Vietnamese siblings sentenced to 16, 24 years for illegally transferring $519mn to China
Vietnam News 22:27 24/09/2026The Hanoi People’s Court on Thursday sentenced Tran The Manh to 24 years in prison and his older sister, Tran Thi Nga, to 16 years for their roles in a scheme involving thousands of sham contracts and reused customs declarations to illegally transfer more than US$519 million from Vietnam to China.
Vietnam ministry proposes higher food rations, annual health checks for prisoners
Vietnam News 10:18 11/02/2026Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has proposed increasing food rations for prisoners, including a 50-percent rise in monthly meat and fish allowances, the addition of eggs, and mandatory annual health check-ups, according to a draft decree released for public consultation.
Ecuador prison riot leaves 14 dead, 14 wounded
World 11:43 23/09/2025A prison riot caused by gang fighting in southern Ecuador on Monday left 14 people dead and another 14 wounded, according to a local police chief.
Estonia shows off prison cells awaiting Swedish inmates
World 13:36 31/07/2025Estonia showed off some of the many empty cells in its Tartus prison on Wednesday as officials outlined how they would implement a proposed agreement for Sweden to send up to 600 inmates to the facility from late next year.
Eyeing early release, prison inmates produce Bulgaria's coveted dairy products
World 16:34 06/07/2025At a prison nestled deep in Bulgaria's southern Rhodope mountains, Georgi Filyanov stirs a large tank of curdling milk to make traditional feta-like cheese in the facility's dairy operation.
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-policeman sentenced to 20 years in jail for trading meth
Vietnam News 15:19 17/08/2022He used to be a policeman and became acquainted with some drug dealers
Russian man jailed for growing cannabis plants in Vietnam
Vietnam News 13:42 24/05/2022The 34-year-old was caught cultivating 27 cannabis plants at his rented house in Binh Thuan
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
Family members jailed for attacking COVID-19 volunteers during testing drive in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 12:02 05/04/2022The three were sentenced to between six and nine months in prison
27 imprisoned following street brawl in Hanoi
Vietnam News 14:31 31/03/2022Twenty-seven people aged 15 to 22 were sentenced to up to nine years in prison
