VOV.VN - Nearly 3,000 prison inmates who have excelled in performances in detention camps across the country will be granted parole ahead of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2), according to the Central Advisory Council on Amnesty.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 12 decided to reduce death penalties to life sentences for 21 prisoners, including two foreigners.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 3 inspected the implementation of the 2022 special amnesty work at Xuan Loc prison in the southern province of Dong Nai.

VOV.VN - The Presidential Office held a press briefing in Hanoi on July 4 to announce the President’s amnesty decision for 2022 on the occasion of National Day (September 2).

The People’s Court of Hanoi on June 22 lowered the prison sentence for former Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung in a case related to the purchase of Redoxy-3C to treat polluted lakes in the city.

VOV.VN - Lawmakers on June 16 approved a resolution that allows prison inmates to attend vocational training course and undertake paid work beyond the detention camp.

VOV.VN - Deputies to the 15th National Assembly are expected to pass more bills and resolutions on June 16 – the last working day of the third session in Hanoi.

A Uzbek version of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh’s collection of poems “Nhat Ky Trong Tu” (Prison Diary) was made public at a ceremony which took place at Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies (TSUOS) in Uzbekistan on June 9.

VOV.VN - A trip to Hanoi capital will not be complete without a tour of Hoa Lo Prison or Maison Centrale to witness the harshness of the colonial region and the noble sacrifice of national heroes during the past conflicts.

VOV.VN - The total number of travelers visiting the capital in May stood at an estimated 1.88 million, including 85,000 foreign arrivals, representing a 16-fold rise compared to the same period from last year, according to figures given by the Hanoi Department of Tourism.