The first-instance trial for ex-Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and nine accomplices, slated for on July 7, was postponed due to the absence of three defendants and many people with related interests and obligations.

Ex-Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and nine accomplices are set to be brought to trial on January 7 for violations at the ministry and in Ho Chi Minh City that caused losses of some $118 million.

The People’s Court of Hanoi will hold a first-instance trial for ex-Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang on January 7, 2021.

The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on December 2 decided to expel former Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade and former member of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Party Civil Affairs Committee Ho Thi Kim Thoa from the Party.

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