17-year-old escapes from police while being taken to court, jumps into Saen Saep Canal and drowns

A 17-year-old suspect shook off officers and fled while being taken to the Juvenile Court, jumping into the Saen Saep Canal and drowning. Min Buri Police Station investigators were notified that a 17-year-old male suspect had escaped custody while being transported to the Min Buri Juvenile Court for an arrest investigation. The incident occurred at … Read more

Top leader hails OVs’ contributions to homeland

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam appreciated the contributions made by overseas Vietnamese (OV) intellectuals in the Francophone countries to the homeland while meeting them on October 5 (local time) as part of his trip to France for attendance at the 19th Francophonie Summit and an … Read more

PM demands special mechanisms for Noth-South high-speed railway project

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 5 order specific and special mechanisms be devised for the North-South high-speed railway project so that procedures are streamlined and construction duration shortened. He made the request while chairing a meeting between permanent Government members and ministries, sectors to discuss investment in the North-South high-speed railway project and … Read more

Vietnam, France bolster transport cooperation

Vietnam and France will promote collaboration in railway, sea and inland waterway transport under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently signed between Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang and Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) Phillipe Orliange. The MoU was inked in the framework of the trip to France by General Secretary of the … Read more

Late Belgian professor honoured with Vietnam’s Friendship Order

Late Professor Jean Salmon, former Honorary President of the Centre of International Law under the Free University of Brussels, and former member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), has been awarded the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State in recognition of his great contributions to the Vietnam-Belgium cooperation, especially in international law. A hand-over … Read more