Ministry of Public Security to probe bribery allegations

Huynh Ngoc Si of the Ho Chi Minh City Transport Department has been suspended for allegedly accepting bribes from Japanese businessmen

Vietnam’s government Tuesday announced a widespread criminal investigation into allegations Japanese businessmen bribed officials working on the East-West Highway, Ho Chi Minh City’s biggest infrastructure project.

Four Japanese executives have already faced court [...]

Police finish probe into biggest log smuggling case

Police from the Ministry of Public Security Sunday concluded investigations into a 2007 log smuggling case involving a former customs official and eight others.

Charges were yet to be made against Nguyen Viet Nam, a former customs official of Saigon Port in Ho Chi Minh City, and the other eight members of the ring for smuggling [...]

Government watchdog to probe HCMC land auction

Land use rights for the 1.3-hectare land lot in the Tran Hung Dao-Pham Ngu Lao-Nguyen Thai Hoc area have been auctioned for US$310 million

A prime land lot in Ho Chi Minh City which has fetched US$310 million at an auction will come under unscheduled scrutiny following complaints lodged by a bidder, the Government Inspectorate has [...]

Lehman creditors seek to probe firm: report

The Lehman Brothers building is pictured in New York September 15, 2008.

Unsecured creditors of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc asked a court overseeing Lehman’s bankruptcy proceedings for permission to investigate how the firm ran out of money, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

The group said that JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N), which [...]