Ho Chi Minh City’s former leading official jailed

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on December 31 sentenced former Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Huu Tin to seven years in prison for violating regulations on management and use of State assets, causing losses and wastefulness under Article 219 of the Penal Code 2015.
Ho Chi Minh City’s former leading official jailed ảnh 1At the court (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City People’sCourt on December 31 sentenced former Vice Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Nguyen Huu Tin to seven years in prison for violating regulations onmanagement and use of State assets, causing losses and wastefulness underArticle 219 of the Penal Code 2015.

Meanwhile, former Director of the municipal Department ofNatural Resources and Environment Dao Anh Kiet was jailed for six years and sixmonths, former deputy head of the land management division at the Department ofNatural Resources and Environment Truong Van Ut five years, former Deputy Chiefof the Office of the municipal People’s Committee Le Van Thanh four years, andformer head of the urban division at the Office of the municipal People’sCommittee Nguyen Thanh Chuong three years.

According to the indictment from the Supreme People’sProcuracy, Tin, in his former position as Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh CityPeople’s Committee, was in charge of issues regarding construction, landmanagement and environment in the city.

Tin and the other defendants helped the now-jailed businesstycoon Phan Van Anh Vu, also known as “Vu Nhom”, to acquire many buildings andpublic land in prime locations in the city at extremely low prices, causinggreat damage to the State.

Tin was clearly aware that the land and buildings at 15 ThiSach street in HCM City’s District 1 were under State management, according tothe court.

Despite this, Tin instructed the HCM City Department ofNatural Resources and Environment to lease the land to Vu, former Chairman ofthe Da Nang-based Bac Nam 79 Construction JSC, and not report the lease to theChairman of the municipal People’s Committee at that time.

The other defendants then illegally handed over a 2,345sq.mlot at 15 Thi Sach street in HCM City to one of the companies owned by Vu.

They also asked Tin to issue illegal decisions on landlease, house sale and tax deductions.

In addition, Tin and the other defendants also helped Vu andhis partners build an 18-storey building at 15 Thi Sach street in HCM City andsell and rent it out to 114 clients, earning more than 1.033 trillion VND.

As of September 17 last year, when police began investigatingthe case, their acts had caused a loss of 808.7 billion VND (34.77 million USD)to the State./.
VNA

See more

Nearly 3,000 tonnes of rice aid will be allocated to seven provinces to support local people. (Photo: VNA)

Nearly 3,000 tonnes of rice allocated to seven localities

Nearly 3,000 tonnes of rice from the national reserve will be allocated to seven provinces to support local people during Tet (traditional Lunar New Year) holiday and the lean season in early 2025 under two decisions recently signed by Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc.

Teachers and students at the Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual language school in Vientiane make "chung" cakes. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese in Singapore, Laos, Brunei celebrate Tet

The Vietnamese embassies in Singapore and Brunei and the Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual language school in Vientiane, Laos have organised activities for Vietnamese there to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Participants at the official session of the City Partnership Forum – Da Nang 2025 held in the central coastal city on January 17. (Photo: VNA)

City Partnership Forum helps Da Nang boost global linkage

The official session of the City Partnership Forum – Da Nang 2025 has taken place in the central coastal city a hybrid format, drawing leaders from Vietnam’s ministries and agencies, representatives from 35 cities with current or planned ties to Da Nang, foreign ambassadors, consuls general, and delegations of international businesses and cultural groups.

Participants pose for a group photo at the “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme in New Delhi, India on January 19, 2025).

Vietnamese in India, RoK, Japan, Hong Kong celebrate Lunar New Year

“Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring), the biggest cultural event for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) when the Lunar New Year (Tet) come, has been held by the Vietnamese Embassies in India, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan and the Consulate General in Hong Kong (China) to bring the Tet atmosphere to Vietnamese expats.

Participants at the homeland spring programme held in Brussels, on January 19 by the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium, which is also in charge of Luxembourg. (Photo: VNA)

Overseas Vietnamese communities worldwide celebrate Tet

Vietnamese communities across the world, including in Belgium, Luxembourg, Russia, the Netherlands, Germany, Slovakia, and the UK, have celebrated the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet), the largest traditional festival of the home country.

Tran Nhat Hoang, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism in an interview with VNA (Photo: VNA)

EXPO 2025 opens doors for Vietnamese enterprises to connect to world

A Vietnamese delegation has attended the International Participants Meeting (IPM) for EXPO 2025 in Hyogo prefecture of Japan, which aimed to brief participating governments and international organisations on plans for exhibitions and pavilions at EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai.

A representative of Tran De fishing port, Soc Trang is checking fishing vessel monitoring devices (Photo; VNA)

Soc Trang subsidises satellite fees for fishing vessels

The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang is rolling out a new policy to subsidise satellite subscription fees for fishing vessel monitoring devices, part of a resolution passed in December 2024 by the provincial People's Council.