Nearly twenty Vietnamese officials appeared in court in Hanoi for a corruption trial related to repatriation flights during the COVID-19 pandemic. The defendants allegedly bribed or were bribed to secure seats on these flights, which were accessible only to citizens wishing to return home amidst strict border closures. The public loss from this scandal is estimated at around 337,000 euros, and it forms part of broader anti-corruption efforts in Vietnam that have revealed significant financial misconduct.