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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 4 for Prosecutor General of Russia Igor Krasnov, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

Chief Prosecutor of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Procuracy Do Manh Bong hosted a reception for visiting Prosecutor General of the Lao Supreme People’s Procuracy Xayxana Khotphouthone on August 26.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 22 for Lao Prosecutor General Xayxana Khotphouthone, who is in Vietnam for the 7th Conference of People's Procuracies of provinces sharing the Vietnam – Laos border.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 12 decided to reduce death penalties to life sentences for 21 prisoners, including two foreigners.

The 15th National Assembly adopted resolutions on the elections of Vice State President, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy during its first session in Hanoi on July 26.

Malaysian government prosecutors on June 9 withdrew corruption charges against Musa Aman, a senior figure in the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who related to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fund.

Top Lao leaders on January 7 applauded the effective cooperation between the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam and its Lao counterpart over the past time.

The High Court of Malaysia on August 28 started a hearing on the corruption charges against former Prime Minister Najib Razak in relation to state investment fund 1 Malaysian Development Berhad (1MDB).

Malaysia’s Court of Appeal granted leave to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah to commence a judicial review to challenge the legality of the appointment for former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as a senior deputy public prosecutor in their trials.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed to continue their cooperation in fighting terrorism, drug, high-tech, economic and sex crimes, money laundering and trafficking.

Vietnam wants to learn from the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s experience in fighting corruption, withdrawing corrupted assets and preventing hi-tech crimes, Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam Le Minh Tri has said.

Malaysia has issued an arrest warrant for Paul Stadlen, a British citizen who worked for former Prime Minister Najib Razak as a media adviser, for money laundering charges, a prosecutor said on February 21.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 29 for visiting Prosecutor General Moon Moo-il of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception for Prosecutor General Moon Moo-il of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Hanoi on January 29.

Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy Le Minh Tri has introduced Vietnam’s judicial reform to prosecutors at Japan’s Ministry of Justice, as part of his working visit to the country from October 15 to 20.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception on September 17 for Hungarian Chief Prosecutor Peter Polt who is on a visit to Vietnam to expand cooperation with the country’s Supreme People’s Procuracy.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam (SPPV) and the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA) have agreed to cooperate in crime combat through rapid and effective criminal judicial assistance.

President Tran Dai Quang on September 7 handed over decisions on the appointment of Deputy Prosecutor Generals of the Supreme People’s Procuracy (SPP).

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Le Chien had a received Deputy Prosecutor General and Chief Military Prosecutor of the Russian Federation Petrov Valery Georgievich in Hanoi on November 27.

Legislators deliberated the Government’s reports on combating and preventing crime, legal violation and corruption at the ongoing fourth session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on November 7.