The People’s Court of An Giang Province in southern Vietnam on Thursday sentenced four people to death and one to life in prision for trafficking 34kg of drugs from Cambodia. The death penalty was handed down to Nguyen Thi Bich Diem, Mai Vinh Hau, Huynh Van Tung, and Le Dang Huy. All four were convicted of the illegal transportation, trading, and possession of narcotics. The fifth defendant, Nguyen Do Thanh, received a life sentence in prison for the same offense. The indictment showed that on June 14, 2020, at around 2:30 pm, police in An Giang Province stopped six individuals traveling on two motorbikes who they believed might have entered Vietnam illegally. Three members of the group obeyed officers’ commands, but the others did not and instead led officers on a chase. Officers later found multiple plastic bags containing drugs on their motorbikes, including 10 kilograms of methamphetamine, 20.7 kilograms of ketamine, and 4.08 kilograms of MDMA, commonly known as … [Read more...] about Vietnam court sentences 4 to death for transporting 34kg of narcotics from Cambodia
Man prosecuted for trafficking ethnic teenagers to cambodia
Ap Ho Chieng hair wash festival a Thai ethnic tradition
Beautiful Thai women join the festival. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Ap Ho Chieng festival has been reenacted in Phong Tho district of the northern province of Lai Chau since 2014. This is the first year it has formed part of the Then Kin Pang festival. A highlight of the Ap Ho Chieng festival each year is the scene of beautiful women of White Thai ethnic minority group as they wash their hair together on the last day of the Lunar New Year. It was reenacted at Nam Lum spring in Khong Lao commune, Phong Tho district of Lai Chau. For Thai ethnic people in Muong So area in Khong Lao, the festival holds significant meaning in their spiritual lives. It is a unique cultural value reflecting local solidarity and people’s connection with nature. The festival has links to Lady Han who dressed as a man to fight invaders and returned triumphantly on the last day of the Lunar New Year. She and the soldiers rested and washed themselves along the Nam Bo riverbank of Nam Lum spring … [Read more...] about Ap Ho Chieng hair wash festival a Thai ethnic tradition
Quang Tri cracks down on drug trafficking ring from Laos to HCMC
Ngo Quoc Hung was arrested by the police while he was recieving a fan box containing heroin cakes inside According to information from the Provincial Border Guard of Quang Tri, the functional forces detected a passenger coach traveling from Vientiane to Da Nang carrying fan boxes with suspicious signs. The Provincial Border Guard of Quang Tri decided to track and check the consignment above. By 1:45 p.m. on August 2, at house No.2/17 Hong Ha Street, Ward 2, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, the functional forces caught Ngo Quoc Hung who is 27 years old from Yen My Commune, Hung Yen Province while he was receiving fan boxes containing eight heroin cakes. In addition, the functional forces continued to check room No.203 in this house and detected a Hanoi-based man named Nguyen Hoang Tung along with two kilograms of suspicious methamphetamine. The Provincial Border Guard of Quang Tri has completed the legal documents and papers to hand over to relevant functional agencies for … [Read more...] about Quang Tri cracks down on drug trafficking ring from Laos to HCMC
U.N. Women, Japan launch project to reduce COVID-19 impacts on women and girls
The project aims to support about 5,000 poor and vulnerable women in nine provinces and cities, including Hanoi, Da Nang, Dien Bien, Ha Tinh, Ho Chi Minh City, Tien Giang, Nghe An, Thai Binh and Lao Cai. The priority targets are women at risk of violence, those with disabilities, migrant workers, ethnic minorities, people working in the informal sector and those living in disaster-prone areas. Apart from receiving the COVID-19 prevention kits, which include test kits, medical masks and anti-bacteria gel, the beneficiaries will also be equipped with the necessary skills to prevent and respond to COVID-19, disasters, gender-based violence and information about the available support services. Women survivors of gender-based violence at shelters and the Peace House will be supported in COVID-19 medical examinations and treatment. The project is a part of a nearly 20-billion-VND (855,800 USD) regional project implemented in four Mekong countries, namely Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and … [Read more...] about U.N. Women, Japan launch project to reduce COVID-19 impacts on women and girls
UN Women, Japan launch project to reduce COVID-19 impacts on women and girls
Second Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam Sasaki Shohei (first, right), Country Representative of UN Women Vietnam Elisa Fernandez Saenz (centre), and Chairwoman of the Da Nang Women’s Union Hoang Thi Thu Huong pose for a photo at the launch of the project to reduce the risks and negative impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls in Hanoi on August 2. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – UN Women Vietnam and the Embassy of Japan on August 2 announced a one-year project to reduce the risks and negative impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls . The project aims to support about 5,000 poor and vulnerable women in nine provinces and cities, including Hanoi, Da Nang, Dien Bien, Ha Tinh, Ho Chi Minh City, Tien Giang, Nghe An, Thai Binh and Lao Cai. The priority targets are women at risk of violence, those with disabilities, migrant workers, ethnic minorities, people working in the informal sector and those living in disaster-prone areas. Apart from receiving the COVD-19 … [Read more...] about UN Women, Japan launch project to reduce COVID-19 impacts on women and girls
UN Women, Japan join hands to mitigate Covid-19 impact on Vietnamese women
Evidence over the past year confirmed that the pandemic had a regressive effect on gender equality. As many as 5,000 poor and vulnerable women in Vietnam would benefit from a one-year project against the Covid-19 impact launched on August 2 by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the Government of Japan. Representatives at the launch of the project supported by UN Women and the Government of Japan. Photo: UN Women The project “Gender-Responsive Covid-19 Prevention and Response” is aimed to reduce the risks and negative impacts of Covid-19 on women and girls with a priority given to migrant workers, ethnic minorities, people working in the informal sector, and those living in disaster-prone areas in 9 provinces and cities including Hanoi, Danang, Dien Bien, Ha Tinh, Ho Chi Minh City, Tien Giang, Nghe An, Thai Binh, and Lao Cai. Apart from receiving the Covid-19 prevention kits, which include test kits, … [Read more...] about UN Women, Japan join hands to mitigate Covid-19 impact on Vietnamese women
