Covid test kit research fraud initiator receives 15 years behind bars

Covid test kit research fraud initiator receives 15 years behind bars

A Hanoi court has sentenced the initiator of a Covid-19 test kit research fraud case, former senior Ministry of Science and Technology official Trinh Thanh Hung, to 15 years in prison.

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

Two women arrested for 'manipulating' officials in Covid test kit scandal

Two women arrested for 'manipulating' officials in Covid test kit scandal

Two women have been found guilty of influencing ministerial officials to help Viet A Company produce and trade Covid-19 test kits.

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

Assistant to Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam expelled from Communist Party

Assistant to Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam expelled from Communist Party

Nguyen Van Trinh, assistant to Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, was removed from the Communist Party on Friday due to "ideological and political deterioration, and accepting bribes" in the Viet A Covid test kit scam.

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

Deputy Prime Minister's assistant detained in Covid-19 test kit scam

Deputy Prime Minister's assistant detained in Covid-19 test kit scam

Nguyen Van Trinh, assistant to a Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly influencing the Ministry of Health in granting a circulation permit to Viet A Company's Covid-19 test kits.

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