Ex-politburo member faces second graft trial Vietnam

A former politburo member went on trial in Vietnam Monday in his second corruption case this year, as the communist state continues its public crackdown on powerful figures in politics and business accused of graft.Dinh La Thang, who was also the former head of state-run oil giant PetroVietnam (PVN), is already serving a 13-year jail term for a previous conviction for corruption.The new trial sees him accused of approving a $35 million investment of state funds in Ocean Bank in 2008 without the