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Vietnam sacks health minister amid anti-graft drive

Vietnam on Tuesday dismissed its health minister Nguyen Thanh Long, after he was accused of violating the ruling Communist Party's rules and allegedly causing losses to the state budget, state media reported.

The sacking of the minister comes amid an intensifying anti-corruption drive in the Southeast Asian country that was launched in 2016.

Dozens of senior health officials have been arrested in recent weeks...

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