Ex-lawmaker Luu Binh Nhuong accused of profiteering hundreds of thousands of US dollars

Ex-lawmaker Luu Binh Nhuong accused of profiteering hundreds of thousands of US dollars

Luu Binh Nhuong, former vice head of the National Assembly’s Ombudsman Committee, has been additionally charged with abusing his positions and power to influence other people for illicit gains.

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

Vietnam prosecutes 23 enforcement officials in Van Thinh Phat scandal

Vietnam prosecutes 23 enforcement officials in Van Thinh Phat scandal

Vietnamese authorities have initiated criminal proceedings against 23 officials working for enforcement agencies for wrongdoings related to the Van Thinh Phat scam, part of intensified efforts to root out corruption in the country.

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

Planning minister urges HCMC officials to get proactive on growth

Planning minister urges HCMC officials to get proactive on growth

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City, where economic growth was only 0.7% in this year’s first quarter, need to proactively spur the southern economic hub’s development rather than relying on Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) guidance, said Minister Nguyen Chi Dung.

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

Former HCMC Party deputy chief receives additional 6-year jail term

Former HCMC Party deputy chief receives additional 6-year jail term

Tat Thanh Cang, former deputy secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee, was given Wednesday an additional six-year jail term for approving illegal sales of public land.

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

Hai Duong Party chief expelled from Party over Covid test kit scandal

Hai Duong Party chief expelled from Party over Covid test kit scandal

Pham Xuan Thang, former Secretary of Hai Duong’s Party Committee, were ousted from Vietnam’s Communist Party on Monday, two weeks after he had been prosecuted and detained.

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

Foreign firm accountant gets death sentence in $9.6 mln corruption case

Foreign firm accountant gets death sentence in $9.6 mln corruption case

A Dong Thap province court on Friday handed a death sentence to Nguyen Trung Thanh, chief accountant of Filipino-invested Pilmico Vietnam, on corruption charges.

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

Former Hanoi mayor gets prison sentence reduced by one year

Former Hanoi mayor gets prison sentence reduced by one year

The Hanoi appeals court reduced the prison sentence for former municipal chairman Nguyen Duc Chung from three years to two in consideration of his contributions to society.

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

85 merit certificates, medals could win leniency for former Hanoi mayor

85 merit certificates, medals could win leniency for former Hanoi mayor

Hanoi prosecutors have proposed that an appeals court reduces the prison sentence for former city chairman Nguyen Duc Chung after he submitted 85 certificates of merits and medals.

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

Government inspectors examine corrupt turn in Tra Vinh road

Government inspectors examine corrupt turn in Tra Vinh road

The Government Inspectorate is examining documents submitted by Tra Vinh inspectors on a road allegedly bent to allow local officials in the southern province collect compensation.

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

Vietnam shows no compromise in tackling official wrongdoing

Vietnam shows no compromise in tackling official wrongdoing

Recent disciplinary action and legal sanctions against two Party Central Committee members, Nguyen Thanh Long and Chu Ngoc Anh, reveal the Party and the State's determination to root out their rotten teeth.

Opinion - 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