Vietnam’s Binh Thuan Province kick-starts tree planting program
The program is in response to the prime minister’s project on planting one billion trees in the 2021-25 period
Russian man jailed for growing cannabis plants in Vietnam
The 34-year-old was caught cultivating 27 cannabis plants at his rented house in Binh Thuan
Russian man caught growing cannabis plants at rented house in Vietnam
The man was growing 27 cannabis plants inside his bedroom
Vietnamese prison officer arrested for torturing inmate
The officer was accused of beating a female prisoner with a baton
Vietnam’s Phu Quy Island detects first-ever COVID-19 community cases
The newly-detected infections were the first community-based cases in the island since the pandemic hit Vietnam early last year
Suspects nabbed for kidnapping, raping minor karaoke shop employee in Vietnam
The suspects took her to a local hotel where one of them raped her
15 people flouting COVID-19 restrictions found in refrigerated truck in southern Vietnam
They hid in the back of a refrigerated lorry
Nearly 100 fishing boats damaged as rains flood river in south-central Vietnam
Authorities estimate the floods caused VND10 billion (US$440,250) in damages
Vietnamese woman gives away money to internal migrants heading home amid COVID-19 outbreak
Tran Hue went viral for giving away banknotes worth VND500,000 (US$22) each to internal migrants
Vietnam’s Binh Thuan considers treating coronavirus-infected sailors from Hong Kong collier
The ship departed from Indonesia