The High-level People’s Court in Hanoi on October 10 started hearing appeals of defendants in the case related to “abusing position and power to appropriate assets” at the State-run Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin).

Former Chairman of the State-run Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) Nguyen Ngoc Su was sentenced to 13 years in prison for the charge of “abusing position and power to appropriate assets” at a first-instance trial yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ship model test basin, once expected to be the largest one in Asia, and one of the biggest technology projects developed by Vinashin, has been shelved because of tmmismanagement.