More Repatriation Flight Arrests
While real estate takes a beating
Good afternoon! Welcome to the latest subscriber-only edition of the Vietnam Weekly, once again focused on the latest developments related to the anti-corruption/anti-graft campaign. We’re rolling into the end of the year with no let-up in big stories, a trend that will continue into 2023.
I’ll publish another one in two weeks and then take a holiday break. You can subscribe to receive that and all future editions for US$5/month or US$50/year below. (New subscribers also get access to all previous exclusive articles.)
We’ll start with another round of arrests in the sprawling repatriation flight scandal before moving into some private-sector updates and more international coverage of this campaign's impact on governance and the economy.
The Flight Scandal
On Sunday, we learned that seven people, including two former diplomats, are under investigation for corruption related to organizing flights for Vietnamese nationals to return to Vietnam while the borders were closed during the first two years of the pandemic.