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What to know about the Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to death in fraud case
Apr 11, 2024

What to know about the Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to death in fraud case

A Vietnamese real estate tycoon was sentenced to death in the country’s biggest ever financial fraud case, underlining an intensifying anti-corruption drive in the southeast Asian nation...

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What to know about the real estate tycoon sentenced to death in Vietnam's largest fraud case
Apr 11, 2024

What to know about the real estate tycoon sentenced to death in Vietnam's largest fraud case

A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been sentenced to death in the country’s biggest ever financial fraud case...

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Trial opens in Thailand for the son of Spanish actors over the killing of a Colombian surgeon
Apr 9, 2024

Trial opens in Thailand for the son of Spanish actors over the killing of a Colombian surgeon

Thailand’s court is opening its trial of the son of Spanish actors accused of killing and dismembering a Colombian surgeon on a popular tourist island...

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Jailed former Malaysia premier Najib Razak seeks to serve remaining sentence under house arrest
Apr 4, 2024

Jailed former Malaysia premier Najib Razak seeks to serve remaining sentence under house arrest

Malaysia’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak is seeking to serve the rest of his prison term under house arrest, two months after his graft sentence was halved...

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Hong Kong leader says prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release
Mar 26, 2024

Hong Kong leader says prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release

Hong Kong leader John Lee says prisoners convicted for serious national security crimes will not likely be granted early release under the tightened rules of a new national security law, signaling a h...

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China hands down terms of life to 8 years for sports officials convicted of taking bribes
Mar 26, 2024

China hands down terms of life to 8 years for sports officials convicted of taking bribes

The former president of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison amid a wide-ranging crackdown on sports corruption...

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Singapore's first ministerial corruption case expands with new charges against ex-transport minister
Mar 25, 2024

Singapore's first ministerial corruption case expands with new charges against ex-transport minister

Singapore’s first ministerial corruption case has expanded with more charges being filed against a former transport minister...

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Former Filipino congressman accused of masterminding a governor's murder is arrested in East Timor
Mar 22, 2024

Former Filipino congressman accused of masterminding a governor's murder is arrested in East Timor

Philippine officials say a former Filipino congressman accused of masterminding the killings of a provincial governor and several others has been arrested in East Timor and will be deported...

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Indonesia to deport Japanese man accused of role in $90 million investment fraud
Mar 12, 2024

Indonesia to deport Japanese man accused of role in $90 million investment fraud

A Japanese man accused of helping to run a $90 million investment scam will be sent home after four years on the run, Indonesian authorities said Tuesday...

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Hong Kong court affirms landmark sedition conviction for pro-democracy activist
Mar 7, 2024

Hong Kong court affirms landmark sedition conviction for pro-democracy activist

Criticizing laws or chanting anti-government slogans can be enough to jail someone for sedition in Hong Kong, an appeal court ruled Thursday in a landmark case brought under a colonial-era law increas...

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