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Seminar to discuss NA’s role in corruption fight

A seminar entitled “National Assembly’s role in corruption prevention and fight” was jointly held by the NA Standing Committee and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh on August 9.
A seminar entitled “National Assembly’s role in corruption preventionand fight” was jointly held by the NA Standing Committee and theUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ha Long city, thenorthern province of Quang Ninh on August 9.

The event is part ofthe UNDP-funded project on enhancing legislative studies andinformation communication technology capacity for the Institute forLegislative Studies.

Participants discussed issues regardingcorruption prevention and fight in Vietnam, the UN Convention againstCorruption, international experiences and recommendations for Vietnam.

To raise the NA’s role in combating corruption, many delegates said thelegislature needs to improve the quality of legal documents to preventcorruption opportunities.

Its decisions on finance, economics and budget must also be practical.

According to Transparency International’s 2011 Corruption PerceptionsIndex, Vietnam ranked 112 out of 182 countries and territories.Thus, comprehensive measures are needed.

Corruption has beenrampant in such fields as land, finance-banking, capital construction,State property management and use and personnel organisation.

In response, the Vietnamese Party and State have paid due attention to fighting corruption but the outcomes remain modest.

According to Tran Quoc Luong, Government Deputy General Inspector, the corruption fight has not reached the set targets.

A s a result, it is necessary to uphold the supervision role of theNA, People’s Council, Fatherland Front, people and public opinion in thefight against corruption and wastefulness, said the delegates./.
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