Homeland security on human trafficking

In the first half of 2020, Vietnam reported 60 human trafficking cases, with 90 victims, mainly women and children, sold to foreign countries. Traffickers typically persuade their victims to go to foreign countries for part-time work with high bonuses and then subject them to either forced labor and/or prostitution. … [Read more...] about Seven face charges for trafficking 41 Vietnamese to China

The country has recorded over 3,400 victims of human trafficking since 2013, over 90 percent women, children and those from ethnic minority communities, Nguyen Xuan Lap, head of the ministry's Department of Social Issues Prevention, said at a conference in November last year. … [Read more...] about Woman trafficked to China returns to Vietnam, repeats crime

Representatives of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry and a number of ministries, sectors, research agencies, and non-governmental organizations introduced the master plan to implement UPR recommendations cycle three of Vietnam, which has been approved by the Prime Minister, and shared useful information and experiences on the role of UN agencies in supporting the implementation of UPR recommendations. … [Read more...] about Vietnam strengthens international human rights obligations

As an expat living in Vietnam, I have been facing the challenges of language and cultural barriers but I have stuck with the country due to my colleagues. I remember that VNG chairman Le Hong Minh once said: During our development in the past and present, VNG has never put top priority on business goals. As the pioneer of the Vietnamese startup community, during the past 16 years, we have been focusing on the human element. … [Read more...] about Humans are core value of success: VNG’s VP of Operations

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a letter lauding Hanoi police’s recent feat of uncovering a fraud scheme seeking to profit from US citizens’ demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter highlighted the Government leader’s applause of the successful mission, saying it demonstrates the force’s high responsibility and sharp professional skills and contributes to ensuring political security, social safety and order, as well as building Vietnamese police’s image internationally.   “On behalf of the Government, I acknowledge and highly value the achievements of the Ministry of Public Security in general and the Hanoi police in particular in protecting political stability as well as social safety and order,” the PM said, expressing his wish for further feats to be made in the future. In May, the Ministry of Public Security and the US’s Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) began a joint probe into a gang of … [Read more...] about Hanoi police praised for busting wire fraud targeting foreigners