Former Hai Phong police chief gets 10-year prison sentence for property appropriation

Former Hai Phong police chief gets 10-year prison sentence for property appropriation

Former director of Hai Phong city's police, Do Huu Ca, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for property appropriation.

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

Former Khanh Hoa province leaders sentenced for 'golden' land violations

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

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 market management official gets 9-year imprisonment for accepting bribes

Former market management official gets 9-year imprisonment for accepting bribes

The Hanoi People's Court sentenced Tran Hung, former deputy director of the General Department of Market Management, to nine years in prison Thursday for accepting a bribe of VND300 million ($12,700) in a scam involving “fake” textbooks.

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

Former Sacombank vice chairman back to business after 7 years in jail

Former Sacombank vice chairman back to business after 7 years in jail

Former vice board chairman of Sacombank Tram Be has been appointed a board member of Trieu An Hospital Corporation for the term 2022-2027 after seven years in prison.

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

Former Binh Thuan province chairman sentenced to 5 years in prison

Former Binh Thuan province chairman sentenced to 5 years in prison

Former chairman of Binh Thuan province Nguyen Ngoc Hai received five years in prison on Wednesday for allocating public land to a company at reduced prices, causing losses of VND45 billion ($1.9 million) to the state budget.

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

Former Louis Holdings chairman sentenced to over 5 years in prison

Former Louis Holdings chairman sentenced to over 5 years in prison

The Hanoi People's Court on Friday sentenced Do Thanh Nhan, former chairman of Louis Holdings, to five years and six months in prison for manipulating the stock market.

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

Real estate firm director gets 16 years in prison for fraudulent property appropriation

Real estate firm director gets 16 years in prison for fraudulent property appropriation

Nguyen Quang Binh, director of Diamond Land Real Estate Company, on Friday was sentenced to 16 years in prison for creating five "ghost" projects and selling them to many people.

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

Bank tycoon gets 20 years in prison for lending violations

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

Former Sacombank vice chairman released from prison

Former Sacombank vice chairman released from prison

Former vice board chairman of Sacombank Tram Be has completed two prison sentences, Tra Vinh province's prosecution authority told local media on Wednesday.

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

Hot facebooker gets 2 years in prison for disseminating 'false' information

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 corporate leader gets 15 years in prison for embezzlement

Former corporate leader gets 15 years in prison for embezzlement

Te Tri Dung, former general director of HCMC-based Tan Thuan Industrial Promotion Company Limited (IPC), was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for embezzling VND1.58 billion ($66,800).

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

Former Binh Duong Party chief jailed for 7 years

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

Former Vietcombank director gets 16 years in prison for illegal lending

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

Man jailed for 'abusing freedom, democratic rights'

Man jailed for 'abusing freedom, democratic rights'

A court in Binh Thuan province on Wednesday sentenced a man to three years in prison for "abusing the rights to freedom and democracy" by posting "distorted content" on his Facebook account.

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

Bank tycoon gets extra 10-year prison sentence

Bank tycoon gets extra 10-year prison sentence

Tran Phuong Binh, handed life imprisonment in 2018 for big losses at creditor Dong A Bank, had 10 years added to his sentence Monday for lending violations.

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

Former HCMC Party deputy chief has prison term cut for good compliance

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

Former machine maker VEAM chairman sentenced to 11 years in prison

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 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