NDO/VNA – The Vietnamese Government, Foreign Ministry, relevant agencies, and Vietnam Bar Federation have implemented citizen protection measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong in her trial in Malaysia, the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang said. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) Supreme Prosecutors’ Office have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the prevention and combat of cross-border crimes. 

NDO – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has requested relevant agencies to step up measures in dealing with law violations along with criminal offenses, smuggling, trade frauds and counterfeit goods. 

NDO/VNA – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen Phu Trong has stressed the need for courts at all levels to speed up judicial reform and improve the quality of judgment to minimise inaccurate verdicts and overlooking criminals. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnam and Laos agreed to strengthen coordination to crack down on drug crime in their border areas at the 12th meeting of drug prevention and combat units in Hanoi on December 26. 

NDO/VNA – A United Nations expert has praised the Vietnamese Government and the Government Inspectorate (GI) for their efforts in amending the Anti-Corruption Law. 

NDO - The Ministry of Justice and the People’s Committee of Hanoi held a meeting on November 9 in response to the Vietnam Law Day 2018,in the presence of Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnamese Minister of Public Security To Lam and Mongolian Minister of Justice and Home Affairs Tsend Nyamdorj agreed to reinforce crime fighting cooperation during talks in Hanoi on October 16. 

NDO – Customs officers seized nearly 34kg of rhino horns at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, on October 12, which had been shipped from South Africa. 

NDO – Vietnam has made significant efforts in raising public awareness on human trafficking, as well as providing support to the victims of trafficking, a senior official from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said.  

NDO - Continuing to strengthen the inspection, detection and strict handling of smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeiting goods was a requirement made by Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh at a national teleconference on July 26. 

NDO - Vietnam’s judicial staff at all levels are being provided with professional training aimed at improving their capacity in handling cases related to crimes against protected wildlife. 

NDO - Mobile carrier Mobifone’s former chairman Le Nam Tra has been arrested for his alleged wrongdoing in a deal that saw the state-owned telecoms company acquire 95% of the pay TV service AVG. 

NDO/VNA – Dang Thanh Binh, former Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), was sentenced to three years in prison for the charge of lacking responsibility causing serious consequences at the Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB) during the first instance trial in Ho Chi Minh City on July 2.