Posts Tagged ‘ Money Laundering ’

Vietnam lawmakers find money-laundering bill inadequate 

November 18, 2011
Vietnam lawmakers find money-laundering bill inadequate 

  While laws on money laundering prevention are necessary in Vietnam, a bill drafted by the State Bank of Vietnam failed to clearly define laundering activities, lawmakers said at the National Assembly on Tuesday. Do Van Duong from Ho Chi Minh City said the bill needs to clarify the types of money laundering, which range from investment into hotels [...]

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US helps Vietnam combat money laundering

August 25, 2009

Experts from the US Treasury Department on Tuesday launched a four-day workshop on combating money laundering in Ho Chi Minh City for Vietnamese border and banking officials. Thirty Vietnam Customs officers and representatives from the Anti-Money Laundering Information Center at the State Bank of Vietnam were trained in detecting bulk cash smuggling and trade-based money [...]

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Eight Vietnamese arrested in China for money laundering

August 11, 2009

Chinese police have arrested eight Vietnamese and three Chinese involved in a 10 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) money-laundering operation in Fangchenggang city in Guangxi Province on the Vietnamese border. The two leaders of the gang were a Chinese and a Vietnamese national known in China as Ruan Shichai, the spokesman for the public security department [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/8

August 2, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/8

Domestic coffee price up by VND300-400 per kilo; PM gives nod to int’l border-gate city in Quang Ninh; Vietnam, Indonesia discuss sea, fishing cooperation; Programme helps raise garment industry’s competitiveness; Plan to develop rubber plantations until 2015 Domestic coffee price up by VND300-400 per kilo  The domestic price of coffee on July 31 rose by [...]

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Mayors, legislators, clergy nabbed in New Jersey corruption probe

July 24, 2009
Mayors, legislators, clergy nabbed in New Jersey corruption probe

More than 40 people, including three mayors, other elected and appointed officials and Jewish clergy were arrested in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York on Thursday in an investigation into public corruption, international money laundering and human organ marketing, authorities said. Photo taken on July 23, 2009 shows the Federal Court in [...]

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Steering Board for combating money laundering established

April 16, 2009
Steering Board for combating money laundering established

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on April 13 signed a decision on the establishment of the Steering Board for Combating Money Laundering. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung is appointed as the Head of the board. The deputy heads are the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Van Giau and a [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 4/4

April 4, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 4/4

Three Vietnamese students attend Int’l Intel Sci-tech Contest; VND78.7 billion to build enzyme-protein lab; RoK helps build primary school; More famished households escape hunger; Workshop fights money launderers 2,100 tonnes of rice supported for flood-hit peopleThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has assisted 2,100 tonnes of rice for households in nine [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/4

April 2, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/4

Vietnam introduces business opportunities in US; FPT trims targets, looks to cut costs; Vietnam’s PE bags face dumping suit in US; Vietnamese goods fair opens in Cambodia  Government steps up support for low-end real estate market Vietnam and Mozambique have agreed to focus their cooperation on agriculture and pledged to implement several projects in the [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 2/4

April 2, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 2/4

Floods this year could reach 2008’s historic levels; Former German PM talks about politics; Local business buys ambulance for poor; Border guards return $2,100 to US owners; Free check-ups for facial deformities; US university offers Vietnam US$3.5 million in scholarships Floods this year could reach 2008’s historic levels The rainy season in 2009 is expected to [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...