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German police probe into Vietnamese migrant smuggling ring

German police have busted a Vietnamese migrant smuggling ring and arrested six suspects, the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany confirmed.

Chinese men detained for child smuggling

Two Chinese men have been detained for human trafficking in Quang Ninh Province.

 

Vietnam, Russia enhance cooperation in crime combat

Minister of Public Security, General To Lam and Director of the Russian National Guard General Victor Zolotov held talks in Hanoi on December 3.

Nearly 3,500 Vietnamese trafficked over past six years

As many as 3,476 Vietnamese people have become victims of trafficking since 2013, with over 90 percent of them women and children.

UK envoy says to visit families of truck victims

British Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward has said that he plans to visit the affected communities to express his condolences to families of 39 Vietnamese victims found in Essex, the UK last month.

 

Vietnam awaiting for UK court's decision to bring 39 lorry victims' bodies home

Vietnam and the United Kingdom were "in the process of completing" legal and technical procedures to repatriate the bodies of 39 Vietnamese migrants who died near London late last month, 

NA deputies listen to report on UK lorry tragedy

National Assembly (NA) General Secretary Nguyen Hanh Phuc on November 5 delivered an initial report to deputies on Vietnam’s response to issues related to Vietnamese victims in the recent lorry tragedy in Essex, the UK.

British Ambassador shares condolences over Essex lorry tragedy

British Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward has expressed his condolences after Essex police announced that they believe the victims who were found dead in the back of a refrigerated lorry in Essex, the UK, are Vietnamese.

Essex lorry deaths a great humanitarian tragedy: Foreign Ministry spokesperson

After the UK police’s announcement on late November 1 that the victims in the Essex lorry case are thought to be Vietnamese, spokesperson of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang said that this is a great humanitarian tragedy.

Chinese official affirms working closely with Vietnam in truck death case

Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Geng Shuang on October 28 firmed that the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam is keeping close contacts with Vietnamese agencies for the case of 39 people found dead in a container truck in the UK.

Number of criminal cases decreases in 2019

Although the number of criminal cases has been decreasing, work is needed to rein in social crime, attendees heard at a meeting organised by the National Assembly (NA)’s Judicial Committee held in Hanoi yesterday.

5.6 percent of Vietnamese children face risk of trafficking

About 5.6 per cent of Vietnamese children are at risk of trafficking according to results of a nationwide survey.

13th ADMM issues declaration on security

Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich attended the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, which ended with a joint declaration on security.

Thanh Hoa police bust illegal emigration ring

Thanh Hoa police announced that they have detained a woman for illegally sending workers overseas.

Four men charged after van load of Vietnamese nationals stopped

Four men were due to appear in court in the United Kingdom on Monday accused of people trafficking.

 

Vietnamese women arrested for surrogacy

Police in the northern province of Quang Ninh’s Ha Long City have stopped an organised surrogacy set-up.

Cambodia releases surrogate mothers who agree to keep children

 Thirty-two surrogate mothers charged with human trafficking in Cambodia for carrying babies for Chinese clients have been released after agreeing to keep the children, 

Police rescue two girls from trafficking scam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi Police announced on Sunday they had rescued two girls who were allegedly being trafficked to China.

Series on sex workers to be aired on VTV1

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series on prostitution will be broadcast on prime time Viet Nam TV, promising to stir debate among audiences, said Do Thanh Hai, director of the Viet Nam Feature Film Centre.

Human trafficking hurts Central Highlands kids

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two children were returned to their families in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak in April after a week of suffering from forced labour in HCM City.