Former State Bank of Vietnam inspection chief receives life sentence in Van Thinh Phat scandal
Do Thi Nhan, former head of the State Bank of Vietnam's inspection and supervision department, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday for receiving bribes related to the Van Thinh Phat scandal.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Vietnamese tycoon Truong My Lan sentenced to death with $27 bln compensation pending
Ho Chi Minh City People's Court on Thursday sentenced Truong My Lan, chairwoman of Van Thinh Phat Group, to death in one of the most notorious criminal cases in Vietnam.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
HCMC court installs cameras to protect 6 tons of Van Thinh Phat Group scam documents
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court has installed security cameras and a firefighting system to protect six tons of documents to be used as evidence in the upcoming trial of Truong My Lan, chairwoman of real estate developer Van Thinh Phat, and her accomplices.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Former Khanh Hoa province leaders sentenced for 'golden' land violations
Former chairmen of Khanh Hoa province Nguyen Chien Thang and Le Duc Vinh have been sentenced for a third time over violations committed while allocating land to businesses, causing loss of state assets.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
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
Court orders Vietnam's Rang Dong Holding to pay $6.4 mln to Japan’s Sojitz Pla-Net
Rang Dong Holding has lost a court case and will have to pay Japan’s Sojitz Pla-Net Corporation a sum of VND156.9 billion ($6.4 million), excluding fees and interest.
Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
HCMC court suspends 'faulty beer bottles' lawsuit against brewer Sabeco
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on Tuesday decided to suspend a lawsuit filed by a local resident five years ago against Vietnam’s largest brewer Sabeco for compensation over “faulty beer bottles” due to the plaintiff’s repeated absences.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
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 foreign minister admits receiving nearly $1 mln in bribes for repatriation flights
Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung has admitted to receiving 37 bribes worth a total of VND21.5 billion ($908,000) in relation to 327 "rescue flights" that brought Vietnamese citizens home from overseas during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Bank tycoon gets 20 years in prison for lending violations
Tran Phuong Binh, former general director of Dong A Bank, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City on Friday for violating regulations on lending activities at credit institutions.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Hot facebooker gets 2 years in prison for disseminating 'false' information
Dang Nhu Quynh, a well-known Facebooker in Hanoi, was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison for posting “false” information, negatively affecting businesses and the stock market.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Former deputy health minister gets year off jail term
An appeals court in Hanoi has reduced the jail term for former deputy minister of health Truong Quoc Cuong to three years, one year less than sentence awarded by the court of first instance in May.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Woman gets 9 years in jail for blackmailing rich ex-lover
The Hanoi People’s Court sentenced Doan Phuong Anh, 34, to nine years in jail Thursday for blackmailing her former lover, the CEO of a local real estate company.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Man gets $100,000 for wrongful conviction 43 years ago
The People’s Procuracy of Tay Ninh province was requested by an appeal court to pay Nguyen Van Dung, 61, over VND2.5 billion ($106,000) for a wrongful conviction in 1979.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Former Binh Duong Party chief jailed for 7 years
A Hanoi court Tuesday sentenced Tran Van Nam and Tran Thanh Liem, former Party chief and former chairman of Binh Duong province, to seven years in prison each.
Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
85-year-old woman, children awarded $214,000 compensation for wrongful murder conviction
Nguyen Thi May, 85, and her children in Cao Bang province have been awarded VND5 billion ($213,600) in compensation 30 years after they were falsely convicted for murder.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
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 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
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
Former Vietcombank director gets 16 years in prison for illegal lending
Former director of Vietcombank's Tay Do branch, Nguyen Minh Chuyen, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Friday for breach of lending regulations.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Former HCMC Party deputy chief has prison term cut for good compliance
Tat Thanh Cang, former deputy secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee, on Thursday saw his previous prison sentence reduced by 18 months under a court of appeal ruling, to eight years and six months.
Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Jailed bank tycoon faces extra charges
Tran Phuong Binh, who was sentenced to life in prison in 2018 for his involvement in big losses at Dong A Bank as the creditor's CEO, was prosecuted on Monday for lending violations.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Former machine maker VEAM chairman sentenced to 11 years in prison
Tran Ngoc Ha, former chairman of the Vietnam Engine and Agricultural Machinery Corporation (VEAM), was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Tuesday for violating regulations on management and use of state assets.
Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Former deputy health minister sentenced to 4 years in prison
Former Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday for “lack of responsibility, causing serious consequences” in a counterfeit medicine scam.
Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
11 fraudsters jailed in land right certificate scam
Eleven people were sentenced to jail on Monday in Hanoi for their involvement in a ring that stole land use right certificates by fraud.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Former abbot sentenced to life in jail for deceiving four entrepreneurs
Pham Van Cung, a former abbot, was sentenced to life in jail on Thursday for fraudulent charity activities and making up a story about being kidnapped, appropriating nearly VND68 billion ($2.96 million) from four businesswomen.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
12 people jailed for supporting terrorist organization
The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on Monday sentenced 12 people to imprisonments of 3-13 years on charges of “conducting acts to overthrow the people’s administration.”
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Investigative journalist jailed for 'abusing freedom and democracy'
HCMC People’s Court on Tuesday sentenced reporter Nguyen Hoai Nam to 3.5 years in jail for “groundless attacks” online on government officials and organizations.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
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