Former minister gets 11 years in jail for corruption
By Pham Du April 29, 2021 | 06:15 pm GMT+7
Former Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang stand trial in Hanoi, April 2021. Photo by Vietnam News Agency.
Former Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang received an 11-year sentence Thursday for violations and mismanagement causing losses of millions of dollars.
A Hanoi court Thursday found Hoang guilty of violating regulations on management and use of state assets, causing loss and waste.
Hoang, 67, did not show up at the court for the sentencing because of health problems. He was present through the four-day trial.
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Prime Minister to attend ASEAN leaders’ meeting
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to an ASEAN leaders’ meeting to be held at the headquarters of the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia from April 23-24.
The attendance will be made at the invitation of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, which serves as the current ASEAN Chair, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs./.
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