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A chief judge of the court of Minh Hoa District in the north-central province of Quang Binh was caught on video having some downtime with a female subordinate in his own office, according to the district's Party Committee. An anonymous informant sent the footage to the secretary of the district's Party Committee. In the clip, chief justice Dinh Lam Xuong and a junior employee appeared to have sexual intercourse in Xuong’s office during work hours. The footage has been confirmed to be authentic and undoctored by forensic experts. Xuong and the woman have also admitted their act although the chief justice claimed he was so drunk that he could not control his behavior. As of Tuesday, Xuong had been removed from all Party positions, including his roles as a member of Minh Hoa District's Party Committee and the Party secretary of the district court. Nguyen Thanh Xuan, the chief justice of the provincial court of Quang Binh, confirmed on the same day that procedures are being carried … [Read more...] about Vietnamese chief judge caught on video having sex with junior employee in office

Thanh told the press that with the bank’s strategic orientation and its business results in January 2018, the goal is completely within reach.  According to him, VCB became the first bank in Vietnam to obtain the profit target of VND10 trillion (US$439 million), and one of the banks with assets worth quadrillion VND in 2017.  VCB’s profit in 2017 hit VND11.3 trillion (over US$496 million) and its total assets last year valued at over VND1 quadrillion (US$43.9 billion), representing year-on-year increases of nearly 33% and 31%, respectively. In 2017, the bank also worked hard to effectively resolve bad debts, keeping its bad debt at 1.1% – the lowest among Vietnam’s credit institutions.  Thanh attributed the results to both effective credit and non-credit services of the bank.  Under its development strategy to 2020, VCB’s credit services are expected to contribute 32-33% to its revenue, while non-credit services will … [Read more...] about Vietcombank looks to earn US$570 mln profit in 2018

In a letter, it said all commercial banks must review and amend their internal regulations if needed to improve safety. “Banks must ensure all their staff fully understand and implement all regulations and regularly provide them with training.” The State Bank of Vietnam has instructed all banks to improve safety of their money transactions after the Ministry of Public Security issued an international warrant for a fugitive bank executive for allegedly misappropriating nearly 11 million USD from a customer (Photo: vietnamnet.vn) The central bank also called on lenders to upgrade their technologies to improve security and work closely with authorities to provide and receive information related to frauds. “Education on money transaction should be improved for customers. Oversight and rotation of staff are very important.” It said banks must immediately report to the SBV and other related authorities when they detect a fraud or security violation, it … [Read more...] about SBV tells banks to up security after US$11-million fraud

The opening of the Bac Giang – Lang son expressway project shorten the time of traveling from Hanoi to Lang son from 3.5 hours down to 2.5 hours. (Photo: Viet Hung/VietnamPlus)  - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on September 29 afternoon officially ordered the technical opening of the Bac Giang – Lang son expressway project. The Bac Giang – Lang son expressway project officially got the technical opening on September 29 afternoon, shortening the time of traveling from Hanoi to Lang Son from 3.5 hours to about 2.5 hours compared to the old Highway 1. According to Ho Minh Hoang, President of the Deo Ca Group, the Bac Giang – Lang son expressway project was started in 2015. However, investors of that stage were poor in resources and management ability and, as a result, the pace was nearly 2 years slower (by June 2017, the Highway 1 segment was only 13 percent of the output and the expressway segment was not implemented). The top investor of the stage … [Read more...] about Deputy PM orders technical opening of Bac Giang – Lang Son expressway

Air quality in Hanoi worsened this morning as the northern region has had dry weather over recent days. Pollution on December 11 The air quality index at Tay Ho District's Phu Thuong Station at 5 am was 380. The data measured at the US Embassy in Hanoi was 269. Vietnam Environment Administration reported that data measured by their air quality monitoring system on Nguyen Van Cu Street at 7 am was 199. Over 60 monitoring spots of PAM air quality monitoring system also showed alarming data. Old people, children and people with respiratory diseases have been advised to stay indoors and Hanoians have been told not to go out for morning exercises. Residents are also advised to close the windows and wear masks when they have to go out. In several countries like Thailand, China and Singapore, schools are often closed and outdoor activities are halted during polluted days. The authorities also ban straw burning activities and construction work for a few days. Change Organisation is … [Read more...] about Hanoi air quality worsens as dry weather continues