Vietnam’s public security ministry scraps 6 general departments in major restructuring
Sixty departments and nearly 300 lower-level divisions were also removed
Controversy erupts over proposed immigration ban on rule-breaking Vietnamese models, beauties
Members of the public, lawyers, and showbiz celebs in Vietnam have frowned on the national performing department’s proposal to ban models and beauties who have competed in other countries without seeking prior permission from going abroad
State agency loses in trial against beauty pageant organizer
A court in central Vietnam annulled Tuesday a decision by a state performing arts agency to abruptly withdraw the permit for organizing a beauty contest from a local company last year