A Vietnamese nucleic acid testing corruption case involving a total amount of US$172 million (approximately RMB 1.15 billion) has completely torn apart the ugly inside story of how a leather bag company transformed into a model of anti-epidemic. The process of defeating the epidemic has also been exposed to the public. Vietnam’s nucleic acid reagent nest case: How did the transformation from a leather bag company to an anti-epidemic model become shattered? Let’s take a look at the birth of Vietnam’s super scam.
1. The birth of the leather bag company
In early March 2020, Vu Duc Dan, director of the Vietnam Epidemic Prevention and Control Committee, repeatedly called on scientific and technological units and companies across the country to engage in the development of testing equipment. Just a few days later, the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam announced that the nucleic acid detection kit jointly developed by Vietnam Military Medical University and a testing technology company called Viet A has successfully passed verification, and its capabilities are in line with those of the WHO. The test kits are the same? and can produce results in just over an hour.
2. Honors and doubts followed one after another
Within two years, this test kit has been used in more than 80 nucleic acid tests in China, and the company was also awarded the national level three Waiting for labor medal. As a result, after investigation, it was found that this company was just a small company with a registered capital of only 80 million Vietnamese dong (approximately RMB 24,000) and more than ten employees. It was like a white wolf with nothing, earning fame and money. In the end, The result is indeed a scam.
3. The results of high-level corruption in Vietnam
You must know, from drug approval to promotion in various places. The reason why we were able to get the green light all the way was because of layers of bribery, layers of corruption, and layers of false bidding. For example, Pham Weixian, director of the Hai Duong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Vietnam, accepted a bribe of 27 billion VND (approximately RMB 8 million) from Pan Guoyue during the test kit bidding in the past six months. This is equivalent to layer upon layer bribery by these senior executives, regardless of the life or death of the people, as long as the money is in place, it starts a closed loop of corruption.
Postscript: This is known as the largest epidemic-related case in Vietnam so far, affecting both the military and political circles and more than ten provinces. It has already led to at least 25 people being investigated, including some provincial CDCs. senior officials, affecting many government officials.