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Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan hosted in Hanoi on March 27 a reception for World Bank (WB) Country Director for Vietnam Carolyn Turk, who came to say goodbye at the end of her tenure.

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Who exactly is Truong My Lan and how were her acts of corruption uncovered? Here is everything you need to know about the individual related one of the worlds biggest corruption cases.

Tycoon plans to challenge verdict on her role in biggest financial fraud case in Vietnam's history

Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced Thursday to death by a court in Ho Chi Minh city in southern Vietnam in the country's largest financial fraud case ever, state media Thanh Nien said.

Truong My Lan started life as a market trader. Now, she is accused of stealing billions.

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Truong My Lan started life as a market trader. Now, she has been convicted of stealing billions.

It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen. Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City, a 67-year-old Vietnamese property developer was sentenced to death on Thursday for looting one of the country's largest banks over a period of 11 years.