In a significant legal ruling, a court in Vietnam sentenced Truong My Lan to death for embezzling an estimated $12 billion. Starting as a humble cosmetics saleswoman, Lan became a leading figure in Vietnam’s real estate and banking sectors during market reforms initiated in the late 1980s. Her rise culminated in acquiring control of the […]
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