Appeals court upholds three life sentences in pandemic repatriation scandal

Appeals court upholds three life sentences in pandemic repatriation scandal

The Hanoi court of appeals has upheld life sentences for three people found guilty of receiving the largest bribes in repatriating Vietnamese citizens from foreign countries during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Woman gets life sentence for $18 mln bank fraud

Woman gets life sentence for $18 mln bank fraud

The Hanoi People’s Court on Friday handed down a life sentence to a 39-year-old woman for fraudulently appropriating more than VND430 billion ($18.28 million) from three banks and a number of individuals.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Real estate firm Alibaba chairman sentenced to life in prison

Real estate firm Alibaba chairman sentenced to life in prison

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court sentenced Nguyen Thai Luyen, chairman of Alibaba Real Estate JSC, to life in prison on Thursday for fraudulently appropriating property.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Death-row prisoner looks to resurrect business: my land assets worth billions now

Death-row prisoner looks to resurrect business: my land assets worth billions now

Lien Khui Thin was one of the most well-known entrepreneurs in Vietnam in the 1990s. He was sentenced to death in 2000 in the major Epco-Minh Phung scam. The sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 2003 and he was freed in 2009 under an amnesty program to become an entrepreneur again.

Executive Talk - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Bank tycoon gets extra 10-year prison sentence

Bank tycoon gets extra 10-year prison sentence

Tran Phuong Binh, handed life imprisonment in 2018 for big losses at creditor Dong A Bank, had 10 years added to his sentence Monday for lending violations.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

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