The National Assembly has passed a landmark law removing the death penalty for eight criminal offences, including embezzlement and taking bribes, to...

HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offences from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at overthrowing...

Vietnam has ended the death penalty for eight crimes, including espionage and graft.

Vietnam has ended the death penalty for eight crimes, including espionage and graft.

The move, one official said, would help the country extradite suspects from abroad. It would also spare the life of a recently convicted tycoon.

The maximum sentence for these crimes will now be life imprisonment. ......

The maximum sentence for these crimes will now be life imprisonment. ......

Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offenses from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at overthrowing the government,...

Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offenses from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at overthrowing the government,...

The move was made 'pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations that are likely to be published by a national newspaper'.