January 19, 2012
Police in the southern Vietnamese province of Dong Nai said a secretary in a local court has been detained  for allegedly taking bribes to help a defendant in an attack case receive a shorter jail term. Tu Ngoc Cuong was caught red-handed receiving VND15 million (US$720) from Pham Thi Diu, 25, at a local café on Monday, [...]
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December 31, 2011
New circular sets out in detail rights of arrestees to demand legal assistance, and for defense lawyers to ask for change of principal investigator A trial in Ho Chi Minh City. A new circular sets out detailed procedures to ensure an arrestee’s rights when criminal cases are being investigated. The Da Lat People’s Court [...]
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December 23, 2011
Cao Vu Cuong (L), a former police officer, was sentenced to seven years for taking part in a luxury car smuggling ring. (Photo: VnExpress) The Hanoi People’s Court sentenced a former police officer to seven years in jail for taking part in a luxury car smuggling ring, online newspaper VnExpress reported. Cao Vu Cuong, the [...]
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November 21, 2011
Psychologists warn increasing violence among local youth indicates modern life in crisis An image extracted from online video footage depicting a schoolgirl in Hai Phong City brutally attacked by her schoolmates Nguyen Viet Cuong had no idea that yelling at one of his students would effectively sign his 8-year-old son’s death warrant. When he [...]
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November 19, 2011
A worker walking a bicycle loaded with construction steel on his way to a construction site in Hanoi The frozen property market and high interest rates have pushed steel producers into the red and some even face the risk of shutting down their business. Pham Chi Cuong, chairman of the Vietnam Steel Association, said [...]
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October 11, 2011
Workers of Taiwanese-owned footwear company Pou Yuen Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City, on strike last year. A former official from the Ministry of Public Security says the right to strike needs to be protected by laws in Vietnam. The Law on Demonstration is being drafted by the Ministry [...]
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September 10, 2011
Xuan Cuong (R) at Billiards World Cup in Suwon, Seoul, Photo by kozoom.com. Vietnamese billiards ace Ma Xuan Cuong finished third at the 2011 carom 3-cushion World Cup in Suwon, Seoul after losing to host player Cho Jae Ho in the semifinals on Sunday. After losing 2-15 to the 19th-ranked Korean in the first set, [...]
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August 28, 2011
Ground services officers loading luggage at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Authorities at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport announced Thursday they had arrested a ground services officer for stealing money from a passenger’s suitcase, Sai Gon Tiep Thi newspaper reported. Dao Van Cuong of Tan Son Nhat International Airport Ground Handling [...]
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July 21, 2011
Top model Thanh Hang performed in a haute-couture design of Do Manh Cuong. Photo by Ly Vo Phu Hung The “Fashion Boulevard” show kicked off at 7pm Tuesday.   This is the second annual pageant that’s hosted by F Magazine. The event, celebrating the F Magazine’s one-year-launch in Vietnam, was held at the Intercontinental Asiana Saigon Hotel in [...]
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July 12, 2011
US President Barack Obama chats with Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet at the 18th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in Japan in 2010. US President Barack Obama has expressed his intention to visit Vietnam in the near future, the president told Vietnamese ambassador Nguyen Quoc Cuong who just extended his tenure there. Â Cuong met President [...]
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