Who's Next?
While graft arrests pile up
Good afternoon! Welcome to the latest subscriber-only edition of the Vietnam Weekly, continuing the twice-monthly updates on the ever-expanding tendrils of the anti-corruption campaign. You can upgrade to a paid subscription to read all future exclusive articles and the newsletter archive for US$5/month or US$50/year below.
On to the news.
A Grab-Bag of Detentions
The past two weeks have featured plenty of corruption-related news, but it’s been scattershot, meaning no particularly dramatic developments in the cases I’ve been covering here.
Before going through the various updates, I want to touch on this Nikkei Asia story about Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính’s recent visit to Singapore. The focus is on agreements related to renewable energy between the two countries, but the reporting includes some tantalizing pieces of information.