Vietnam's 'Madam Nhan' graft case seeps into political sphere

Former AIC chairwoman on the run as rumors of an intraparty power struggle swirl

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Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, former chairwoman of AIC, is thought to have fled Vietnam amid a corruption probe, her whereabouts unknown since 2022. (Photo courtesy of AIC)

YUJI NITTA, Nikkei staff writer

HANOI -- Vietnam has opened up another corruption trial against Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, the businesswoman-turned-fugitive known as Madam Nhan, in a case with potential links to a power struggle within Vietnam's ruling Communist Party.

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