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This Vietnamese Property Tycoon Is Facing Death Penalty For World's Biggest Bank Fraud — All About It
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This Vietnamese Property Tycoon Is Facing Death Penalty For World's Biggest Bank Fraud — All About It

ABP News  

A Vietnamese real estate tycoon is at the centre of the largest bank fraud in global history, facing a death sentence for embezzling billions of dollars. The Case That Shook Vietnam Truong, once the chairwoman of Van Thinh Phat Group and one of Vietnam’s wealthiest figures, was convicted earlier this year for secretly controlling Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank, the …

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One of Vietnam's high-profile political prisoners refused amnesty. Prison guards forced him on a plane anyway
2 months, 3 weeks ago

One of Vietnam's high-profile political prisoners refused amnesty. Prison guards forced him on a plane anyway

ABC  

For almost 16 years Tran Huynh Duy Thuc sat in a Vietnamese prison waiting for freedom. "By default, I became an important supporting act for the president's visit to the US," Mr Thuc wrote on Facebook. According to a spokesperson for the Vietnamese embassy in Australia, the decision to grant amnesty for the prisoners was made by Mr Lam in …

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Vietnamese real estate tycoon, already sentenced to death, faces trial on new charges
3 months ago

Vietnamese real estate tycoon, already sentenced to death, faces trial on new charges

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The second trial for Vietnamese …

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Vietnamese billionaire tycoon found guilty of defrauding stockholders, sentenced to 21 years
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Vietnamese billionaire tycoon found guilty of defrauding stockholders, sentenced to 21 years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A prominent Vietnamese business tycoon …

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India offers $300 million loan to build up Vietnam's maritime security, saying it is a key partner
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India offers $300 million loan to build up Vietnam's maritime security, saying it is a key partner

The Independent  

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Rights groups urge Thailand not to extradite Vietnamese activist, saying he’s at risk if sent home
6 months, 1 week ago

Rights groups urge Thailand not to extradite Vietnamese activist, saying he’s at risk if sent home

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Human rights groups urged Thailand on Thursday not to extradite a Vietnamese activist detained in Bangkok, saying he could be at risk if handed back to Vietnam. In the June 7 video, provided to The Associated Press by Kannavee Suebsang, a Thai opposition lawmaker who is active in human rights issues, Bdap said he had “absolutely nothing to …

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Truong My Lan: All you need to know about Vietnamese tycoon sentenced to death
8 months, 1 week ago

Truong My Lan: All you need to know about Vietnamese tycoon sentenced to death

Hindustan Times  

HANOI, Vietnam — A Vietnamese real estate tycoon was sentenced to death Thursday in the country's biggest ever financial fraud case, a shocking development that underlines an intensifying anti-corruption drive in the southeast Asian nation. Lan was born in 1956 and started out helping sell cosmetics with her mother, a Chinese businesswoman, in Ho Chi Minh city’s oldest market, according …

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Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon to death in its largest-ever fraud case
8 months, 1 week ago

Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon to death in its largest-ever fraud case

LA Times  

Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death by a court in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam in the country’s largest financial fraud case ever, state media outlet Vietnam Net said. The 67-year-old chair of the real estate company Van Thinh Phat had been charged with fraud amounting to $12.5 billion — nearly 3% of …

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Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to death in country's largest fraud case
8 months, 1 week ago

Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to death in country's largest fraud case

ABC  

​ In short: Vietnamese real estate developer Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death in the country's largest ever fraud trial. Vietnamese real estate developer Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death in the country's largest ever fraud trial. Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death over the country's largest-ever financial fraud case. …

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A Vietnamese property tycoon accused of embezzling $12.5 billion begins her trial
9 months, 2 weeks ago

A Vietnamese property tycoon accused of embezzling $12.5 billion begins her trial

Associated Press  

HANOI, Vietnam — Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan faces the death penalty in a trial that began Tuesday over alleged fraud amounting to $12.5 billion — nearly 3% of the country’s 2022 GDP and Vietnam’s largest financial fraud case on record. The 66-year-old chair of the real estate company Van Thinh Phat allegedly used “thousands of ghost companies,” paid …

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From hashtags to hospitality: Are L.A.’s influencer-backed restaurants worth the hype?
1 year, 1 month ago

From hashtags to hospitality: Are L.A.’s influencer-backed restaurants worth the hype?

LA Times  

A YouTube cooking series paved the way for social media star Anwar Jibawi and his mom, Amal, to open Anwar’s Kitchen, a brick-and-mortar restaurant in downtown. Conceived by Jing Gao, founder of modern Chinese food brand Fly by Jing, and Stephanie Liu Hjelmeseth, an established fashion and beauty content creator, Suá Superette is a Sichuan grab-and-go marketplace that’s bringing Chinese …

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‘The Accidental Getaway Driver’ roams into emotional territory. I reported the real thing
1 year, 2 months ago

‘The Accidental Getaway Driver’ roams into emotional territory. I reported the real thing

LA Times  

I remember when I first got the call that three violent prisoners had escaped the Men’s Central Jail in Orange County. “Is Little Saigon on alert?” the breaking news editor asked about Southern California’s capital of Vietnamese expats. Dustin Nguyen, left, and Hiep Tran Nghia in the movie “The Accidental Getaway Driver.” In the opening scenes, cabbie Long Ma — …

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Jeezy opens up on depression and emotional toll of poverty
1 year, 2 months ago

Jeezy opens up on depression and emotional toll of poverty

LA Times  

Jeezy has long rapped about his experiences growing up around drug dealing and street life in his childhood community in Georgia. “I learned that vulnerability is power — I thought something was wrong with me, ‘cause you’re thinking, ‘I come from poverty, this is how it is,’” Jeezy said Monday on the “Tamron Hall Show.” “I didn’t understand trauma and …

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Jeannie Mai says she’s been taking a break after Jeezy split to ‘disconnect’ and ‘heal’
1 year, 2 months ago

Jeannie Mai says she’s been taking a break after Jeezy split to ‘disconnect’ and ‘heal’

LA Times  

Jeannie Mai says she is trying to heal after her split from rapper Jeezy. “The Real” co-host Jeannie Mai appears to be taking a break from social media after her split from rapper Jeezy. Food How to eat pho: A Vietnamese food crawl with Jeannie Mai Jenkins For this installment of The Crawl, our celebrity food crawl series, Jeannie Mai …

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How Barbie sparked the latest geopolitics tussle between China and Vietnam
1 year, 4 months ago

How Barbie sparked the latest geopolitics tussle between China and Vietnam

Hindustan Times  

For a doll, Barbie has had her fair share of controversies for promoting regressive gender roles, a particularly unhealthy kind of body shape, and consumerism. The map showed the “nine-dash line”, the imaginary border on the South China Sea, which China waves to make expansive claims over nearly 90% of the resource-rich waters of the maritime region: It is a …

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Vietnam says homosexuality ‘not a disease’ in win for gay rights
2 years, 4 months ago

Vietnam says homosexuality ‘not a disease’ in win for gay rights

Al Jazeera  

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Phong Vuong was preparing for the launch of a campaign advocating for the legalisation of gay marriage when he heard that the government had decided that homosexuality was “not a disease”. “It is something that we never thought would have happened, let alone coming from the most trusted source for medical information in Vietnam …

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The best Vietnamese coffee in Little Saigon? Try these new cafes
2 years, 11 months ago

The best Vietnamese coffee in Little Saigon? Try these new cafes

LA Times  

The coffee beans at Phin Smith are imported from Vietnam and roasted in Garden Grove. Though not all Vietnamese coffees are created equal, many of them do share a rather unexpected trait — the vast majority of “Vietnamese coffee” in America is not made using beans from Vietnam, despite the country being the world’s second largest producer of coffee. “I’ve …

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‘Taliban is not the North Vietnamese army’: Biden comment resurfaces as US evacuates citizens from Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Taliban is not the North Vietnamese army’: Biden comment resurfaces as US evacuates citizens from Afghanistan

The Independent  

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Amnesty International: Hackers attacking Vietnam dissidents
3 years, 10 months ago

Amnesty International: Hackers attacking Vietnam dissidents

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amnesty International says it has …

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