Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui

Five years ago, Vietnam was South East Asia's go-to place for foreign investment, rivalling China as the low-cost manufacturing centre of choice in the region.

Bangkok - In a widening crackdown on online expression, Vietnamese security officials have arrested critical independent blogger Le Anh Hung and are holding him against his will in a psychiatric institution, news reports said.

In an explicit gesture to restore public trust, Hanoi police chief Nguyen Duc Chung has instructed traffic police officers to behave better in dealing with violations and be more helpful.

Vietnam Air Petrol Company (Vinapco), a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines, has been prosecuted for smuggling and tax evasion worth billions of dong.

Les rois de la corruption sont dans la police, l’administration foncière, les douanes et la construction, selon un sondage publié le 20 novembre.

Vietnam's prime minister made a rare apology on Monday for problems gripping the economy and called for the ruling Communist Party to work with the country at large to implement reforms more quickly and ensure order in its finances.

HANOI - La police a ouvert une enquête sur un ancien ministre et ex-président d'une banque privée vietnamienne touchée par un scandale qui ébranle le système bancaire du pays communiste, a indiqué la presse officielle jeudi.

HANOI — Vietnamese police said Tuesday they were pursuing more serious charges against one of the country's top banking tycoons, whose arrest last month sent a shockwave through the nation's financial markets.

A recent report released by the NA's Economic Committee showed that Vietnam has ratios of tax revenue to GDP at 1.4-3 times higher than neighbouring countries.

Hanoi - La police vietnamienne a annoncé mercredi l'arrestation de l'ex-PDG du groupe de transport maritime Vinalines, recherché pour son éventuelle implication dans des malversations présumées ayant précipité l'entreprise au bord du gouffre financier.

After the arrest last week of the founder and chief executive of one of Vietnam’s biggest private banks sent shockwaves through the nation, rumours swirled earlier this week about which tycoons might be next.

HANOI — Vietnam arrested another top banker Thursday, state media said, widening a police probe into the communist country's banking sector which has rattled markets and triggered a run on deposits.

Vietnamese police have arrested a high-profile banking tycoon on accusations of conducting illegal business at three companies, the government and central bank said on Tuesday, reigniting concern over Vietnam's fragile banking industry.

Transparency International cite la corruption comme étant un autre obstacle à la croissance économique au Vietnam. En 2010, ce dernier était classé 116/178 selon l’Indice de perception de la corruption (IPC). Le gouvernement vietnamien a reconnu que celle-ci est un problème et a déterminé les mesures qu’il va désormais appliquer afin de la combattre.

How to measure medical corruption? Tuan Anh Nguyen, a researcher at Hanoi University of Pharmacy, believes informal payments to doctors are "a dominant factor" in high prices of the older off-patent drugs that make up the lion's share of prescriptions in many emerging markets.