Hanoi: Police in Vietnam issued an arrest warrant for the brother of the country’s richest man for allegedly bribing officials in a telecoms scandal, state-run media reported, a shocking development as the communist state widens its crackdown on corruption.
A conservative leadership that came to power in the one-party state in 2016 has carried out the sweeping campaign, going after high-rolling executives once thought to be untouchable in Vietnam, one of Asia’s most corrupt countries.
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