Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy trial

Hanoi (VNA) - The week-long first-instance trial of suspects charged with “murder” or “resisting on-duty officers” over a deadly incident in Dong Tam commune in Hanoi’s My Duc district has concluded, with the majority of defendants accepting the sentences they were given. Their deeds were brutal and inhumane, using petrol to burn to death three policemen who were simply performing their duties. Correct indictment The indictment states that six defendants - Le Dinh Cong, Bui Viet Hieu, Nguyen Van Tuyen, Le Dinh Doanh, Le Dinh Chuc, and Nguyen Quoc Tien - were involved in actively preparing means and equipment for the crime, assigned tasks to other defendants, and directly conducted the attacks. Of the six, Cong was the leader and often incited others to kill police officers by posting video clips and livestreaming on social networks. He also threatened to bomb power stations and kill 300-500 police officers, assigned tasks to other defendants, and … [Read more...] about Dong Tam case: Justice observed, consciences awakened

At the United Nations (UN) General Assembly’s celebration for global actions on the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Vietnam, together with 40 countries worldwide, aligned itself to the voluntary global pledge “For every child, every right” to ensure no one is left behind, and to support every child to reach their full potential. … [Read more...] about Child sexual abuse becomes more complicated

The Vietnam National Television (VTV) was the pioneer with three YouTube channels running at the same time. No official figure about the number of subscribers has been revealed, but sources said VTV’s livestreams now attract thousands of viewers. Meanwhile, reposted news gets hundreds of thousands of views. … [Read more...] about Television channels go online in ‘livestream era’

Demand stimulus in the current state of the Vietnamese economy in the short term should come with a pro-consumption policy - PHOTO: THANH HOA Private sector consumption is a major growth driver of the Vietnamese economy. It is all the more important as the Covid-19 pandemic has sent global demand plummeting and countries worldwide imposing travel restrictions. In an economy with a large population, low income, and a high rate of savings like Vietnam, which policy shall be adopted to stimulate demand in a sensible way? … [Read more...] about Demand stimulus: where to begin?

According to economists, digital transformation will be a key part to help businesses thrive in the post-pandemic period. KPIBSC is digital transformation platform focusing on strategy and performance with the power of AI and big data, combining business processes from planning, executing and measuring to reporting with functions of strategy, performance, task, workflow process, human resource, customer and financial management. … [Read more...] about KPIBSC focuses on strategy, performance