By Bernama,
Hanoi : Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communication has revoked seven journalists’ press cards for their alleged violation of professional operations, including two for corruption.
A decision, which was signed by Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Do Quy Doan on Friday, said Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper’s Deputy Editor-in-Chief Nguyen Quoc Phong and its Editorial General Manager Huynh Kim Sanh have seriously violated regulations on media operation and information.
Meanwhile, the Vietnam news agency (VNA) was quoted as saying that Tuoi Tre (Youth) Ho Chi Minh City newspaper’s Deputy Editor-in-Chief Bui Van Thanh and head of Hanoi Representative Office Duong Duc Da Trang, and the Khoa hoc va Doi song (Science and Life) newspaper’s journalist Tran Dinh Dung have also found guilty on the same offences.
Meanwhile, Nguoi Cao Tuoi [Elderly] newspaper’s Deputy Editor-in-Chief Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy and journalist Hoang Tuyet Oanh are facing police’s investigation into alleged charges of corruption and lack of responsibility causing serious consequences.