HANOI: More than a dozen Vietnamese officials went on trial in Hanoi on Tuesday (Dec 24) for alleged corruption over repatriation flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, a scandal that saw 54 people jailed last year. The case is part of a major anti-graft drive that has led to the resignation of a president and two deputy prime ministers in a country where political changes are usually carefully orchestrated. Last year, 54 officials and businesspeople were found guilty of receiving, offering or

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