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Korean man sentenced to death for killing his father in Vietnam
VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court on May 28 sentenced to death Lim Young Kwon, a 42-year-old national of the Republic of Korea, for killing his father in the city.
Legislature weighs on abolishing death penalty for drug trafficking
Legislators engaged in the 9th session’s deliberations on May 27 morning over the proposed amendments to the Penal Code that would eliminate the death penalty for illegal drug transport, replacing it with a life imprisonment without sentence reductions.
Gov’t proposes removing death penalty for several crimes in Penal Code amendments
VOV.VN - Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang, on behalf of the Government, presented a draft law on amendments to the Penal Code at the ongoing National Assembly session in Hanoi on May 20, proposing the removal of the death penalty for several crimes.
Vietnam to replace death penalty with life imprisonment without parole
VOV.VN - Vietnam is considering a significant proposal in the draft amendment to the 2025 Penal Code by replacing the death penalty with life imprisonment without parole, and the proposal was discussed at a thematic session on law-making of the government in Hanoi on April 13.
Maternal and neonatal mortality rates in Vietnam see sharp decline
VOV.VN - Maternal deaths have fallen more than fivefold, while child mortality rates have also dropped substantially in Vietnam, showing the country's determination to improve maternal and child healthcare.
Dong Nai records first measles death in 2025
VOV.VN - The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of southern Dong Nai province has recently reported another measles death, the first in the province in 2025.
HCM City: Measles cases on the rise, another fatality reported
VOV.VN - The measles outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City is becoming increasingly complicated, with a rapid rise in cases and another fatality reported.
Death sentence proposed to be upheld for property tycoon in bank swindle
Procurators recommended maintaining the death sentence for Truong My Lan, former Chairwoman of Van Thinh Phat Group, for involving in an embezzlement case at Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) at the appellate trial in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15.
Liver cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Vietnam
VOV.VN - Liver cancer has surpassed lung cancer to become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Vietnam, with 77% of cases occurring in men.
47 tigers dead in Dong Nai and Long An due to bird flu
VOV.VN - A total of 47 tigers, a panther, and three lions living at the Mango Garden Eco-Resort in Bien Hoa city in the southern province of Dong Nai and at My Quynh Zoo in the Mekong Delta of Long An have died due to A/H5N1 flu, according to information given by local media.