The suspect Giang A Dua (Photo: VNA) Son La (VNA) – Police in collaboration with border guard and customs forces in the northern border province of Son La on April 20 caught a suspect red handed trafficking 17 heroin bricks, weighing about 6kg. The suspect is Giang A Dua, born in 1995 and residing in Chieng Khua commune, Moc Chau district. Police also seized a mobile phone and a number of other exhibits. Dua admitted that he bought the drugs from an unknown man in the border area to sell for profit. Dua has been previously convicted for illegally possessing drugs. The case is under further investigation.-VNA … [Read more...] about Smuggler of 17 heroin bricks arrested in Son La province
Dong Nai province’s rural district gets well-deserved makeover
A road has been cemented and beautified in Dinh Quan district’s Gia Canh commune, Dong Nai province.(Photo: VNA) Dong Nai (VNS/VNA) - The creation of a new style rural area in Dinh Quan, one of the poorest districts in southern Dong Nai province, has helped develop infrastructure like roads and power supply, significantly improving the life of local people. Under a national programme to build new style rural areas in the district, Dinh Quan has focused on building rural roads since 2011 to enable farmers to transport agricultural produce. In the district's Phu Vinh commune, for instance, all rural roads have been cemented or asphalted. Roads linking hamlets in the commune have a width of seven metres though the programme only prescribes five metres. Tran Thi Lan, who has a mango orchard in Phu Vinh's Suoi Son hamlet, said she had been able to sell her fruits at higher prices since the road running through the hamlet and to her orchard was cemented. It used to be narrow, … [Read more...] about Dong Nai province’s rural district gets well-deserved makeover
Criminal case regarding seizure of 700kg of crystal meth prosecuted
About 700kg of crystal meth were recently seized in Nghe An province (Illustrative photo: VNA) Nghe An (VNA) – The Investigation Police Agency of central Nghe An province has begun criminal proceedings against the case of “illegally transporting drugs, not denouncing criminals and taking property by force” for further investigation. Five days ago, the local police busted a drug trafficking ring, seizing 700kg of crystal meth and arresting three suspects. The police said three Taiwanese people were allegedly involved the case but they had left Vietnam on April 15 and 16. Two others, namely Nguyen Duc But (born in 1991, residing in Vinh city) and Nguyen Thi Tam (born in 1977) were also summoned by the police to serve the investigation.-VNA … [Read more...] about Criminal case regarding seizure of 700kg of crystal meth prosecuted
Exhibition on Soviet Union’s support for Vietnam held in St. Petersburg
Some of the items displayed at the exhibition in Saint Petersburg (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – An exhibition is being held at the Russian Museum of Military Medicine in Saint Petersburg to give visitors an insight into the assistance of the former Soviet Union’s army for Vietnam. The exhibition is organised with the support of Saint Petersburg’s authorities, the museum’s leaders, the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia and businesses. It showcases photos and objects reflecting the wars’ destructive consequences in Vietnam and the Soviet Union-Vietnam cooperation in post-war reconstruction. The event displays proofs of least-known inhumane treatment against Vietnamese people, violations of international human rights law, and the use of chemical toxics against civilians in the war. It also features medical tools the Soviet Union provided for Vietnam and personal belongings of Vietnamese soldiers. Additionally, rare videos and photos also give visitors a … [Read more...] about Exhibition on Soviet Union’s support for Vietnam held in St. Petersburg
Hanoi helps bring farmers into 21st century with technology
A worker tends to orchids in a greenhouse at a farm in Hanoi. The greenhouse is equipped with automatic watering and temperature control systems to boost production (Photo courtesy of the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Nguyen Duc Dan, Chairman of the Ba Trai Commune People’s Committee, cannot hide his happiness as he discusses his community’s strides in tea production. Dan said tea production has been rising, boosting the incomes of local farmers making the commune the most important tea planting area in Hanoi’s Ba Vi district with a total cultivated area of 560ha. In 2014, the commune received technical help from the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to plant tea that meets Vietnamese Good Agriculture Practice (VietGAP) standards, which ensure a high level of standardised quality through the use of modern farming techniques. Local farmers were taught methods to update their ineffective old farming … [Read more...] about Hanoi helps bring farmers into 21st century with technology