City. People who want to breed dogs will have to register with the commune or ward governments, under a regulation issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development effective Saturday....

  • Fuel prices unchanged in Vietnam despite global fall

    18/09/2009 05:00

    Vietnam’s Finance Ministry on Friday asked traders to keep retail fuel prices on hold despite drops in the global markets in order to contribute to its price stabilization fund. The fund will be...

  • Orphanage managers arrested for selling children

    18/09/2009 05:00

    The Tia Sang School in Bao Loc Town, Lam Dong Province The president of an orphanage in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has been arrested for further investigations into allegations the children were being sold....

  • Hanoi decides to preserve French-style villas

    17/09/2009 05:00

    Hanoi authorities have decided not to sell 206 villas that were built in the colonial era, thus committing to the preservation of Vietnam’s history. An old villa in Hanoi. French villas – forgotten cultural heritages French villas – the charm...

  • SOCIAL IN BRIEF 18/9

    17/09/2009 05:00

    Germany supports sustainable forestry; Vietnam calls for int’l assistance in rural development; Father claims he drowned son due to lack of cooking ; U.S. funds $450,000 to help Vietnam fight pandemics Germany supports sustainable forestry The second...

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