Where does religious donation money go?

The latest scandal involving the head of the Hoang Muoi temple in central Nghe An province, who regularly has another company count donated money, has deepened suspicion regarding how much donated money the management of local pagodas and temples collect, and how they use it.

Smoking kills 100 people in Vietnam every day

Smoking is one the leading causes of death in Vietnam and if no prevention is made, nearly 10 percent of the Vietnamese population will have died from smoking-related diseases by 2030.

Filipino receives life sentence for drug trafficking

A court in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday sentenced Filipino woman Erlinda Bertuflo Libron to life in prison for “illegally transporting drugs”

Rangers seek measures to protect runaway gayals

Two herds of 21 gayals are under risks since they have gone out of the forest and destroyed crops

Vietnam ministry supports same-sex marriages

Homosexual marriage should be allowed since it is a human right, the Health Ministry and other agencies have said

VN asks DPRK, RoK to protect Vietnamese citizens

Vietnam has requested that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) take measures to protect Vietnamese citizens

Adulterous people could be fined up to $240

Under its latest draft decree, the justice ministry proposed that adulterous people be fined VND2-5 million (US$96-240) and that the same-sex marriage ban be abolished

Man beaten by police after returning lost item

When a kind man returned a wallet to its owner, the owner asked police to seize him, as if he were a thief.

First beauty contest for disabled women in VN

Hanoi to apply fines for non-transfer of vehicle ownership

As of April 15 traffic police in Hanoi will apply fines for owners of vehicles who have failed to carry out procedures for an ownership change

Agency asks 51 employees to resign due to lack of money

The Interior Office of a district in southern Long An Province has asked 51 civil servants in the district to voluntarily resign, or the authorities will make them redundant

Province attracts talents with support of up to $16,800

Quang Ngai Province authorities have adopted a preferential policy to encourage intellectuals from everywhere to come and work in the province