Van Thinh Phat
Vietnam court upholds death sentence for property tycoon
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan (R) looks on at a court in Ho Chi Minh city on Dec. 3, 2024.
A Vietnamese court upheld the death penalty on Tuesday for a property tycoon in a multi-billion dollar fraud case, but said her life could still be spared if she paid back three quarters of the assets she embezzled.