The 19th Devotion Awards ceremony in 2025 was held on the evening of March 5 in Hanoi. Initiated and organised by The thao & Van hoa (Sports & Culture), a publication of the Vietnam News Agency, since 2005, the awards have involved nationwide media participation in the voting process. In 2023, the awards expanded to include the field of sports, creating a new ecosystem under the Devotion brand, comprising two award systems: the Music Devotion Awards and the Sports Devotion Awards. The Sports Devotion Awards features a top-three nominee list in four categories: Athlete of the Year, Sports Achievement of the Year, Young Athlete of the Year and Spirit of Devotion Award.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with the men’s national football team of Vietnam in Hanoi on January 6, extending congratulations on the victory at the 2024 ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup.
Right following Vietnam’s victory in the 2024 ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup after beating Thailand in the final match on January 5 evening, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulated the men's national football team and sent his best wishes to injured striker Nguyen Xuan Son.
Vietnam clinched an impressive 5-0 victory over Myanmar on December 21 evening, retaining their top spot in Group B and securing a place in the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024 semi-finals, where they will take on Singapore.
The Hanoi High-Level People’s Procuracy on June 22 proposed upholding the first-instance sentences for Dinh La Thang and his accomplices in the case involving PetroVietnam’s contribution of 800 billion VND (35.2 million USD) to Oceanbank.
The High-Level People’s Court in Hanoi began to hear the appeals of Dinh La Thang and his accomplices in the case involving the National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam)’s contribution of 800 billion VND to the Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OceanBank).
The High-level People’s Court in Hanoi on May 4 upheld the charges and sentences for three former leaders of the Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OceanBank) ruled at the first-instance trial for their wrongdoings at the bank.
Ninh Van Quynh, former chief accountant and former head of the department of finance, accounting and auditing of PetroVietnam, who involved in the Oceanbank wrongdoings, has asked the Hanoi People’s Court for reductions in his sentences.
The jury on January 22 imposed strict penalties on Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman of PetroVietnam Construction JS Corporation (PVC), and his accomplices for their wrongdoings at the corporation.
The People’s Court of Hanoi on September 29 sentenced Nguyen Xuan Son, former Director General of Ocean Bank, to death and Ha Van Tham, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, to life imprisonment for wrongdoings in State management, property appropriation, credit operation, and power abuse.
The People’s Procuracy of Hanoi on September 14 proposed the capital sentence for Nguyen Xuan Son, former Director General of Ocean Bank, and life in prison for Ha Van Tham, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, for their wrongdoings.
The first-instance hearing for Ha Van Tham, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ocean Bank, and his accomplices will be reopened on August 28, according to the Hanoi People’s Court.
The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on July 21 issued a decision to prosecute and arrest Nguyen Xuan Son, former Oceanbank General Director.