VOV.VN - Police operating in Ho Chi Minh City said on January 7 that they have just smashed a major drug trafficking ring transporting illegal substances from Laos to Vietnam, arresting 26 suspects in the process.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang chaired the 8th meeting of the National Steering Committee on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Prevention and Control in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on December 13.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security’s Immigration Department and Cambodian Home Affairs Ministry’s General Department of Immigration held a meeting to discuss and exchange experience on immigration management in Hanoi on October 23.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has revealed the list of products which are at risk of investigation for trade defence measures, origin fraud, and illegal transshipment.

The General Department of Customs on October 4 reported that its state budget collection stood at VND268.69 trillion (US$10.99 billion) between January and September, decreasing by 18.6% compared to the same period last year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always tries its best to implement the agreement on illegal logging and timber trade with the United States, with pledges made to develop a transparent, sustainable, and responsible forestry sector.

Police of the northern province of Bac Giang has launched a probe into and put a man into temporary detention for the charge of arranging foreigners’ illegal residence in Vietnam under Clause 2 of Article 348 in the Penal Code.

Yuri Stoyanov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Russia’s Stilsoft Group, has suggested Vietnamese businesses cooperate with his firm in the field of earth observation satellites.

Strong measures must be taken to resolutely eradicate illegal fishing in foreign waters in order to address the European Commission (EC)’s warning against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, stressed Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Philippines will promote sea and ocean cooperation, enhance information sharing and coordinate closely in timely handling issues arising at sea, including combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.