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Vietnam corruption
Vietnamese Court Sentences Property Tycoon to Death in Giant Fraud Case
By Sebastian Strangio
Truong My Lan was found guilty of embezzling an astonishing $12.54 billion from Saigon Commercial Bank in the decade to 2022.
Vietnam’s Parliament Accepts President’s Resignation, Successor Remains Unclear
By Sebastian Strangio
Vo Van Thuong resignation comes barely a year after his appointment to the largely ceremonial post.
Vietnamese Prosecutors Demand Death Penalty for Alleged Graft Mastermind
By Sebastian Strangio
Truong My Lan, the head of a Ho Chi Minh City-based real estate group, has been accused of the biggest fraud in the country’s history
Vietnam Opens Trial in $12.5 Billion Corruption Case
By Sebastian Strangio
Truong My Lan, the head of a Ho Chi Minh City-based real estate firm, faces charges, along with 84 associates and alleged accomplices.
Why Vietnam’s Escalating Anti-Corruption Campaign Might Backfire
By Mai Truong
By drawing public attention to high-level graft, the "blazing furnace" campaign could inadvertently prompt more searching questions about the nature of communist rule.
Nguyen Phu Trong Would Find An Ally In Dickens
By David Hutt
The political vision of the Communist Party chief is built on a bedrock of Victorian moralism.
Vietnam in a Styrofoam Box: A Tale of Corruption and Concealment
By Buu Nguyen
The boxes, which were allegedly used in recent grand-scale corruption cases, have become a symbol of the country's rampant graft problem.
Vietnam Communist Party Chief Vows to Hasten Anti-Graft Campaign
By Sebastian Strangio
Nguyen Phu Thong's pledge came after last week's revelation of a gargantuan $12.5 billion financial scandal involving a Ho Chi Minh City-based real estate firm.
How Far the Rot of Corruption Has Spread In Vietnam
By David Hutt
Nguyen Phu Trong believes he can purge and purify the Communist Party. But what if corruption is not a quirk of the system, but its essence?
Vietnam Imprisons 54 Officials Over COVID-19 Flights Graft Case
By Sebastian Strangio
Among the most prominent officials were high-ranking members of the ministries of foreign affairs, public health, and public security.
Vietnam Set to Prosecute 54 Officials Over Repatriation Flight Scandal
By Sebastian Strangio
Among those accused of giving or soliciting bribes are former high-ranking members of the government, party, and security apparatus.
Mythbusting Vietnam’s Recent Leadership Change
By Carl Thayer
Four major assumptions commonly made by analysts need to be challenged.
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