Vietnam's chemical-pharmaceutical industry is expected to achieve an annual growth rate of 8-11% by 2045, according to the newly-approved programme on the industry’s development until 2030, with a vision to 2045.

VOV.VN - Border guards operating in the southern province of An Giang said on January 3 that they had successfully busted a gang trafficking 22 kg of drugs from Cambodia into the nation.

VOV.VN - Police operating in the central province of Nghe An stated on December 25 that they had co-operated with their counterparts in Dien Chau district to smash a major drug trafficking ring operating from Europe to the locality via air.

Ten people have been arrested and more than 200kg of drugs seized after police busted a gang smuggling narcotics from Cambodia and Laos to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The police of Vinh city, central Vietnam, have dismantled a transnational drug trafficking ring from Laos to Vietnam, arresting four individuals and seizing g over 28,000 synthetic drug pills along with other related evidence.

VOV.VN - Police operating in Dakrong district the central province of Quang Tri have arrested a Lao national for transporting a huge quantity of drugs into Vietnam.

A delegation of the Thai Office of the Narcotics Control Board led by Deputy Secretary-General Apikit Ch.rojprasert visited and has a working session with the Coast Guard Region 3 Command on November 25 in Vung Tau city, the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

VOV.VN - The police of the southwestern border province of Tay Ninh have smashed a drug trafficking ring moving illegal substances from Cambodia into Vietnam, arresting seven people and seizing 58 kg of drugs.

VOV.VN - Police forces operating in Hanoi on November 12 said that they have smashed a major drug trafficking ring which had been transporting illegal substances into the nation from Laos.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese government has submitted a proposal for a national program on drug prevention and control till 2030, with an estimated budget of VND22.5 trillion (more than US$920 million) to the ongoing session of the National Assembly.