Vietnamese Energy Insurance Company to Issue IPO

Vietnam’s Petrolimex Joint Stock Insurance Co., the insurance entity of Vietnam’s leading oil product importer, Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation, or Petrolimex, will shortly float a initial public offering stock option on the government’s...

David And Goliath: Vietnam Confronts China Over South China Sea Energy Riches

The world’s unceasing quest for new oil deposits has combined with offshore technology to impel many countries to investigate their offshore resources in their “exclusive economic zone,”  (EEZ) defined by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the...

South Africa And Vietnam Strengthen Police Cooperation

Police cooperation between South Africa and Vietnam has been strengthened after Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and Public Security Minister of Vietnam, General Le Hong Anh, met in Pretoria on Monday.

51-year-old Man Charged with Attempting to Import Approximately 1.7 Kg of Heroin Into Australia

A 51-year-old Sunshine North man has been charged with attempting to import approximately 1.7 kgs of heroin into Australia via a shipping container.

Sea-level Rise Could Displace Millions in Vietnam

For centuries, residents around Can Tho, a city of 1.1m people in southern Vietnam, just 0.8m above sea level, have depended on flood cycles to grow crops.

Compulsory Drug Treatment Centers in Vietnam “counterproductive”

International health experts criticize Vietnam’s estimated 70 compulsory drug treatment centers. The centers are part of a government strategy aimed at “correcting the illegal behaviors of drug use and sex work”, according to UNAIDS.

Major Tiger Trader Behind Bars in Vietnam As Global Tiger Meet Opens

A tiger farmer suspected of being a major figure in Vietnam’s illegal tiger trade has been arrested and sentenced to three years in prison, dealing a blow to the global tiger parts commerce that is pushing the species to the brink of extinction.

Rhino Poaching in South Africa Hits Record Levels in 2010

A total of 333 rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa in 2010, including ten critically endangered black rhinos, according to national park officials. The yearly total is the highest ever experienced in South Africa and nearly triple 2009 when...

Florida Man Convicted on 1974 And 1977 Child Enticement And Transportation Charges

George England, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was found guilty on three counts of enticement of a minor and two counts of transportation of a minor from Asia to California in 1974 and from California to Florida in 1977 for the purpose of having the minor...