A long list of Vietnamese officials and business figures in different fields were taken to court in 2018 as Vietnam widened a corruption crackdown spearheaded by Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong since last year. Oil and gas Former political star Dinh La Thang was sentenced to 13 years in jail for economic management violations in January. Dinh La Thang at a court in Hanoi on May 5, 2018. Photo by Vietnam News Agency. Thang, 58, served as board chairman of oil giant PetroVietnam between 2006 and 2011, before his career took off as Minister of Transport and then Party leader of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s biggest city. The indictment said he directly appointed Trinh Xuan Thanh as general director of PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC) in December 2007, before making various promotion, funding and recruitment decisions to boost Thanh’s power and facilitate the company’s operations. He has been found guilty of being responsible for Thanh’s actions that led … [Read more...] about Heads that rolled in Vietnam in 2018
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Ten outstanding external relations events of Vietnam in 2018
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam closes the year 2018 with many political, diplomatic and socio-economic events and hallmarks which have drawn special international attention. The following are 10 prominent external relations events selected by the Vietnam News Agency. 1. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong elected President On October 23, at the sixth session, the 14th National Assembly elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the 2016-2021 tenure with 99.79 percent of votes. Earlier, at the eighth session of the 12th Party Central Committee, all committee members had agreed to nominate the Party leader for the presidency, demonstrating an absolute consensus among the Party and the people. Many world leaders sent congratulatory messages to the new President and the international media gave wide coverage about the event. Party … [Read more...] about Ten outstanding external relations events of Vietnam in 2018
10 defining moments for Vietnam in 2018 – VnExpress International
Back to English Comments News - December 24, 2018 | 08:00 am GMT+7 It has been riveting year for Vietnam, with some tragic losses, major corruption trials, euphoric football victories and ignition of new hopes.Parliament makes historic presidential appointmentOn October 23, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was sworn in as the President of Vietnam, following the demise of President Tran Dai Quang, who died in office of illness a month earlier.Trong was unanimously nominated for the position by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam earlier that month. No other candidates were proposed for the job.With his ascension, Trong became the first Vietnamese leader to be the head of state and the Party since founding President Ho Chi Minh. While there would not be any major shift in Vietnam’s policies, Trong holding two offices would allow him to better cut through bureaucratic red tape and bolster his stance on fighting corruption, political experts … [Read more...] about 10 defining moments for Vietnam in 2018 – VnExpress International
Jeju Air to launch new S.Korea-Vietnam air route in December
Jeju Air to launch new S.Korea-Vietnam air route in DecemberBy Dao Loan Yang Seong Jin (R), head of Public Relations at Jeju Air, at the Danang-Daegu air route launch and the carrier’s development plan introduction ceremony, held in HCMC on November 15 – PHOTO: DAO LOAN HCMC – Jeju Air, a South Korean low-cost airline, will open a new air route to link Danang City and South Korea’s Daegu City on December 22, taking the total air services connecting the two countries to seven, a representative from the carrier said. Speaking at the Danang-Daegu air route launch and the carrier’s development plan introduction ceremony, held in HCMC on November 15, Yang Seong Jin, head of Public Relations at Jeju Air, said that the new air route is expected to operate seven weekly flights, with flying time lasting four and a half to five hours. Apart from the launch of the new air service, the carrier will increase the number of flights from Muan County to the … [Read more...] about Jeju Air to launch new S.Korea-Vietnam air route in December
Biggest underground dance music festival to return in December
Carl Cox performs on New Year’s Eve 2017 at Epizode 2 (Photo courtesy of the organisers) HCM City (VNA) - Vietnam's biggest underground dance music festival is back for a third edition in December on the picturesque island of Phu Quoc. Epizode 3 will kick off on December 28 and run through January 8, 2019, providing 11 days of world-class electronic music and art, all taking place on the beautiful beaches of the island in the southern province of Kien Giang. The last two editions in 2016 and last year received rave reviews, bringing a lineup of world-renowned electronic music artists to Asia, including Carl Cox, Marcel Dettmann and Ricardo Villalobos, a game-changer for the continent’s dance music scene. The event’s organisers, Moscow-based Sagrado Corp, said “last year, Epizode 2 attracted thousands people from all over the world, who enjoyed non-stop dancing, arts, sculptures and entertainment. Epizode 3 will continue to invest in the growth of the … [Read more...] about Biggest underground dance music festival to return in December