A former deputy director of the Department of Foreign Affairs in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang has been sanctioned for a number of wrongdoings. The inspection commission of the municipal Party Committee confirmed on Tuesday that Mai Dang Hieu, ex-deputy director of the city’s foreign department, had been given a warning for his multiple offenses. Hieu, 45, was also the deputy head of the representative office of the Da Nang Department of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo, Japan. The former official’s violations include improper manners in communication, failure to fulfill duties, acting beyond authority, violating regulations on duties of Party members when working abroad, and breaking the law on land. According to previous reports, one of Hieu’s violations arose from the fact that he let his wife, Nguyen Thi Lu Trang, contribute 51 percent of the charter capital in a joint-venture with a Japanese business. However, Trang never contributed anything. In addition, Hieu broke the law on land to hand over the use of local land plots to foreign people. The former official also interfered in the operation of Chef Meat Vietnam, a Japanese-invested company, which is beyond his power. As a Party member, Hieu used his official passport for wrong purposes and did not submit reports after his overseas business trips as per regulations. As an official of the city’s foreign affairs agency, Hieu displayed inappropriate manners and did not fulfill his missions, which upset the Japanese Ambassador in Vietnam. The wrongdoings are serious and have affected the… [Read full story]
Multiple officials disciplined in Trinh Xuan Thanh scandal Minh Duc HANOI – The Central Inspection Commission at a recent meeting proposed disciplining multiple senior officials and organizations for involvement in the scandal of Trinh Xuan Thanh who is facing an international arrest warrant over massive losses of VND3.3 trillion at a company which he once led. According to a notice on the meeting published by the Vietnam News Agency on December 1, the officials face disciplinary measures for their responsibility for receiving, transferring and appointing Thanh and some other officials without respecting the rules, procedures and norms. They include former…... [read more]
Officials disciplined over bus subsidy irregularities Le Anh By Le Anh - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – Many officials at the HCMC Public Passenger Transport Management and Operation Center under the Department of Transport have been disciplined over irregularities in commuter bus fare subsidies. The most serious infringement involves the bus routes serving students and workers with losses put at over VND3.7 billion. According to a conclusion by the Inspection Commission of the HCMC Party Committee early this month, Le Hai Phong, director of the center, Van Cong Diem, deputy director of the center, and Nguyen Tien Thinh, head…... [read more]
Many officials in Vietnam are facing disciplinary actions after their violations in the recruitment and appointment of personnel were revealed by central inspectors this week.The offenses were announced by the Central Inspection Committee of the Vietnamese Party during its meeting on December 12 and 13.The first provincial leader to have been put under the microscope was Ngo Van Tuan, vice-chairman of the People’s Committee in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa.Tuan violated regulations of the Party and state on the organization of personnel between October 2010 and November 2015, when he was the director of the provincial Department of Transport.In…... [read more]
The Vietnamese Prime Minister has ordered the Ministry of Transportation to discipline the officials responsible for building 37 ODA-funded bridges in the rural south after central inspectors found faulty construction causing several bridges to crack and sink. The Government Office also said on Thursday that PM Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the construction ministry to build and amend building regulations, construction project costs, and supervision requirements. He also instructed other competent agencies to compile laws on ODA management of construction, and the finance ministry to verify any financial wrongdoings committed by the project commissioner in the project. According to the…... [read more]
The Central Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam has disciplined many officials found to be responsible for a severe marine pollution incident caused in April 2016 by Formosa on the central coast. A notice was issued last week over the disciplinary measures following the 13th session of the commission. The Party committee of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in the 2011-2016 term is found to irresponsible in their leadership, which led to the ministry and some individuals violating regulations on environmental protection related to the Formosa Ha Tinh steel project. Nguyen Minh Quang, former member of…... [read more]
