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Update news anti-corruption fight
A former leader of Vietnam Rubber Group receives 14 years in prison over illegal transfer of valuable state-owned land.
Police in Phu Tho Province have arrested Hoang Trong Loi, 56, a former vice chairman of Phuc Yen City, as part of an ongoing investigation into criminal groups operating under the guise of businesses.
Disciplinary action has been taken against key leaders of Vietnam’s airport corporation following findings of severe misconduct.
On the afternoon of April 7, the Hanoi People’s Court sentenced former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoang Van Thang to four years in prison for accepting bribes.
Authorities have launched a formal investigation into alleged violations at Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), with three criminal charges now under scrutiny.
Prosecutors in Hanoi have recommended penalties for 23 defendants in a corruption case linked to Hoang Dan Investment and Construction Co., including a proposed 4–5 year prison sentence for former deputy minister Hoang Van Thang on a bribery charge.
The Supreme People’s Procuracy has completed the indictment against former Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and related individuals, transferring the case file to the Hanoi People’s Court for trial.
A former deputy prosecutor in Hue has been expelled from the Party for serious violations related to anti-corruption laws.
The Supreme People’s Procuracy has prosecuted former Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien for mismanaging State assets in a case tied to the second campuses of Bach Mai and Viet Duc hospitals.
General Secretary To Lam stresses the need for robust institutional design to eliminate corruption risks and reinforce public trust.
Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has appointed Le Van Khien as acting chairman of its board of directors and legal representative, effective March 17, replacing Vu The Phiet following his arrest.
The Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs held a March 18 press briefing to announce the outcomes of its earlier meeting.
Authorities have proposed prosecuting former health minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and several others in a major case linked to hospital projects and state asset losses.
The Ministry of Public Security has detained former Vinaconex chairman Nguyen Huu Toi and another senior executive for investigation over serious violations of bidding regulations.
Authorities say the former minister received more than VND7 billion linked to two major hospital projects and has since returned part of the funds.
Investigators say former Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien admitted receiving VND2.5 billion (US$102,000) from subordinates, while denying knowledge of the money’s origin.
Investigators have proposed prosecuting former Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and nine other defendants over alleged violations causing major state asset losses.
Tri emphasised that the decision to adopt the resolution at the second meeting demonstrates that this is a particularly important task receiving close attention from the Party Central Committee and the Party chief.
Le Van Chung, former Chairman of the Members' Council at Vicem (Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation), has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for his role in a long-stalled high-rise project that caused major financial damage to state assets.
Vietnam’s inspection committees emerge as decisive instruments for clean governance.