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The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security recently began investigating three companies under the state-owned gas and oil group PetroVietnam. The companies may have tried to divert more than $5 million from a Vietnamese financial institution called O
AS IT IS 2013-06-24 Tax Havens; Corruption in Thailand Hello, and welcome once again to As It Is, our daily show for people learning everyday American English. Im Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we report on demands by some th
On Monday, Russian election officials formally barred anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny from running for president in the March 18 election. Over the past year, Navalny has launched a grassroots campaign to challenge the current president, Vlad
By Heda Bayron Cambodia's foreign aid donors gather next week to assess progress in the country's economic reforms. The World Bank warns that Cambodia risks economic stagnation if the government fails
By Ron Corben Cambodia's prime minister has told aid donor countries he will step up efforts to curb corruption in his country. Mr. Hun Sen's comments were made as donor countries and international in
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 03 September 2007 Bangladesh's military-backed administration has arrested former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on charges of corruption. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi that the heads of the country's two main politi
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Thailand's prime minister is urging national unity after ten weeks of anti-government protests in the capital. Abhisit Vejjajiva says the government has returned order in Bangkok and the provinces. In a spe
Sean Maroney | Islamabad 16 December 2009 Afghan security forces stand guard near a burnt fuel tanker in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, 04 Sep 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama has begun sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan in an effort to
Afghan President Hamid Karzai at an international conference on Afghanistan's future in Kabul, 20 July 2010 Two major highlights emerged from this week's International Donors' Conference in Kabul. The first - a 2014 timeline set by President Karzai f
India's parliament ended its winter session deadlocked over a massive corruption scandal. The government and the opposition disagree over how to investigate the allegations of graft that have erupted over the sale of telecommunication spectrum licens
Years of anger and dissatisfaction in Tunisia over corruption, joblessness and other economic woes have erupted recently. What was unimaginable two months ago has taken placeTunisia's government shattered. Now, analysts are looking at other regimes i
The name uncle watch is one of the highlights of weibo anti-corruption this year. Uncle watch, Yang Dacai, a work safety official in Shaanxi, who was sacked in September after Internet users posted photos of him wearing luxury timepieces that he coul
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 12 July 2007 An audit to enhance accountability and transparency in Nigeria's oil industry has been launched. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports that while oil firms and politicians have benefitted from oil revenues, the weal
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release from prison of Nelson Mandela, former members of the national reception committee were brought in together in Johannesburg, 04 Feb 2010, by Winnie and Zindzi to reminisce about the event of 11 February
By Daniel Schearf Irbil 13 March 2008 Iraqi officials say much work is needed to secure and restore the port of Umm Qasr in the oil-rich province of Basra. They charge criminals and corrupt officials have been working together to siphon off wealth wh
Transparency International, which is an organization based in Germany, gives 180 countries each year a score for having no corruption or very little corruption. New Zealand was top this year with a score of 9.4 out of 10. Somalia was bottom with 1.1.
The Indian government is promising to increase efforts against corruption(腐败), which has emerged as a major challenge for the country. India's president made the commitment(承诺,保证) during an address to parliament, which was stalled
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Chinese Communist Party chief, Xi Jinping has once again called for unswerving fight against corruption. His comments came during a CPC disciplinary watchdog meeting on Tuesday. Xi Jinping also said the fight against corruption is a long-term, compli
Communist Party Chief Xi Jinping has used the latest meeting of the party's discipline division to press for new mechanisms in preventing corruption. CRI's Wei Tong has more. During a disciplinary watchdog meeting of Communist Party of China on Tuesd