Anti corruption agreement

At the 16th congress of the Executive Committee of HCMC Party Committee of the 11th tenure (2020-2025) The launching ceremony was part of the 16th congress of the Executive Committee of HCMC Party Committee of the 11th tenure (2020-2025) chaired by Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen opened on August 17. Attending the meeting was Chairman of the People’s Committee of the city Phan Van Mai, Vice Secretaries of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Hieu and Nguyen Ho Hai, Chairwoman of the HCMC People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le. Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen speaks at the meeting. The launch of the HCMC Steering Committee for Corruption and Negative Phenomena Prevention and Control affirmed the Party and State's determination, tasks and missions of preventing and combating corruption among officials, Party members and public servants, the city’s Party Chief said. The Party committees and authorities at all levels have to … [Read more...] about Anti-corruption work needs people’s support, supervision: HCMC Party Chief

During the first six months of 2022, anti-corruption authorities at all levels took disciplinary action against 295 Party members for corruption, 117 more than in the same period last year. Vietnam has gradually created a solid legal framework to make corruption impossible. General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: VNA General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong gave the remarks during the 22nd meeting of the Central Steering Committee for prevention of corruption and wrongdoings on August 17. According to Trong, who also serves as the head of the Committee, the authorities have taken a comprehensive and consistent approach in drafting regulations against corruption within the Party and the State. “New changes have been made to revise the Party and the State’s regulations to better adapt to the current situation,” he noted. Trong called for the … [Read more...] about Vietnam finalizes legal framework to make corruption impossible: Party chief

Justice Ministry's regular press conference (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Justice is considering the application of lighter sentences for corruption criminals who pay back money and assets, according to Deputy Director General of the General Department of Civil Judgment Enforcement Nguyen Thang Loi. Speaking at the ministry’s regular press conference in the second quarter of the year, Loi said this is not a new point of view. He cited the Resolution of the third session of the 10th-tenure Party Central Committee as saying that it should focus on recovering corrupt assets, apply leniency for those who commit crimes but have a sincere attitude, have compensated for damage or addressed economic consequences, and cooperated well with authorities. The resolution also asked for more research to amend the criminal law towards more leniency for those who give or receive bribes but voluntarily declare and return their assets before being detected, and stressed … [Read more...] about Justice Ministry considers leniency for corruption criminals willing to pay up

Chairing the 22nd meeting of the central steering committee for corruption and behavior prevention and control in Hanoi on August 17, Trong also requested the submission of regulations regarding power control to the Politburo for approval towards fighting corruption in inspection, supervision, Party discipline enforcement, audit, investigation, prosecution, trial and enforcement of judgments, law-building, use and management of public finances and assets, and press and media activities. He also ordered the investigation, prosecution and trial of cases under the watch of the committee, striving to finish investigations of 14 cases, prosecuting 20 others, holding first-instance trials for 25 cases and appeal trials for five others later this year. Twenty-one other cases, including Viet A Technologies JSC, FLC Group, Tan Hoang Minh Group, the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department, and AIC Group, must also be clarified, he said. The leader called for attention to promptly completing … [Read more...] about Party chiefs call for improved institutions to fight corruption

A type of cashless payment (Photo: VNA) Another member of the Committee, Hoang Van Cuong, voiced that the law amendment must ensure anti-corruption. With that in mind, any transactions worth over VND100 million (US$4,275) must be done via a bank, and real estate purchases must be carried out in a cashless way. Functional agencies then only need to carefully monitor money sources of banks and compare these data with the self-declaration of subjects when necessary. He stressed that this strict regulation can also prevent money laundering and control inflation. As to real estate transactions, Pham Van Thinh from Bac Giang Province proposed that the draft law should force the input of the real value of these transactions on corresponding contracts, besides cashless payment. Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai admitted that it is a huge workload to review all of the content of the draft law in just one meeting. He then asked that related agencies cooperate with … [Read more...] about Vietnam to release strict regulation on cashless payment

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has weathered the pandemic storm through a combination of strong yet flexible state leadership that won the confidence and trust of citizens, rapid and nimble response, and innovative use of technology, James Borton of the School of Advanced International Studies under Johns Hopkins University wrote in AsiaGlobal Online . According to the expert, in early 2020 when the COVID-19 broke out, few expected Vietnam , a country with almost 100 million citizens and recognised as one of the youngest and fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia, to emerge as a successful model for pandemic preparedness and response. He quoted Prof. Vu Thanh Van of the Academy of Journalism and Communication in Hanoi as saying that effective policy communication and implementation led to public trust in the government and resulted in citizens’ support for and compliance with the government’s policy. The public trust in Vietnam’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam makes firm steps in post-pandemic recovery: expert