HANOI: A court in Hanoi on Monday (Dec 16) opened proceedings against two former Vietnamese information ministers charged with corruption, a charge which in the country carries the death sentence.
Nguyen Bac Son, 66, who served as information minister from 2011-2016, was charged with "violating the regulations on management and use of public investment capital" and "taking bribes," according to the indictment published by state media.
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