"The 68-year-old is now in a race for her life because the law in Vietnam states that if she can pay back 75% of what she took, her sentence will be commuted to

"The 68-year-old is now in a race for her life because the law in Vietnam states that if she can pay back 75% of what she took, her sentence will be commuted to life imprisonment." And, BTW, she appears to own enough assets. She had just refused to sell until now, arguing that a fire sale might hurt the price. So most likely, she will sell her assets now, pay back a large amount of money, and then her death penalty sentence will be changed to prison time.