Hanoi, Jan 20, 2025 (AFP) - Vietnam ex-cabinet spokesman handed suspended jail term

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2025-01-20

A Vietnamese court handed a former government spokesperson a suspended prison sentence Monday for graft, state media said, an accusation that has seen dozens of senior officials jailed. Thousands of people, including top officials and senior business leaders, have been caught up in the Southeast Asian country's "blazing furnace" crackdown. On Monday the court in Hanoi handed Mai Tien Dung, former government office chairman and spokesperson for th......

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