Quang Ngai province chairman detained for accepting bribes

Quang Ngai province chairman detained for accepting bribes

Chairman of Quang Ngai province Dang Van Minh and former Chairman Cao Khoa were detained on Friday for allegedly receiving bribes.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Central Highlands province chairman arrested for accepting bribes

Central Highlands province chairman arrested for accepting bribes

Tran Van Hiep, chairman of Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, has been arrested and issued with a search warrant on charges of “receiving bribes”, the Ministry of Public Security announced Tuesday.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

An Giang province chairman arrested in sand mining scam

An Giang province chairman arrested in sand mining scam

Nguyen Thanh Binh, chairman of the An Giang province People's Committee, was arrested Monday on charges of abusing his positions in the country's largest illegal sand mining case.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Judge in Vinh Long province arrested for receiving bribes

Judge in Vinh Long province arrested for receiving bribes

Nguyen Tuyet Suong, deputy chief judge of Binh Minh town’s court in Vietnam's Vinh Long province, was caught red-handed accepting bribes in her office Tuesday.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Four people get life imprisonment sentence in pandemic repatriation flight scandal

Four people get life imprisonment sentence in pandemic repatriation flight scandal

Former deputy foreign minister To Anh Dung received a 16-year imprisonment sentence while four other senior officials were sentenced to life in prison on Friday for committing violations related to flights that brought Vietnamese people home from overseas during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Former deputy minister receives nearly $1 mln in pandemic repatriation flight bribes

Former deputy minister receives nearly $1 mln in pandemic repatriation flight bribes

The Ministry of Public Security's investigative agency has determined that former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung received bribes of VND21.5 billion ($916,000) related to repatriation flights that brought Vietnamese citizens home from overseas during the pandemic.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam Register leaders receive bribes on monthly, quarterly basis: authorities

Vietnam Register leaders receive bribes on monthly, quarterly basis: authorities

Up to 248 people have been put under further investigation on charges of receiving bribes, brokering bribes and other violations in a scam related to vehicle registration centers across the country.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vehicle registration agency chief arrested for accepting bribes

Vehicle registration agency chief arrested for accepting bribes

Director of the Vietnam Register Dang Viet Ha was detained on Wednesday for further investigation into the alleged act of taking bribes.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Poliburo 'severely criticizes' Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son

Poliburo 'severely criticizes' Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son

The Politburo, Vietnam Communist Party's premier decision-making body, said Tuesday it had reprimanded Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son for violations at his ministry related to pandemic repatriation flights.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Hanoi vice mayor arrested for 'receiving bribes'

Hanoi vice mayor arrested for 'receiving bribes'

Chu Xuan Dung, vice chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, was arrested Thursday for further investigation into his allegedly taking bribes in the pandemic repatriation flight scam.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Dong Nai former Party chief, former chairman arrested

Dong Nai former Party chief, former chairman arrested

Tran Dinh Thanh, former Party secretary of Dong Nai, and Dinh Quoc Thai, former chairman of the southern province, were detained Wednesday for accepting bribes in a hospital investment scam.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Standing deputy PM’s assistant faces disciplinary action in pandemic repatriation scam

Standing deputy PM’s assistant faces disciplinary action in pandemic repatriation scam

The Central Inspection Committee has proposed the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat considers disciplining Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung and Nguyen Quang Linh, assistant to the Standing Deputy Prime Minister.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Government Office official arrested in pandemic repatriation scandal

Government Office official arrested in pandemic repatriation scandal

Nguyen Thanh Hai, director of international relations at the Government Office, was detained Tuesday on charges of accepting bribes in the “rescue flight” scam that brought Vietnamese citizens home during the pandemic.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Hai Duong Party chief arrested over Covid test kit scam

Hai Duong Party chief arrested over Covid test kit scam

Pham Xuan Thang, former Secretary of Hai Duong’s Party Committee, has abused his positions and power to issue illegal directions, allowing the Viet A Company to reap windfall profits illicitly, say investigative authorities.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Samsung staff hit with jail terms in meal supply bribery scam

Samsung staff hit with jail terms in meal supply bribery scam

A court in Bac Ninh province has handed 18 defendants jail terms for giving or taking bribes in a meal supply scam at Samsung Electronics Vietnam (SEV) and Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen (SEVT).

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Three tax officers protect 34 'ghost' companies to appropriate state money

Three tax officers protect 34 'ghost' companies to appropriate state money

Three tax officers in Ho Chi Minh City are found guilty of receiving more than VND10 billion ($427,000) in return for supporting 34 "ghost" companies to buy and sell value added tax (VAT) invoices.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Former immigration official arrested in pandemic repatriation scam

Former immigration official arrested in pandemic repatriation scam

Tran Van Du, 61, former deputy chief of the Ministry of Public Security’s immigration management agency, and three others were detained Monday on suspicion of accepting bribes related to “rescue flights” that brought Vietnamese citizens home during the pandemic.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Slew of provincial leaders face disciplinary action

Slew of provincial leaders face disciplinary action

Disciplinary action or prison sentences were handed to many provincial and military officials on Friday for their lack of responsibility, abuse of power, and receipt of bribes.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Former FLC chairman earns $42 mln from market manipulation: police

Former FLC chairman earns $42 mln from market manipulation: police

Trinh Van Quyet, then chairman of FLC Group, asked his sister to open 450 accounts at 41 securities companies to manipulate the stock market, illegally earning VND975 billion ($42 million), initial investigation results show.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Ha Giang official arrested for mining bribe

Ha Giang official arrested for mining bribe

Dang Van Thuy, deputy director of Ha Giang province’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment, was arrested Tuesday on charges of taking bribes in an ore mining scam.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

2 executives arrested in pandemic repatriation scam

2 executives arrested in pandemic repatriation scam

Corporate directors Nguyen Tuong Vi and Nguyen Dung Hanh were arrested on Friday on charges of giving bribes related to “rescue flights” that brought Vietnamese citizens home amid the Covid-19 surge.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Deputy foreign minister arrested in pandemic repatriation scam

Deputy foreign minister arrested in pandemic repatriation scam

To Anh Dung, Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister, was arrested on Thursday on charges of accepting bribes related to “rescue flights” that brought Vietnamese citizens home amid pandemic surge.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7