Vietnam Mimics China With Sweeping Corruption Purge
- Number of anti-graft cases has picked up under new leadership
- Investors welcome efforts to reduce red tape and bribes
Politburo member Dinh La Thang is seen during a national assembly session in Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct. 30.
Photographer: AFP/Getty Images
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It could have been a scene from a spy novel.
German authorities in August accused Vietnam’s government of abducting the former chairman of state-owned PetroVietnam Construction JSC -- who was in Germany seeking asylum -- and whisking him back to Hanoi to face corruption charges.