Vinh Phuc province has new Party chief following predecessor's arrest

Vinh Phuc province has new Party chief following predecessor's arrest

Duong Van An has been appointed the new Party chief of Vinh Phuc province after his predecessor was arrested pending investigations of corruption charges.

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

Appeals court upholds three life sentences in pandemic repatriation scandal

Appeals court upholds three life sentences in pandemic repatriation scandal

The Hanoi court of appeals has upheld life sentences for three people found guilty of receiving the largest bribes in repatriating Vietnamese citizens from foreign countries during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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

Van Thinh Phat chairwoman to face trial in $12.53 bln embezzlement case

Van Thinh Phat chairwoman to face trial in $12.53 bln embezzlement case

Truong My Lan, chairwoman of property developer Van Thinh Phat Group, will face trial for embezzling over VND304 trillion ($12.53 billion) from Ho Chi Minh City-based Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB).

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

Tan Hoang Minh Group boss and son pay $233 mln to fix bond scam

Tan Hoang Minh Group boss and son pay $233 mln to fix bond scam

Do Anh Dung, chairman and CEO of Tan Hoang Minh Group, and his son Do Hoang Viet have persuaded family members and related organizations to hand over more than VND5.65 trillion ($233 million) to authorities to remedy the consequences of a bond scam.

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

Tycoon Nguyen Cao Tri arrested for appropriating $40 mln from scandal-hit businesswoman Truong My Lan

Tycoon Nguyen Cao Tri arrested for appropriating $40 mln from scandal-hit businesswoman Truong My Lan

Nguyen Cao Tri, general director of Saigon-Dai Ninh Tourism Investment Joint Stock Company, has been detained for allegedly appropriating $40 million from Truong My Lan, former chairwoman of Van Thinh Phat Group.

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

Lawmakers ask government to clarify responsibilities in capital market problems

Lawmakers ask government to clarify responsibilities in capital market problems

The National Assembly Economic Committee has asked the government to identify which state agencies have to assume responsibility for recent turbulence in the domestic bond, stock and real estate markets.

Economy - 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