Concerns over Lao Cai potential corrupt land grabNational Assembly deputies have raised concerns about how senior officials in Lao Cai Province apparently benefited from a land auction four years ago. The 2,700 square metre land plot belongs to top provincial officials in Lao Cai ProvinceLuu Binh Nhuong, a National Assembly deputy from Lao Cai Province, said that the 2,700 square metre land plot, which is located at a very favourable location in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, belongs to top provincial officials. Lao Cai should hold an official press conference on the case,” Nhuong added. Vu Xuan Cuong, vice chairman of Lao Cai People’s Council, claimed the auction of the plot was totally lawful. Earlier, the land plot was the river bed.

Source: VietNamNet News May 26, 2017 10:07 UTC