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Britain to fund $3 bln worth of green investments in developing economies

Britain to fund $3 bln worth of green investments in developing economies

Britain announced on Monday it will fund green investments of more than 3 billion pounds ($4.11 billion) over five years to support clean infrastructure projects in developing economies.
Italian police arrest man allegedly involved in Vietnamese truck deaths

Italian police arrest man allegedly involved in Vietnamese truck deaths

Italian police had arrested a Romanian citizen who is the subject of an international arrest warrant from the U.K. for the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese people smuggled into Britain.
June 12, 2021 | 02:51 am PT
UK judge orders extradition of Vietnamese teen accused in migrant smuggling

UK judge orders extradition of Vietnamese teen accused in migrant smuggling

A U.K. judge on Thursday blocked an extradition appeal by a Vietnamese teenager, wanted by Belgium in connection with a smuggling operation that led to 39 migrants' death in England.
April 8, 2021 | 06:31 pm PT
Trial to begin of suspects in UK migrant truck tragedy

Trial to begin of suspects in UK migrant truck tragedy

Four men are due to go on trial in Britain Monday in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants whose bodies were found in a lorry in southeast England.
October 4, 2020 | 08:53 pm PT
Vietnam exempt from England's quarantine requirements

Vietnam exempt from England's quarantine requirements

England has listed Vietnam among 59 countries and territories from where travelers would be exempted from 14-day quarantine.
July 4, 2020 | 03:00 am PT
UK visa application centers in Vietnam reopen

UK visa application centers in Vietnam reopen

U.K. visa application centers in Vietnam, which closed in late March due to the Covid-19 pandemic, reopened on Monday, the country’s embassy has announced.
June 22, 2020 | 08:53 pm PT
UK truck deaths: Six arrested, one wanted for human smuggling

UK truck deaths: Six arrested, one wanted for human smuggling

Ha Tinh Police in central Vietnam have arrested six people in the investigation into the death of 39 Vietnamese citizens in the U.K. last year.
February 20, 2020 | 06:35 am PT
Royal Navy ship pays northern Vietnam dock a friendly visit

Royal Navy ship pays northern Vietnam dock a friendly visit

A British Royal Navy ship docked at Hai Phong City's Tan Vu Port on Wednesday on a one-week friendly visit to Vietnam.
February 20, 2020 | 02:30 am PT
The UK - heading in a new direction

The UK - heading in a new direction

As a new era ushers upon us, the U.K. is determined to pursue our goals on diplomacy, innovation and sustainable development.
February 6, 2020 | 06:00 pm PT
Scotland sets up anti-child trafficking unit as number of Vietnamese victims rises

Scotland sets up anti-child trafficking unit as number of Vietnamese victims rises

A police unit has been set up in Scotland to combat child trafficking on concerns that many foreign minors, including Vietnamese, are being exploited.
November 30, 2019 | 05:24 am PT
UK envoy vows to fight human trafficking as victims’ remains fly home

UK envoy vows to fight human trafficking as victims’ remains fly home

British ambassador Gareth Ward vowed action against human trafficking as he commiserated with families of victims whose remains are being repatriated.
November 27, 2019 | 04:32 am PT
Bodies of UK truck victims must be brought home soon: PM

Bodies of UK truck victims must be brought home soon: PM

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged that the bodies of 39 Vietnamese found in a refrigerated truck in the U.K. last month be brought home as soon as possible.
November 7, 2019 | 07:53 am PT
Human smuggling thrives in Vietnam because we are all complicit

Human smuggling thrives in Vietnam because we are all complicit

Impoverished people will surely seek a better life elsewhere or die trying, but it is society’s fault for normalizing people smuggling.
November 4, 2019 | 11:11 pm PT
Harrowing tales of horror: Migrant workers tell their stories

Harrowing tales of horror: Migrant workers tell their stories

Suffocation. Whipped like slaves. The fear of dying as a gun is pointed to the head.
November 3, 2019 | 05:00 am PT
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