As many as 22 people were killed and 19 others injured in 22 traffic accidents that occurred nationwide on February 10 (the sixth day of the Lunar New Year).
According to the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, the whole country saw 21 traffic accidents with 15 deaths and 13 injuries on February 5, the first day of the lunar New Year.
Procurators on January 29 proposed imprisonment sentences ranging from 30 months to 15 years to five former officers of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) for their public property-related wrongdoings in Da Nang city and Ho Chi Minh City.
The Government Inspectorate’s bureau for corruption prevention and combat on December 18 issued a document announcing the establishment of hotlines and email receiving information on cases having signs of corruption.
The Ministry of Public Security announced on December 14 that its Investigation Police Agency has launched criminal proceedings against former General Director Tran Viet Tan and former Director Bui Van Thanh at the ministry.
The Ministry of Public Security announced on December 10 that its Investigation Police Agency has started legal proceedings against the temporarily detained former General Director Truong Van Tuyen and Deputy General Director Pham Thanh Son of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin).
The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) announced on November 29 that it will carry out 190 audits next year, many of which are on major investment projects of public concern.
As reliance on information technology becomes ever more pervasive in society, cybercrime has grown rapidly both in quantity and sophistication in Vietnam, experts said.
Police in northern Phu Tho province have asked the provincial People’s Procuracy to prosecute 92 people for involvement in a major online gambling ring.
The Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) and representatives of 33 southern provinces and cities reviewed the anti-drug efforts over the first six months of 2018 on July 16, stressing the need for stronger actions to fight drug-related crimes that remain complicated nationwide.
The People’s Court of the central province of Quang Ngai on July 12 sentenced a 56-year-old man to 16 years in jail for attempting to overthrow the people’s administration.
Phan Van Vinh, former Lieutenant General and former Director General of the Police General Department under the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS), has been taken into custody for the charge of “abusing position and power while performing duties” relating to a major online gambling ring.
The Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) has officially announced a crackdown on “using the internet to appropriate assets, organise gambling, gamble, illegally trade invoices and launder money in Phu Tho province and some other provinces and cities.”
The Ministry of Public Security has just confiscated a large amount of ivory at a house in Hanoi's Thuong Tin District.
Police of the northern province of Quang Ninh and the Ministry of Public Security said on February 5 that they arrested two Chinese persons who are being wanted by Chinese police for swindling and appropriating assets.
VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 1,762 traffic accidents in the 30 day period spanning December 16, 2017 to January 15, 2018, killing 780 people and injuring 1,348 others, according to a brief report from the Ministry of Public Security’s Office.
People in temporary custody or detention are now allowed to read scriptures and express their religious beliefs, according to a decree recently issued by the Government.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged the public security forces of Vietnam and Laos to strengthen collaboration to ensure political security and social order in both countries during a reception for Lao Minister of Public Security Somkeo Silavong in Hanoi on August 17.
The Investigation Security Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on July 30 decided to prosecute the case and six people involved in the case of “Nguyen Van Dai and his accomplices trying to overthrow the people’s administration” in Hanoi and some other localities.
The Ministry of Public Security reported on July 25 that its force brought to light 3,832 criminal cases and arrested 7,727 people involved and smashed 198 criminal rings in July.
