Lin Thi Tuyen, 42, got 11 years, and Moong Van Long, 45, got 10 years for "trafficking children." In May 2009 Tuyen hired Long to find young girls to traffic to China. A few days later Hoa, an eight-year-old girl, came to Long's house to play with his daughter. Her mother had abandoned her when she was an infant, and her father had passed away shortly afterward, leaving her in the care of a foster parent. Long, knowing about her family situation, lied to her that her mother was in China and offered to take her there. Hoa agreed. Long took her to Tuyen, and the woman then took her by bus to the northern border province of Quang Ninh 500 kilometers away. There she sold the girl to an unidentified woman from the Chinese side for VND25 million (now $1,285). Hoa was then resold to an unidentified Chinese man as a wife. Tuyen kept a fourth of the money and gave the rest to Long. In April this year Hoa finally managed to escape from her buyer and reported to the Vietnamese police, resulting … [Read more...] about Man, woman jailed for trafficking 8-yr-old girl as bride to China
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Chinese police rescue 11 Vietnamese women from human trafficking gang
Xinhua news agency quoted the police as saying they have arrested 23 suspects from the provinces of Yunnan and Henan. The investigation into the ring began in February last year after a police officer at a railway station in Yunnan found a woman with a ticket bought with the ID of another person. She did not know Chinese, and a man accompanying her tried to stop the police from talking to her. The officers took the couple to a local police station for further investigation. The woman was a Vietnamese national the man had bought from two other men in Yunnan. When the police expanded the investigation, they found there was a gang that abducted and trafficked Vietnamese women to China. Around 75 percent of trafficking victims in Vietnam, mostly women and children, are taken to China and sold there, Nguyen Van Pha, deputy head of the National Assembly’s Justice Committee, said at a meeting last month. Some traffickers get acquainted with poor women and students in the northern … [Read more...] about Chinese police rescue 11 Vietnamese women from human trafficking gang
Weekly roundup: Vietnamese coffee in Belfast, territorial tensions, weekend downpour, and more
Vietnamese coffee takes revolutionary stand in the heart of Belfast Two brothers bring a piece of Vietnamese coffee culture to their hometown and adapt it to the local market. The rise of social network retailers in Vietnam While online retailers are forced to accept million-dollar losses to gain market share, informal Facebook retailers are striking it rich. Watch Saigonese brave the elements during weekend downpour Torrential rain flooded the streets on Saturday night, paralyzing traffic and forcing residents to wade their way back home. V-pop star signs deal with top Korean music platform, praised across Asia The prince of V-pop continues his impressive run after breaking YouTube record. Chinese ships were 'invading' Vietnamese waters: top defense official The act was to back China's nine-dash line which claims most of the South China Sea as its own, the official said. Vietnamese cruise ship suspended after Australian tourist reports 'horrific' service A woman … [Read more...] about Weekly roundup: Vietnamese coffee in Belfast, territorial tensions, weekend downpour, and more
Woman arrested in northern Vietnam with drugs carried from Laos border
The police said on Tuesday that last month they caught Nguyen Thi Lien, 42, delivering seven kilograms of meth and 15,000 amphetamine pills from the northern province to Nam Dinh. She had divided the drugs into small packets disguised as tea bags and hid them in suitcases to evade detection, they said. She told the police she would go often to Ha Tinh Province, which neighbors Laos, to buy synthetic drugs in large quantities and bring them back to sell in Hanoi and northern provinces. At the time of her arrest she brought along her 16-month-old child to allay suspicion. The police are investigating if she has links to any gang. Demand for narcotics in Vietnam remains high and enforcement agencies have not been able to completely stop the infiltration of drugs, Minister of Public Security To Lam has said. He said Vietnam’s proximity to the Golden Triangle, an intersection of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar and the world’s second largest drug producing area after the Golden … [Read more...] about Woman arrested in northern Vietnam with drugs carried from Laos border
New film based on famous epic poem has contemporary twist
Female film producer Mai Thu Huyen has launched her new film project based on a famous Vietnamese epic poem written in the 18th century recognised as one of the country's top literary works. Television series to tell the Tale of Kieu The Tale of Kieu sets new records The poster for Kieu, a new film from producer Mai Thu Huyen, based on the famous Vietnamese epic poem The Tale of Kieu, from the 18th century. — Photo courtesy of producer The film Kiều is based on Truyện Kiều (The Tale of Kiều) by Nguyen Du (1766-1820). It recounts the life and trials of Thuy Kieu, a talented young woman who is forced to sacrifice herself to save her family. Kieu sells herself into a loveless marriage in exchange for her father and younger brother’s freedom from prison. Later Kieu’s husband forces her into prostitution. According to the film’s producer Huyen, Kieu will not be pitied as the character in the poem is. She overcomes challenges and … [Read more...] about New film based on famous epic poem has contemporary twist