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Extra time, penalties in play as Vietnam U22 chase SEA Games 33 final spot
VOV.VN - Vietnam U22 may need extra time and a penalty shootout to secure a place in the men’s football final at the 33rd SEA Games.
President’s Office announces promulgation of newly passed laws and ordinances
VOV.VN - The President’s Office on July 3 held a press conference to announce the President’s order on the promulgation of laws and ordinances recently passed by the National Assembly and its Standing Committee.
Vietnam intensifies efforts to fulfill obligations under the ICCPR
VOV.VN - The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966 and effective since 1976, is one of the most important human rights treaties, with 174 member states, including Vietnam.
Vietnam agrees to abolish death penalty for 8 more offences
VOV.VN - With a majority of votes in favour, the National Assembly on June 25 passed the amended Law on Penal Code, officially abolishing the death penalty for 8 specific offences.
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.
Public security ministry proposes heavier fines, jail time for unsafe food trade
The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has proposed a penalty of up to 20 years in prison and VND3 billion (US$116,000) for food safety offences.
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.
Traffic safety sees improvement two weeks after heavier fines take effect
After two weeks of implementing the Government’s Decree 168/2024/ND-CP, which significantly increases penalties for various traffic offences, the situation regarding traffic order and safety has seen remarkable improvements, as evidenced by reductions in cases, fatalities and injuries.
0-1 loss to Iraq ends Vietnam’s 2024 AFC U23 Asian Cup campaign
VOV.VN - Despite efforts, Vietnam conceded a 0-1 defeat to Iraq in a quarter-final match on April 26 evening, bidding farewell to the ongoing 2024 AFC U23 Asian Cup in Qatar.