HANOI: Vietnam fired a deputy minister of public security on Wednesday for allegedly aiding a fugitive spy, as communist officials extend their unprecedented anti-corruption drive to the powerful security sector.

The one-party state has jailed former officials—mostly linked to the state oil sector— along with dozens of bankers and businessmen as part of a widespread campaign to weed out graft in one of Asia's most corrupt countries.

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