LookAtVietnam – Prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed early retirement for Doan Van Kien, chairman of the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Group (Vinacomin).

Vinacomin’s chairman Doan Van Kien.

Party inspectors propose coal and minerals group chairman be sacked

The announcement was made by the government office chairman Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a press conference on October 30. Phuc explained that Doan Van Kien had sent his resignation to the Prime Minister.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Le Duong Quang will temporarily chair the Vinacomin management board.

The Vietnamese media recently reported that Kien permitted the company where his young brother worked as deputy director to exploit coal illegally. A subsequent Central Inspection Committee investigation agreed that Kien had made mistakes in his role.

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