Vietnam $28m stock pump-and-dump trial opens

FLC property and airline founder accused of 'sky-high' price manipulation

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Vietnam's Bamboo Airways Chairman Trinh Van Quyet applauds near an Airbus A321 aircraft at a ceremony at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi on Jan. 16, 2019.  © Reuters

LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writer

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam started the trial Monday of a property and airline mogul accused of stock manipulation worth 723 billion dong ($28 million), part of a national corruption crackdown that has toppled top political and business leaders, including a woman on death row.

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