Violations

Chairman of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Eliot Engel (C) in Washington, DC. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Washington (VNA) – Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the US House of Representatives’ Committee on Foreign Affairs, on July 26 (US time) issued a statement on Chinese interference in Vietnamese-controlled waters, in which he said China’s actions constitute a violation of Vietnamese sovereignty and its legitimate rights within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). “China’s recent aggression in the South China Sea (called the East Sea by Vietnam) is a disturbing demonstration of a country openly flouting international law. Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, China’s actions constitute a violation of Vietnamese sovereignty and its legitimate rights within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ),” said the statement. Since reports broke last week that Chinese oil exploration ships have entered Vietnam’s EEZ, … [Read more...] about China’s actions violate Vietnam’s sovereignty within EEZ: US Congressman

Wrongdoings at Vinalines and the appointment of its former chairman Duong Chi Dung topped the Q&A session on August 22 for chief inspector of the Government Inspectorate, Huynh Phong Tranh.  Chief inspector of the Government Inspectorate, Huynh Phong Tranh Vietnam National Shipping Lines' (Vinalines) former chairman Duong Chi Dung fled before the investigative agency decided to arrest and prosecute him on May 17. There is now an international warrant for his arrest. Dung and some other officials of Vinalines were charged with intentionally violating major State regulations on economic management. Vinalines, the largest State-owned shipping and port operator in Vietnam, now has five loans in default, worth more than VND23.06 trillion ($1.1 billion). It was also found to have purchased 73 foreign vessels, most of which are secondhand, at VND23 trillion, according to Tuoi Tre. At the Q&A session, Deputy Le Thi Nga, Deputy Head of the NA Justice Committee, asked … [Read more...] about Vinalines violations tops chief inspectors Q&A session

The Huong Khe District People's Court in the central province of Ha Tinh has recently sentenced six local people to a total of 66 months in prison for violating “regulations on protection of endangered, precious and rare animals”. A red-shanked douc langur - Illustrative image (Source: VNA) The convicts included Thai Kim Hong, 52 (who was sentenced to 15 months in prison); Phan Van Hoi, 36 and Thai Dinh Quy, 58, (12 months in prison each); Thai Van Sang, 42 and Thai Vinh Quang, 60; Phan Trong Son, 46 (nine months suspended sentence each). All were residing in Hoa Hai commune of Huong Khe district. According to the indictment, at 10am on November 17, 2018, when Son was walking through the province’s Vu Quang National Park, he discovered a trapped langur. He brought the langur back home to sell it to Hong at a cost of 1.1 million VND (50 USD). Then, Hong, Son and the four other men (Hoi, Quy, Sang and Quang) killed the langur and began to eat it. During … [Read more...] about Six people sentenced for violating regulations on rare animals

Ho Chi Minh City police will spend two weeks starting August 1 to educate foreign traffic violators on Vietnamese rules of the road before intensifying patrols to impose fines on foreigners who break traffic laws in the city. In the campaign’s first phase, which lasts from August 1 to 15, police officers will look to disseminate traffic rules among foreigners in the city, during which foreigners will only receive warnings for their traffic violations. From August 16 until the end of October, the city’s police will increase patrols and impose traffic fines on foreigners who break traffic rules. Lt. Col. Nguyen Van Binh of the Ho Chi Minh City Road and Railway Traffic Police Division said officers who are fluent in foreign languages will be mobilized in the campaign. Last month, Ho Chi Minh City police officers commenced a month-long campaign to crack down on driving under the influence (DUI), speeding, failure to wear crash helmets, street racing, and other traffic rule … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City begins crackdown on foreigners violating traffic laws

  A corner of U Minh Thượng National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang. The park has been preserving the significant bio-diversity values of a special wetland. — VNA/VNS Illustration photo  HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has proposed to raise the fines to VNĐ400 million (US$17,200) for violations on environmental protection, biodiversity preservation and protection of natural ecosystems. This is part of the amended draft decree on biological conservation violations, which would replace the current Government’s Decree 155/2016/NĐ-CP issued in November, 2016. The new guidelines mean those who were found to build construction works for illegal residence in the ecological conservation areas would be fined between VNĐ500,000 and VNĐ3 million ($129). The same violation in the strictly protected sections of conservation areas would get heavier fines of up to … [Read more...] about MoNRE gets tough on nature violations