Another 80 Vietnamese citizens recently rescued from a casino in Pampanga province, near Manila capital of the Philippines, have been safely repatriated, raising the number of those returning home so far to 140, said Deputy Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Nguyen Duc Thang.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on May 12 presided over the first quarter meeting of the National Steering Committee against Smuggling, Counterfeit Goods and Trade Fraud (National Steering Committee 389), discussing solutions for bottlenecks in dealing with recent violations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Luxembourg counterpart Xavier Bettel held talks in Hanoi on May 4, affirming both sides’ wish and determination to lift bilateral relations to a new development stage that is more substantive and effective.

President Vo Van Thuong’s attendance at the coronation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from May 4-6 will affirm the importance that Vietnam attaches to its Strategic Partnership with the UK as well as its wish to build up a fine relationship with the King.

Mobile phone subscribers whose personal information does not match the National Population Database will be blocked from March 31. This is considered a solution for tackling incremental increase of phone scams which have recently reached an alarming level and require strict handling measures from authorities.

Vietnam on April 6 called out China's illegal activities in its waters and doubled down on its claims of the islands in the South China Sea.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and State Secretary of Germany’s Federal Foreign Office Andreas Michaelis co-chaired the seventh Vietnam-German strategic dialogue in Berlin on April 3 to discuss measures to boost bilateral cooperation as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.

The central province of Quang Tri has been developing fisheries in a modern and sustainable manner and fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).

People reporting wildlife infractions and the responsiveness of the authorities have proven useful for the fight against wild game trafficking in the recent past.

Vietnam’s law on public safety and order-related offenses have constantly evolved through different historical periods, from unclear and lax traditional customs and practices, kings’ decrees and orders and royal codes to strict and specific provisions in modern penal codes. Such crimes were also prescribed in various types of documents, including ancient feudal codes, village conventions, customs and contracts, and in political practices.