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Man arrested after 7 workers die in cement crusher accident

Society - Wed, April 24, 2024 | 10:12 am GTM+7

Tran Manh Hung, 44, has been accused of violating labor safety regulations in an accident that killed seven people and injured three others at a Yen Bai province-based cement factory in northern Vietnam.

Seven dead in northern Vietnam cement company accident

Hanoi-based firm’s leaders arrested for appropriating $2.4 mln from 18 investors

Vietnam, UK strengthen fight against illegal migration

Misinformation a bane for Vietnam stock market investors: broker

Thuan An Group chairman arrested for bidding violations

Vietnam, Sweden celebrate 55 years of ties with culinary bonding event

Workers in Vietnam to enjoy five-day break for National Reunification, May Day

Public employees and workers in Vietnam will enjoy a five-day break to celebrate the National Reunification and May Day holidays from April 27 (Saturday) to May 1 (Wednesday) per a decision signed by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Society - Fri, April 12, 2024 | 11:33 pm GTM+7

LDG Investment deputy general director arrested for deceiving customers

Dong Nai province’s police on Thursday arrested Nguyen Quoc Vy Liem, former deputy general director of LDG Investment Joint Stock Company, for “deceiving customers”.

Society - Fri, April 12, 2024 | 10:53 pm GTM+7

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 - Fri, April 12, 2024 | 8:53 pm GTM+7

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 - Thu, April 11, 2024 | 10:34 pm GTM+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 - Thu, April 11, 2024 | 4:13 pm GTM+7

HCMC bourse leaders complicit in real estate tycoon’s $144 mln fraud: prosecutors

Former Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) chairman Tran Dac Sinh and subordinates enabled former FLC Group chairman Trinh Van Quyet misappropriate VND3.6 trillion ($144.3 million) from investors, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Society - Wed, April 10, 2024 | 4:25 pm GTM+7

Quang Nam province chairman, vice chairman ousted

Chairman of Quang Nam province in central Vietnam Le Tri Thanh and Vice Chairman Nguyen Hong Quang have been dismissed for their violations.

Society - Mon, April 8, 2024 | 11:13 am GTM+7

Trade promotion official arrested for receiving bribes

Tran Duy Dong, deputy director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Trade Promotion Agency, has been detained for allegedly accepting bribes in a case related to Xuyen Viet Oil Company.

Society - Wed, April 3, 2024 | 7:21 pm GTM+7

Police arrest four for cheating on Shopee e-commerce platform

Police in Vietnam’s northern province of Phu Tho have arrested and initiated legal proceedings against four people for appropriating assets from Shopee Company Limited, the operator of the Shopee e-commerce platform, which is the biggest of its kind in the country.

Society - Tue, April 2, 2024 | 2:04 pm GTM+7

Foreign banks oppose Van Thinh Phat chairwoman’s proposal to sell Capital Place building in Hanoi

HSBC and OCBC Bank Singapore have opposed a proposal by Truong My Lan, chairwoman of real estate developer Van Thinh Phat, to sell the Capital Place building in Hanoi to remedy the consequences she had caused in a scam.

Society - Sat, March 30, 2024 | 3:27 pm GTM+7

Head of Maritime Bank branch arrested

The director of Maritime Bank's Thanh Xuan branch in Hanoi was arrested on Thursday for fraudulently appropriating VND338 billion ($13.53 million) from eight customers.

Society - Fri, March 29, 2024 | 12:01 pm GTM+7

More sitting, retired officials detained for taking bribes linked to Phuc Son Group scandal

Le Viet Chu, former Party chief of Quang Ngai province, has been arrested for receiving bribes from a real estate firm that was bidding for an expressway contract in the locality a decade ago.

Society - Fri, March 29, 2024 | 10:02 am GTM+7

Man to face trial for allegedly smuggling seven Vietnamese into UK

Anas Al Mustafa, from Heather Crescent, Swansea, is set to go on trial on August 5 for allegedly trying to smuggle seven Vietnamese migrants into the UK in the back of a specially adapted van.

Society - Tue, March 19, 2024 | 6:13 pm GTM+7

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 - Fri, March 8, 2024 | 11:20 pm GTM+7

Vinh Phuc province leaders arrested for receiving bribes

Hoang Thi Thuy Lan, chief of Vinh Phuc province's Party Committee, was arrested Friday on charges of accepting bribes in a scandal linked to real estate firm Phuc Son Group.

Society - Fri, March 8, 2024 | 7:54 pm GTM+7

The Investor publications appoint new head for southern office

The editorial board of the Nha dau tu magazine/Nhadautu.vn/Theinvestor.vn publications has appointed Nguyen Thai Son as the head of its southern representative office.

Society - Fri, March 8, 2024 | 3:03 pm GTM+7

An Giang province chairman dismissed for sand mining violations

The An Giang People's Council on Tuesday dismissed Nguyen Thanh Binh, chairman of the southern Vietnam province, for violations related to the country's largest illegal sand mining scam.

Society - Tue, March 5, 2024 | 12:56 pm GTM+7

HCMC man arrested for misusing money gained from banking error

Nguyen Tam Duy, a 41-year-old man in Ho Chi Minh City, was arrested by local police Wednesday for illegal asset possession.

Society - Wed, February 28, 2024 | 8:27 pm GTM+7

State Securities Commission official turns blind eye to FLC chairman’s violations for fear of job loss

State Securities Commission (SSC) official Le Cong Dien has admitted he spotted multiple problems while checking the capacity profile of Faros Construction JSC - a member of FLC Group - but did not dare to reject its listing application as he was afraid his job could be affected.

Society - Wed, February 28, 2024 | 8:13 am GTM+7