VOV.VN - The Presidential Office held a press conference on April 16 to announce the Law on Drug Prevention and Control, which was granted approval during the 14th National Assembly’s 11th session.

VOV.VN - The People’s Court of the southwestern province of Tay Ninh on April 13 sentenced to death a Nigerian man on a charge of illegally trafficking drugs into Vietnam from Cambodia.

VOV.VN - The Investigation Police Department on Drug-related Crimes joined efforts alongside the Drug and Crime Control Department under the Command of Border Guard to successfully smash a cross-border drug trafficking ring, seizing 350kg of drugs of various types in the process.

VOV.VN - Customs officers operating at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City have successfully discovered a huge quantity of drugs carefully hidden within cat food boxes.

VOV.VN - Lawmakers adopted the draft amended Drug Prevention and Control Law at the ongoing session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on March 30.

A total of VND600 billion (US$25.9 million) was allocated from the State budget during the 2016-2020 period to 38 cities and provinces to upgrade and repair drug detoxification facilities, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) announced on March 12.

The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has announced a list of 697 Vietnamese fishery companies meeting the conditions for export to Taiwan (China).

VOV.VN - The People’s Court of Tay Ninh province, south-west of Vietnam, sentenced a Nigerian man to death on March 2 on a charge of illegally trafficking drugs into Vietnam from Cambodia.

The pharmaceutical industry grew by just 2.8% last year, much lower than its average 11.8% growth in the last five years.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has permitted AstraZeneca Vietnam Co., Ltd. to urgently import a total of 204,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to battle a fresh wave of the coronavirus in the country.