Vietnam arrests high-profile beverage executives as graft campaign widens


HANOI, April 11 (Bloomberg): Vietnamese police have arrested two more high profile business leaders as the country’s anti-corruption campaign continues to widen.

Tran Qui Thanh, founder and CEO of Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Group, and his daughter Tran Uyen Phuong were arrested Monday on charges of illegally appropriating property, according to a statement on the public security ministry’s website. The allegations relate to real estate projects in Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai province.

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