Who is Truong My Lan? The Vietnamese tycoon facing death penalty in $12.5 billion fraud trial

Truong My Lan, a 67-year-old Vietnamese property business tycoon, faces the death penalty by a court in Ho Chi Minh City for a 12.5 billion banking fraud, which constituted the biggest financial crime Vietnam has ever seen. The entire scam amounts to $27 billion, which is almost 6% of the country’s 2023 GDP. Who is […]