Former head of the Vietnam Food Safety Authority under the Ministry of Health Tran Viet Nga and her husband in the courtroom in Hanoi. According to the judgment, of the total amount of bribery money, Nga personally gained about VND8 billion ($304,060). The harshest sentence, 20 years in prison, was imposed on Nguyen Thanh Phong, another former head of the Vietnam Food Safety Authority. Nga was arrested just 11 months after being appointed head of the Food Safety Authority. Hoang’s bribery offenses were determined to have occurred while he was head of a division at the Food Safety Authority.

Source: Tuoitre News January 15, 2026 06:52 UTC