The number of suspended cases was 9,622, and theremaining are in the process of settlement.
The outstanding cases that were tried during the year included the smuggling andcounterfeiting of seals atVN Pharma Joint Stock Company; the breach oflending regulations of credit institutions at Oceanbank; the intentional violation of State regulations on economic management causing serious consequences at the Vietnam ConstructionBank; and the wrongdoings at PetroVietnam and its subsidiary PetroVietnamConstruction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC).
Speaking at the event, Chief Justice ofthe Supreme People’s Court Nguyen Hoa Binh said many new regulations havebeen applied at courts, including the new layout in the court room, newcostumes of judges, and new principles of litigation.