Vietnam's deputy FM arrested over pandemic flight bribe scandal

(From left)Tô Anh Dũng, Phạm Trung Kiên and Vũ Anh Tuấn have been arrested for allegedly taking bribes. — baotintuc.vn

HANOI (AFP): Vietnamese police arrested the country's deputy foreign minister on Thursday (April 14) for allegedly receiving bribes connected to a repatriation flight programme during the pandemic, officials said.

In recent months the communist nation has ramped up an anti-corruption drive, targeting government officials and business people.