Police bust ring selling 400 tonnes of meat from diseased, dead pigs in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 19:07 21/10/2026Police in Dong Nai City, southern Vietnam have arrested nine suspects for allegedly collecting, slaughtering, and selling around 400 metric tons of diseased and dead pigs for human consumption since 2024, generating nearly US$387,000 in illicit profits.
Vietnam busts explosives smuggling ring from Laos, seizes over 210kg
Vietnam News 15:20 08/08/2026Quang Tri border guards in central Vietnam have arrested two suspects and seized more than 210 kilograms of explosives in a smuggling operation that allegedly transported the materials illegally from Laos into Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City maternity infirmary inaugurates bronze bust of famous Empress Dowager
Vietnam News 15:05 08/03/2015Tu Du Obstetrics Hospital in downtown Ho Chi Minh City has inaugurated a bronze bust of Empress Dowager Tu Du whom it is named for
Jackie Chan apologises after son's cannabis bust
Travel 21:00 20/08/2014Jaycee Chan, who like his father is a singer and actor, was detained last week after police found more than 100 grams of cannabis at his home in Beijing, according to Chinese state-run media.
Vietnamese police named animal heroes for saving snakes
Vietnam News 17:01 06/05/2013PETA Asia May 2 conferred the “Hero to Animals” awards on three Hanoi police units for their recent busts of illegal transport and trade of over 100 king cobras.