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Vietnamese authorities have detained Deputy Agriculture Minister Hoang Trung and three others in an expanding corruption investigation centred on durian exports to China, Vietnam's largest agricultural market.
Vietnam is strengthening oversight of its durian export certification system after a corruption investigation uncovered bribery and fraudulent practices. The moves aim to protect the country's billion-dollar fruit export sector and maintain market access to China.
Vietnam has detained its Deputy Minister of Agriculture Hoang Trung on bribery charges as part of a sweeping corruption investigation centred on illicit durian exports to China, with authorities uncovering alleged abuse of official positions.