Corruption

Strict punishment serves as a deterrent to others, Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong has said. Vietnam is moving into the next phase  in the fight against corruption and bribery, which is to ensure that officials do not dare, are not able and have no desire to commit corruption. Vietnam Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong at the meeting. Photos: Le Hai General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong stressed the view during a meeting between National Assembly deputies of Hanoi with voters in districts of Ba Dinh, Dong Da, and Hai Ba Trung today [June 23]. The event took place on both online and offline platforms, with over 1,220 voters representing those from all 55 wards of the three districts. Referring to the ongoing quest against corruption and bribery, the Party chief stressed the determination to carry out the process in a persistent, resolute, and humane manner. “The disciplinary process against the officials in … [Read more...] about Vietnam moves to next development phase in combating corruption: Party chief

Held at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam's hall with online participation from eight central units, including the Party's Central Inspection Commission and ministries of Public Security and National Defense, and 63 cities and provinces, the event gathers around 81,000 delegates. The conference, the biggest ever on Vietnam's anti-corruption campaign, aimed to evaluate the actual results of fight against corruption and other negative activities, limitations and weaknesses in the past 10 years and after more than a year of implementing the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress that was issued last February. At the same time, it will indicate the causes, draw lessons from experience and set out key tasks and solutions in the coming time. After the discussion, Party's General Secretary Trong, head of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption, will give a concluding speech. According to a report by the Central Committee for Internal Affairs, the … [Read more...] about Vietnam reviews corruption fight at biggest conference ever

The national conference in Hanoi on June 30 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Politburo held a national conference in Hanoi on June 30 to review the fight against corruption and negative phenomena during 2012 - 2022 and identify orientations for the work in the time ahead. The hybrid event saw the presence of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, head of the Central Steering Committee for Corruption and Negative Phenomena Prevention and Control; President Nguyen Xuan Phuc; Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; along with key officials of central agencies and the 63 localities. At its fifth session in May 2012, the 11th-tenure Party Central Committee decided to establish the National Steering Committee for Corruption Prevention and Control under the Politburo which is chaired by the Party General Secretary so as to ensure comprehensive leadership over the corruption combat nationwide. On September 16, 2021, the Politburo issued Regulation No. 32-QD/TW that expands the … [Read more...] about National conference reviews 10-year corruption fight

At a conference reviewing 10 years of the anti-corruption campaign, Trong said fighting corruption has become a trend that cannot be reversed, and the movement is supported by the people, authorities and acknowledged by the international community. The fight against corruption has helped socio-economic development, maintained political stability and strengthened national defense, he asserted. Trong also said the results of the anti-corruption fight have refuted claims that the fight is an "internal conflict." "There has never been a time when anti-corruption efforts have been so strong, coordinated, relentless, proper and effective," he said. However, there are still certain challenges in detecting corruption and resolving its consequences, for example recovering assets. The fact that corruption often occurs among those with the power and position to do so means "all powers need to be tightly controlled through mechanisms. "The more power one has, the more responsibility one … [Read more...] about Anti-corruption fight an irreversible trend: Party chief

Speaking at a national conference held in Hanoi to review the 10-year combat against corruption and negative phenomena, the Party leader also said fighting corruption is a critically important but also extremely difficult and complicated task that requires resolute, persistent, continuous, and unceasing efforts from all levels and in all sectors and areas. He emphasized that in the combat, it is a must to steer clear of subjectivity and hastiness but adamantly deal with corruption, patiently conduct education, management and deterrence to prevent corruption, while staying vigilant and fighting against hostile forces’ plots that take advantage of the corruption fight to sabotage the country’s Party, State and political system. The General Secretary underlined the necessity to strongly combine prevention with the proactive detection and timely and stringent settlement of acts of corruption, noting that to boost prevention, it is important to perfect regulations and policies on … [Read more...] about Vacuums, loopholes must be filled in to prevent corruption: Party leader

Professor Hirofumi Takada, Vice Chairman of the Japanese National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies , speaks to the Vietnam News Agency's correspondent. (Photo: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnam’s development of a national database on assets and incomes is a great stride towards the formation of an effective mechanism against corruption, Professor Hirofumi Takada , Vice Chairman of the Japanese National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, has said. national database on assets and incomes , aiming to promote digitalisation and modernisation in management. anti-corruption law, Government Decree 130/2020/ND-CP dated October 30, and regulations on coordination among income and asset control agencies. VNA … [Read more...] about Japanese professor lauds Vietnam’s development of national database on assets, incomes