Hanoi, Dec. 23 -- The first-instance trial of 55 defendants in a bribery case involving the Food Safety Authority (VFA) under the Ministry of Health is scheduled to commence on January 5, according to a decision issued by the Hanoi People's Court on December 22. The hearing is expected to last 10 days. Two former directors of the VFA - Nguyen Thanh Phong and Tran Viet Nga, along with two deputy heads - Nguyen Hung Long and Do Huu Tuan, and 30 subordinates, have been prosecuted by the Supreme People's Procuracy for "receiving bribes" under Article 354 of the Penal Code. Meanwhile, 21 defendants from enterprises and service providers have been charged with "offering bribes" under Article 364. According to the indictment, the VFA is a specia...