Former deputy FM, 17 others may face death sentences
HCMC – The Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam has released its indictments against 54 suspects in the Covid-19 repatriation flight scandal, with former Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung and 17 others likely to be sentenced to between 20 years in prison and death. The country’s top prosecution
Nine more prosecuted over Covid-19 repatriation flights
HCMC – A former official at the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia and eight other individuals, including seven business leaders, have been prosecuted over their alleged involvement in repatriation flights conducted during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said
National Assembly discharges Nguyen Xuan Phuc from Presidential position
HCMC – The 15th National Assembly (NA), at its third extraordinary session in Hanoi this afternoon (January 18), agreed to discharge Nguyen Xuan Phuc from the post of State President of Vietnam, reported the local media. Just four days before the start of the Lunar New Year holiday, Tet, the NA
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is no longer member of Politburo and Party Central Committee
HCMC – The 13th Party Central Committee (PCC) today agreed to let State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc quit as member of the Politburo and of the PCC, the Vietnam News Agency reported. The PCC called a meeting in Hanoi today to consider a formal request by the President to retire and pull out of all
Warning issued against former Govt Office chief
HCMC – The Secretariat of the Party Central Committee has issued a warning against Mai Tien Dung, former Minister-Chairman of the Government Office, over his serious violations. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a Secretariat meeting today, January 13, to look into the
Hanoi vice chair detained over Covid repatriation flights
HCMC – Ministry of Public Security (MPS) investigators have detained Chu Xuan Dung, vice chairman of the Hanoi City People’s Committee, on alleged charges of taking bribes in the Covid-19 repatriation flights case. Lieutenant General To An Xo, office chief and spokesperson of the MPS, told the
Foreign minister, other ministry officials face discipline over Covid repatriation flights
HCMC – The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission has requested the Politburo and the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee to consider disciplinary measures against Party Central Committee member, Secretary of the Party Civil Affairs Committee of the Foreign Ministry and Foreign
Two more detained in Covid repatriation flight scandal
HCMC – The police have detained a staff member at the Party Central Committee’s External Relations Commission and the director of a tourism company for their alleged involvement in the Covid repatriation flight scandal. The latest arrests have sent the total number of people placed into police
Two provinces ordered to provide documents on Covid repatriation flights
HCMC – Investigators at the Ministry of Public Security have written to Thanh Hoa and Quang Nam provinces asking for documents and information about their repatriation flights during the Covid pandemic for an expanded investigation. The governments of the two provinces were told to review the