A smuggling ring had bribed Coast Guard officials with VND2 billion ($86,000) per month to bring gasoline from Singapore to Vietnam. - VnExpress International
Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 08:57 GMT+7
Visitors flock to Hung Kings Temple in Phu Tho Province, Vietnam, April 20, 2021. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre
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Politics Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Tuesday received a phone call from his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong, who offered his congratulations to the new government leader of Vietnam.
COVID-19 Updates Vietnam recorded ten new imported cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday afternoon, raising the national tally to 2,801 infections, with 2,490 recoveries and 35 virus-related deaths.
Society The National Committee for Children requested local authorities of Vietnamese provinces and cities to beef up child protection and implementation of measures to prevent drowning and child abuse after recent tragic cases.