Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed a dispatch No.724/CD-TTg dated June 17 on strengthening measures to prevent negative and corruption behaviours in public service. Corruption cases have recently been found in the areas of customs, tax, and market management and even in inspection teams in some localities, ministries and sectors, he said. He asked ministers, heads of ministry-level and government agencies, chairmen of the people’s committees of centrally-run cities and provinces to seriously follow the Party’s resolutions and directives on anti-corruption, directions of the Party General Secretary and head of the Central Steering Committee on Corruption Prevention and Control, the government, the Prime Minister on the effort. Heads of the ministries, agencies and localities must hold responsibility to the Party and State for any negative or corruption cases in their units, consider the fight … [Read more...] about Prime Minister asks to increase corruption prevention
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Steering committee requests strictly dealing with corruption
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Central Steering Committee on Corruption Prevention and Control has sent a dispatch to Party units and authorities of centrally-run cities and provinces requesting strictly dealing with negative and corruption behaviours in anti-corruption units. Accordingly, they were required to replace or dismiss unqualified personnel in terms of moral virtues, enhance inspection over anti-corruption units as directed by Party General Secretary and State President and head of the committee Nguyen Phu Trong. Party affairs committees of the Government Inspectorate and State Audit Office of Vietnam must review, supplement, and refine operation regulations of inspection and audit delegations. The Central Committee of the Public Security’s Party was assigned to promptly verify and investigate a case involving the Construction Ministry’s inspectors allegedly soliciting money during a working trip in Vinh Tuong district, Vinh Phuc … [Read more...] about Steering committee requests strictly dealing with corruption
Over 220 trillion VND invested in Mekong Delta’s infrastructure
An aerial view of the Mekong Delta (Illustrative photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Over 890 projects in infrastructure with total investment of 221 trillion VND (9.43 billion USD) are being carried out by in the Mekong Delta by 898 businesses from Ho Chi Minh City, according to statistics of the municipal People’s Committee. The projects are mainly in building infrastructure for transport connection, industrial parks and residential areas; along with in other areas like agriculture, industry, river protection and waste treatment. HCM City has signed cooperation agreements with 13 Mekong Delta localities to help them fully tap investment resources and promote their advantages in the socio-economic development, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen. The cooperation also aims to offer more chances for investment market expansion and enhancement of human resources capacity, meeting local demands on socio-economic development. In … [Read more...] about Over 220 trillion VND invested in Mekong Delta’s infrastructure
Fisherman rescued after suffering a suspected stroke at sea
The patient was immediately hospitalised and received treatment at a local hospital. The centre received an SOS message from a fishing vessel owned by Bui Van Nghia of Binh Chanh commune, Binh Son district, Quang Ngai province at 16:00 on June 15. In the message Nghia said that a crew member named Le Thao, 56, was suffering a stroke. At the time, the ship was fishing in the waters of Hoang Sa, also known as the Paracel Islands. GM_EN_PC_ARTICLE_Native_ads Upon receiving news of the incident, the MRCC co-operated with Danang’s 115 Emergency Center to instruct the other crew members on how to provide care for Thao. GM_EN_PC_ARTICLE_Inpage_Banner After noticing the seriousness of Thao’s condition, a team from the MRCC, along with medical staff of Hospital 199 under the Ministry of Public Security, arrived aboard the vessel just in time to save the man’s life and transfer him to Danang for further treatment. … [Read more...] about Fisherman rescued after suffering a suspected stroke at sea
Vietnamese restaurant chain Alagi finds foothold in RoK
A corner of the Vietnamese restaurant chain Alagi in the RoK (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – The Vietnamese chain Alagi has opened its second restaurant in Seoul this June, after the first one has gained popularity among locals. Inaugurated on June 11, the restaurant lies in Seodaemun district and serves some 150 guests on a daily basis. According to founder Doan Ngoc Quang, the first Alagi restaurant opened in Dongdaemun district in September 2018, serving 120 – 150 eaters daily on average. Quang said the chain aims at promoting Vietnamese cuisine among Korean food lovers. He hoped that his restaurants will grow to compete against Vietnamese food chains run by Koreans. Talking to the Vietnam News Agency, Quang said after obtaining his master degree from the Kookmin University, he decided to stay in Seoul and started the business. His initial survey of the market showed that most of Vietnamese restaurants here are operated following Korean models or are … [Read more...] about Vietnamese restaurant chain Alagi finds foothold in RoK