Vietnamese authorities are expected to finalize the prosecution and trial of 21 serious cases of corruption and economic misconduct in 2018, the Vietnam News Agency has reported. The 13th session of the Central Steering Committee on Corruption Prevention and Control, chaired by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, was held in Hanoi on Monday. Speaking at the gathering, General Secretary Trong said that the fight against corruption should be intensified this year, with “higher determination, perseverance and efficiency.” The Vietnamese Party chief hailed anti-corruption efforts in 2017, which he claimed had made a “good impression and strengthened public trust.” “Court trials have become more transparent, democratic, and in accordance with the current law. The sentences have been strict yet very humane,” Trong said. Disciplinary actions were taken at over 300 Party organizations, while more than 18,600 Party members were sanctioned for various infractions, of whom 700 were penalized for corruption and deliberate violations of state regulations. Delegates at the meeting. Photo: Vietnam News Agency There were, however, several limitations to the process, including the sluggish conclusion of inspections and ineffective anti-corruption methods, the leader continued. There were also issues in coordination between different agencies, which led to problems including the escape of suspects. Regarding tasks set out for 2018, Trong suggested that the Central Steering Committee on Corruption Prevention and Control speed up the refining of mechanisms on socio-economic management and anti-corruption, while launching a campaign to raise public awareness of the law, and filtering… [Read full story]
During the 13th session of the Central Steering Committee on Corruption Prevention and Control in Hanoi on January 22, the Party chief, who is also head of the committee, lauded achievements in the effort in 2017, saying these have strengthened public trust. A number of legal documents on administration decentralisation, personnel appointment and rotation were issued while inspection and supervision were strengthened, thereby proposing reclamation of trillions of VND to the State budget. The committee launched eight groups to inspect investigation and prosecution of serious and complicated economic and corruption cases that caught public concern in 20 localities. Inspectors, auditors, ministries and…... [read more]
Nguyen Phu Trong, 71, has been re-elected as Vietnam's Communist Party chief. Photo: Thanh Nien Vietnam’s Communist Party has announced the official list of 19 members of the Politburo, the Party’s decision-making body, as the 12th National Congress concluded on Thursday. The congress also officially announced that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has been re-elected for a second term. Trong, born April 14, 1944, is the oldest member of the Politburo in the next five-year term. Other members include Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Tong Thi Phong, both chairwomen of the National Assembly and Truong Thi Mai, chairwoman of the…... [read more]
Party chief of Vietnam Nong Duc Manh will pay an official visit to Japan in the near term at the invitation of Prime Minister Taro Aso, the Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee's external relation bureau said on April 13. According to the Japanese foreign ministry, Party chief Manh will tour Japan April 19-22 and hold a courtesy visit to Emperor Akihito and talks with PM Taro Aso to discuss investment, trade, ODA for Vietnam. Manh visited Japan for first time in 2002. Manh's visit this time is arranged after two months Japan officially resumed ODA loans for Vietnam. Japanese…... [read more]
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Nong Duc Manh, will pay an official visit to Australia and New Zealand soon, the CPV Central Committee's Commission for External Relations announced September 3. Party Chief Manh will make his tour at the invitation of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key. The announcement, however, gave no details of Manh's trip. Trade between Vietnam and Australia rose 21% from a year ago to US$5.6 billion in 2008. Trade between Vietnam and New Zealand, however, still remains modest, standing at only US$313 million last year. (The…... [read more]
The leader of Vietnam's Communist Party is to visit South Korea next week, the Vietnam News Agency said Thursday. The agency said that Communist Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh would visit Seoul from November 14-16, the first party chief to visit in 12 years. South Korean news agency Yonhap quoted South Korean presidential spokesman Cheon Ho-seon as saying that "Notably, Manh will explain the outcome of his visit to North Korea in October." Vietnam has diplomatic ties with both Koreas and Manh, who has been Party chief since 2001, received a red-carpet welcome in Pyongyang from leader Kim Jong-il…... [read more]
