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Why is it that every site with a similar headline is reporting a different amount of billions? Wonder if they are all converting it differently and then using t

Why is it that every site with a similar headline is reporting a different amount of billions? Wonder if they are all converting it differently and then using the wrong countries units or something.

alephnerd 3y ago
Because most western news outlets are crap at Tieng Viet. The BBC headline is correct (as they hired a lot of Vietnamese speaking journalists, some of whom have been targeted for assasination and kidnapping by the Vietnamese govt [0]). The amount stolen was $44B. She needs to return $27B to not be executed. [0] - https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/sep/30/bbc-accused-of-endangering-world-service-vietnamese-staff https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/sep/30/bbc-accused-of...
- Suppafly 3y ago
  >The amount stolen was $44B. She needs to return $27B to not be executed. Ah, that's the context I was missing.
- josu 3y ago
  OP's article states: >A total of $12.5bn (£10bn) was embezzled, the equivalent of almost 3% of Vietnamese gross domestic product, but prosecutors said on Thursday the total damages caused by the scam now amounted to $27bn.
  - zamadatix 3y ago
    Yes, that's the point of contention being discussed. E.g. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68778636 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68778636 > My Lan was convicted of taking out $44bn (£35bn) in loans from the Saigon Commercial Bank. The verdict requires her to return $27bn
- Narkov 3y ago
  > The amount stolen was $44B. Quite funny that you forgot to denominate the currency here. As a non-US reader (we actually exist on the Internet!), it wasn't $44B in my currency. I assume it is US$ ?
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    - ikt 3y ago
      > The article was posted to an American news outlet The Guardian is British no?
      - strombofulous 3y ago
        US, UK, and Australian
  - SkinTaco 3y ago
    Imagine how insane it would sound if I went to a Ukrainian news website and insisted they label their currencies because "some of us are from America (yes we do exist!) so I don't know if this is USD or the hryvnia!" You'd tell me to pull my head out of my ass, right?
    - dbetteridge 3y ago

Why is it that every site with a similar headline is reporting a different amount of billions? Wonder if they are all converting it differently and then using the wrong countries units or something.

alephnerd 3y ago

Because most western news outlets are crap at Tieng Viet. The BBC headline is correct (as they hired a lot of Vietnamese speaking journalists, some of whom have been targeted for assasination and kidnapping by the Vietnamese govt [0]). The amount stolen was $44B. She needs to return $27B to not be executed. [0] - https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/sep/30/bbc-accused-of-endangering-world-service-vietnamese-staff https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/sep/30/bbc-accused-of...

Suppafly 3y ago
>The amount stolen was $44B. She needs to return $27B to not be executed. Ah, that's the context I was missing.
josu 3y ago
OP's article states: >A total of $12.5bn (£10bn) was embezzled, the equivalent of almost 3% of Vietnamese gross domestic product, but prosecutors said on Thursday the total damages caused by the scam now amounted to $27bn.
- zamadatix 3y ago
  Yes, that's the point of contention being discussed. E.g. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68778636 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68778636 > My Lan was convicted of taking out $44bn (£35bn) in loans from the Saigon Commercial Bank. The verdict requires her to return $27bn
Narkov 3y ago
> The amount stolen was $44B. Quite funny that you forgot to denominate the currency here. As a non-US reader (we actually exist on the Internet!), it wasn't $44B in my currency. I assume it is US$ ?
- lambdaxyzw 3y ago
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  - ikt 3y ago
    > The article was posted to an American news outlet The Guardian is British no?
    - strombofulous 3y ago
      US, UK, and Australian
- SkinTaco 3y ago
  Imagine how insane it would sound if I went to a Ukrainian news website and insisted they label their currencies because "some of us are from America (yes we do exist!) so I don't know if this is USD or the hryvnia!" You'd tell me to pull my head out of my ass, right?
  - dbetteridge 3y ago