Vietnam passes law to abolish death penalty for embezzlement, bribery
Vietnam News 13:25 27/06/2025Vietnam’s legislature on Wednesday passed a law amending the Penal Code, officially abolishing the death penalty for eight criminal offenses, including embezzlement and receiving bribes.
Former Vietnamese pharmaceutical executive accused of paying millions in bribes to hospitals
Vietnam News 11:23 21/06/2025The Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam has indicted Pham Van Cach, former chairman of Son Lam Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company in Hanoi, for allegedly paying more than VND71 billion (US$2.7 million), in bribes to hospital officials across the country to win drug supply contracts.
Vietnam considers scrapping death penalty for 8 crimes, including corruption, bribery
Vietnam News 10:02 12/06/2025The Vietnamese government has proposed removing the death penalty for eight crimes, including corruption and bribery, citing international trends, legal reform goals, and Vietnam’s development needs, according to Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quoc Hung.
Vietnamese deputy foreign minister expelled from Party
Vietnam News 10:26 28/09/2022The official violated regulations in directing and organizing repatriation flights during the COVID-19 pandemic
Vietnamese officers prosecuted for receiving bribes to arrange customs clearance order
Vietnam News 14:20 15/01/2022The bribery took place when thousands of tractor-trailers were stuck at Vietnam’s border gates with China in Lang Son
Investigation to be launched into alleged bribery of Vietnamese officials by Japanese firm
Economy 14:44 26/05/2020Japanese media reported the firm bribed Vietnamese officials VND5 billion (US$214,600) to escape tax duties
Ericsson agrees to pay over $1 billion to resolve U.S. corruption probes
World 09:55 07/12/2019The firm is accused of bribing government officials in countries including China and Vietnam over many years
Vietnam’s ex-police chief charged with accepting bribe suffers stroke hours before arrest
Vietnam News 20:00 05/07/2019When officers made the arrest, they were told their subject had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke just hours earlier
Ho Chi Minh City customs officer jailed for 12 years over bribery
Vietnam News 11:06 11/04/2018The officer abused his power to receive bribes worth VND541.9 million (US$ 23,843) from 50 businesses
In Vietnam, chief tax inspector nabbed for accepting bribes
Vietnam News 10:45 08/10/2017The official was caught red-handed receiving bribes from a local business
Suspicion mounts over Vietnam official who reported $17k missing from hotel room
Vietnam News 11:24 28/09/2017The official is on a 45-day inspection trip to businesses in southern Long An Province
Vietnamese reporter arrested for extorting businesses in Mekong Delta
Vietnam News 11:04 08/08/2017The correspondent did not even own the articles
