Former Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien was sentenced to six years in prison for violating regulations on the management and use of State assets, causing losses and wastefulness under Article 219 of the Penal Code.
The charges include violations of regulations on the management and use of State assets causing losses and wastefulness; bribery; receiving bribes; abuse of position and power while performing official duties; taking advantage of influence over persons in authority for personal gain; and irresponsibility causing damage to State assets, agencies, organisations and enterprises.
Data showed that 68 cases were registered for investigation in Singapore last year, down from 75 in 2024 and 81 in 2023, marking the lowest figure since records began in 2010.
Anti-corruption efforts have achieved significant and breakthrough results, contributing to the Party and political system building, political stability, socio-economic development and stronger public trust in the Party, the State and the regime.
Prosecutors in Hanoi have recommended penalties for 23 defendants in a corruption case linked to Hoang Dan Investment and Construction Co., including a proposed 4–5 year prison sentence for former deputy minister Hoang Van Thang on a bribery charge.
The Party chief emphasised that preventing and combating corruption, wastefulness and other negative phenomena remains a particularly important, regular and long-term task in the building and rectification of the Party and the political system; and resolutely and persistently fighting them is a consistent and unwavering policy of the Party and State.
Thai tourism operators are calling on the government to reform law enforcement and regulatory management in a bid to revitalise and strengthen the country’s tourism sector.
Party General Secretary To Lam, who is also head of the Central Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Phenomena, chaired a conference in Hanoi on December 11 to evaluate the country’s anti-corruption combat throughout the 13th National Party Congress’s term.
While acknowledging progress in the work, the PM pointed out a number of shortcomings, emphasising that corruption, wastefulness, and negative phenomena have continued to pose threats to the survival of the Party and the regime.
The court’s spokesman Suriyan Hongvilai said the Supreme Court overruled an appeals court decision in the tax case, forcing Thaksin to follow the order by the Revenue Department to pay tax.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has called for stronger international cooperation to combat online gambling as the country is estimated to lose around 8 billion USD every year due to capital outflows from online gambling activities.
The Vietnam News Agency secured a B Prize for the special Mega Story on combating land wastefulness - streamlining the apparatus by the team Vo Manh Hung, Nguyen Hoai Nam, and Doan Minh Anh, published on the VietnamPlus e-newspaper.
On the first year of the Prabowo administration, 43 corruption cases have been probed by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Attorney General's Office, helping to prevent potential state budget loss of up to 320,400 billion IDR (19.3 billion USD).
Regarding the fight against corruption, wastefulness, and other negative practices, during the 2021–2026 tenure, the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) provided 1,749 reports and documents to competent agencies to serve inspection, investigation, and supervision activities, nearly four times higher than in the previous tenure.
Indonesia has suffered significant leakages due to corruption, abuse of power, and fraud, with estimated losses of 277 billion MYR (nearly 70 billion USD) over the past six years, affecting public interest.
It is necessary to to boost publicity, transparency, and accountability in public services; promote the application of science, technology, and digital transformation; and foster integrity education among officials, Party members, and the public, said standing members of the Central Steering Committee on Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Phenomena.
During the investigation and prior to the trial, the defendants and related parties compensated over 116 billion VND and 100,000 USD. Of this amount, Hung paid more than 24.4 billion VND and 90,000 USD, Pich contributed 4.5 billion VND, and Ha paid 750 million VND.
The Supreme People’s Procuracy has announced that its investigative agency has issued an indictment against Pham Tan Hoang, former Deputy Chief Justice of the High People’s Court in Da Nang (now the Appellate Court of the Supreme People’s Court in the city), on charges of “taking bribes” under Clause 2, Article 354 of the Penal Code.
The Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam has indicted 29 individuals in a major corruption case tied to Thuan An Group.
Nguyen Van Hau, Chairman and CEO of Phuc Son Group, was charged with giving bribes and violating bidding and accounting regulations, causing serious consequences. He received a combined jail sentence of 30 years - 14 years for bribery, nine years for the bidding violation, and seven years for accounting irregularities.