Việt Nam tuần qua: Các luật sư tiếp tục bào chữa cho bà Trương Mỹ Lan, ông Nguyễn Cao Trí và các bị cáo khác
This photo taken on December 7, 2023 shows a security guard standing in front of an office building of the Van Thinh Phat group in Ho Chi Minh City. Property tycoon Truong My Lan is facing a trial in the country's biggest ever fraud case, accused of embezzling $12.5 billion by investigators after being arrested in a national corruption crackdown analysts say has hit the economy and unsettled foreign investors. Lan, chair of major developer Van Thinh Phat, is said to have swindled the cash from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) for years, leaving unsuspecting investors out of pocket and leading to hundreds to stage rare protests in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP) / TO GO WITH Vietnam-corruption-politics, FOCUS by Alice Philipson and Tran Thi Minh Ha (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN/AFP via Getty Images) Source: AFP / NHAC NGUYEN/AFP via Getty Images