Vietnam minister, Hanoi mayor expelled from party over corruption scandal

Hanoi, Vietnam --- Vietnam's health minister and the mayor of the capital Hanoi have been stripped of their Communist Party membership, the party said Monday, following accusations they were involved in a $172 million coronavirus test kit scandal. The expulsions come as the communist nation ramps up an anti-corruption drive in the wake of the Viet A scandal, in which officials were bribed to supply hospitals with vastly overpriced COVID-19 test kits. Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long and Hanoi mayor Chu Ngoc Anh both face accusations of wrongdoing connected to the Viet A Technologies Company scandal, state media reported. "The Party Central Committee decided to expel from th...

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