VOV.VN - Police forces operating in Quang Binh province have moved to arrest two Vietnamese citizens suspected of assisting people to enter Australia illegally.

A Chinese man and two Vietnamese women were sentenced to 5-8 years in prison on August 29 for organising illegal entry into Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Da Nang municipal People's Court said on August 25 that a trial is scheduled to begin on August 29 for three defendants accused of illegally bringing Chinese people into the country.

VOV.VN - Police operating in Bac Ninh province said on August 19 that they have moved to prosecute a Vietnamese woman who attempted to assist approximately 50 Chinese citizens enter the country illegally by hiding them in her motel.

“The death penalty could be considered for such act in accordance with the Penal Code. In this very urgent situation, when the whole country is trying hard to fight COVID-19, it is necessary to strictly punish such acts for deterrence."

VOV.VN - Border guards operating in Cao Bang province have detected a total of 11 Vietnamese citizens as they were in the process of attempting to illegally enter the country from Guangdong in China.

VOV.VN - Police forces operating in Lao Cai province declared on August 9 that they have moved to prosecute two suspects for assisting people to illegally cross the border between Vietnam and China.

VOV.VN - Police in Quang Nam province said on August 9 they are completing procedures to deport 21 Chinese citizens who have illegally entered the locality in recent times.

VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese women have been detained for organising illegal border crossings into the country, according officials of Chi Ma border gate in Lang Son province, bordering China.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has required ministries, agencies and localities to heighten alert and resolutely prevent illegal entry into Vietnam amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic