PM highlights press’s role in fighting corruption

The fight against corruption and wastefulness is an important task of the entire Party and State in the Party building work and the country's socio-economic development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
PM highlights press’s role in fighting corruption ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (third from right) and the winners of press awards for the fight against corruption and wastefullness."(Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The fight against corruption and wastefulness is animportant task of the entire Party and State in the Party building work and thecountry's socio-economic development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

There is no forbidden zone in the fight, the PM said while addressing a ceremonyfor the press awards for the fight against corruption and wastefulness heldin Hanoi on August 15.

Under the direction of the Party and State led by General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong, the fight has been accelerated drastically and achieved positiveresults, he said.

“A lot of organisations, cadres, Party members, including senior officials ofthe Party, State and arm forces have been strictly handled in accordance withthe State regulations regardless of who they are,” Phuc said.

He said it is necessary for journalists to promote their roles and beprofessional in finding information on wrongdoings. Attention should be paid todetecting loopholes in legal frameworks, policies and mechanisms which can be ahotbed for corruption, negative phenomenon and abuse of power, he added.

Reporters from Tuoi Tre Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh (HCM City Youth) newspaper, Lao Dong(Labour) newspaper, the Voice of Vietnam and Vietnam Television have won thetop prizes at the national press contest promoting the fight against corruptionand wastefulness in the country.

The four prize-winning reports and documentary were selected from 1,002 entriesof four types of media - print, online, radio and television - from variousnews and media outlets nationwide.

The organising board also presented nine second-place winners and 10 thirdplace prizes for work in print, online, television and radio broadcastcategories.

It is the second time the Vietnam Journalists’ Association has cooperated withthe Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front to organise such acontest which aims to emphasise the role of the press in the anti-corruption movement. - VNA
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