Former Vietnamese health minister jailed for 6 years over state asset losses
Vietnam News 17:23 28/05/2026A Hanoi court on Wednesday handed down a six-year prison sentence on Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, former Vietnamese Minister of Health, for violations in the management and use of state assets that caused major losses and wastefulness in two hospital building projects.
Vietnam needs highly skilled lawyers to support int’l financial center: bar association official
Economy 08:16 19/03/2026Vietnam must develop a new generation of highly qualified lawyers to support the operation of its International Financial Center (IFC) facilities, as the country works to build a credible legal environment capable of attracting global investors, according to Nguyen Hai Nam, vice-president of the Vietnam Bar Federation.
Vietnam court sentences couple to jail over anti-state activities
Vietnam News 11:45 07/10/2022A man and his girlfriend were jailed for seven and five years, respectively, over activities aimed at overthrowing the government
Vietnam court upholds 9-year jail term for woman over anti-state propaganda
Vietnam News 15:52 26/08/2022A high-level court in Hanoi upheld the nine-year prison term that was previously handed down to a 44-year-old Vietnamese woman
Ex-president of Vietnamese support center gets life sentence for scamming 1,000 people
Vietnam News 13:33 10/08/2022The defendants scammed more than 1,000 victims and appropriated over US$2 million
Vietnam court sentences 6 to death, 7 to life in prison for drug-related crimes
Vietnam News 12:24 14/07/2022The People’s Court in Dak Nong Province conducted the trial of 23 defendants on Wednesday
Vietnam court sentences four to death for transporting, trading 45kg of narcotics
Vietnam News 17:53 01/07/2022The People’s Court in Dong Nai sentenced four people to death for illicitly transporting and trading 45 kilograms of narcotics
Vietnamese man sentenced to death for raping, murdering 12-year-old girl
Vietnam News 13:25 09/06/2022He raped the young girl and then killed her in an attempt to hide his crime
Vietnam court jails man for eight years for posting anti-state information on Facebook
Vietnam News 19:01 06/05/2022The 34-year-old uploaded 186 Facebook posts to slander the people’s administration in 2020-21
Vietnamese man sentenced to death for trading over 3kg of drugs
Vietnam News 15:40 29/04/2022Seven other defendants received either a life sentence or jail term lasting 10 to 20 years
Vietnamese man receives death penalty for killing sister, stealing parents’ money
Vietnam News 17:32 13/04/2022He murdered his elder sister and stole the assets when their parents were away
Vietnam court upholds death sentence for banker in $18mn embezzlement case
Vietnam News 16:59 06/04/2022The former director of the OceanBank branch in Hai Phong City was sentenced to death for embezzlement
