Posts Tagged ‘ Criminal Charges ’

Cops arrested for taking bribes in northern Vietnam 

September 3, 2011

  Two police officers in the northern province of Bac Kan were arrested Wednesday on charges of accepting VND40 million (US$1,920) in bribes in a case involving the transport of illegal wood in 2009, the Tuoi Tre newspaper reported. According to the inspectors from the province’s prosecution office, while handling the case between December 11 [...]

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Canine avengers 

July 16, 2011
Canine avengers 

  Vigilante mobs in northern Vietnam are beating and murdering men who attempt to profit by kidnapping their dogs and selling them to butchers. The charred remains of a motorbike that belonged to a slain dog thief in Nghe An Province. Rampant dog theft has lead to widespread vigilante justice in the north-central province. Nguyen [...]

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Bad storm rising 

March 13, 2011
Bad storm rising 

  Thanh Nien Weekly had an exclusive ride-along with Ho Chi Minh City police during a recent citywide raid on illegal street racing A man being detained by police for participating in an illegal street-race in Ho Chi Minh City on March 5 Nguyen Kim Hoang, 27, climbed on top of his motorbike last Saturday, [...]

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Death roams free

November 4, 2009
Death roams free

An accident site in Ho Chi Minh City after a 30-meter section of a tower crane fell and injured seven peopleLookAtVietnam – Building site accidents, power line mishaps and careless roadwork are killing more members of the public in Ho Chi Minh City than ever before.  Police and public prosecutors in Ho Chi Minh City [...]

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Death roams free

November 3, 2009
Death roams free

An accident site in Ho Chi Minh City after a 30-meter section of a tower crane fell and injured seven people Building site accidents, power line mishaps and careless roadwork are killing more members of the public in Ho Chi Minh City than ever before. Police and public prosecutors in Ho Chi Minh City are [...]

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HCMC sea police seek criminal charges in bridge collision

September 26, 2009
HCMC sea police seek criminal charges in bridge collision

HCM City’s Sea Traffic Police Department recommended pressing criminal charges against those responsible for an incident in which a foreign ship crashed into a city bridge last week.  The Union of the Comoros-flagged ship Lady Belinda sank in the Soai Rap River Monday after crashing into a bridge.LookAtVietnam – Ho Chi Minh City’s Sea Traffic [...]

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HCMC sea police seek criminal charges in bridge collision

September 25, 2009
HCMC sea police seek criminal charges in bridge collision

The Union of the Comoros-flagged ship Lady Belinda sank in the Soai Rap River Monday after crashing into a bridge Ho Chi Minh City’s Sea Traffic Police Department has recommended pressing criminal charges against those responsible for an incident in which a foreign ship crashed into a city bridge last week. It is very likely [...]

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More street barriers than planned this year: city official

March 2, 2009
More street barriers than planned this year: city official

A contractor representative in the Ho Chi Minh City Water Environment Project says a ban on construction trucks during the day and the time taken to move underground cables have slowed down several construction works. Already cramped streets in Ho Chi Minh City will have to put up with 25 percent more barriers than previously [...]

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Online casinos thrive in no-gambling state

February 20, 2009
Online casinos thrive in no-gambling state

Underground gambling has gone wireless to evade Vietnam’s strict anti-gaming laws. The King’s Crown Casino website where gamblers can bet online.At a Ho Chi Minh City café near the airport, a gambler who asked to be known only as T. points to a man concentrating on his laptop.“He’s gambling now,” says T.“He sold his luxury [...]

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Online casinos thrive in no-gambling state

February 19, 2009
Online casinos thrive in no-gambling state

The King’s Crown Casino website where gamblers can bet online. Underground gambling has gone wireless to evade Vietnam’s strict anti-gaming laws. At a Ho Chi Minh City café near the airport, a gambler who asked to be known only as T. points to a man concentrating on his laptop.“He’s gambling now,” says T.“He sold his [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...