The police of HCMC on November 21 revealed that they started legal proceedings against and arrested Pham Chi Dung for making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Police in the central province of Ha Tinh on October 31 decided to start criminal proceedings against a case of organising and brokering illegal emigration in the locality under Article 349 of the Penal Code.

VietNamNet Bridge - The legal provision that breeding elephants could be subject to court proceedings has raised controversy.

Since 1994, when Vietnam joined the Convention on Biological Diversity, the government has been making investments in human and financial resources to implement its commitments and protect the country’s biodiversity.

VietNamNet Bridge - Should the behavior of providing unlicensed payment services be subjected to criminal prosecution? The business community says ‘no’.

 Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh has urged the National Assembly not to criminalise economic and civil relations as the legislature discussed changes to the Penal Code on June 16.

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