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Will FLC & Bamboo Air Survive?

Corruption scandals hit aviation, highways, and beyond

Oct 31, 2023
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FLC’s sprawling resort outside of Quy Nhơn.

On to the news.


There’s never a bad time to discuss recent developments in the anti-corruption campaign, which rumbles on with seemingly endless energy (and targets).

Today’s issue covers:

  • Official charges in the FLC Group scandal and Bamboo Airways’ deep financial troubles

  • What’s going on with VietJet?

  • More charges in absentia for AIC

  • Criminally unsafe expressways

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