The National Assembly continues the question-and-answer (Q&A) session on June 5 with the ministers of construction, transport, and culture, sports and tourism answering queries about issues within their remit.
State-owned Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has paid 415 billion VND (17.8 million USD) to reacquire a 75 percent stake in Quy Nhon Port JSC, which it had sold illegally to Hop Thanh Investment & Mineral JSC without the Government’s approval.
The Government Inspectorate on May 24 announced a 35-day probe of the controversial electricity price hike.
Politburo member and Minister of Public Security General To Lam, who is also deputy head of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption, has lauded efforts of the Finance Ministry’s Party committee in the reclamation of assets in corrupt and economic cases.
Government inspectors will investigate the latest power price increase by 8.36 percent to 1,864 VND (8.03 US cents) per kWh from March 20 following concerns among the public.
The UN Development Programme and the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam jointly held a consultation workshop in Hanoi on March 28 on a report on the use of a new tool - the Provincial Anti-Corruption Assessment (PACA) index to assess anti- corruption work in provincial state agencies in Vietnam.
Retired government officials will not be allowed to found, own or run private companies in areas under the jurisdiction and management of their former posts for at least six months after retirement, heard a conference in Hanoi on March 27.
The UN Development Programme coordinated with the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV) to hold a consultation workshop in Hanoi on March 27 on a draft decree guiding the implementation of the anti-corruption law, which will take effect on July 1 this year.
The Hanoi Inspectorate on March 25 confirmed it would continue investigating violations related to forest land use and management in the city’s Soc Son district after releasing its initial conclusions on the violations last week.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked for stronger efforts from sectors to promote macroeconomic stability and control inflation towards fostering sustainable and comprehensive economic growth.
Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong received visiting deputy head of the Anti-Corruption Department of the Russian President Alexander Anikin in the city on February 20.
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh hosted a reception for Alexander Anikin, Deputy Head of the Anti-Corruption Department of the Russian President in Hanoi on February 18.
Vietnamese Government Inspector General Le Minh Khai received and held talks with Alexander Anikin, Deputy Head of the Anti-Corruption Department of the Russian President, in Hanoi on February 18.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a meeting in Hanoi on January 16 that reviewed the inspection sector’s performance last year, noting that they have greatly helped with the fight against corruption.
The People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City convened its 12th session on December 4 with the attendance of Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan.
National Assembly (NA) deputies discussed a report on the settlement of citizens’ complaints and petitions in 2018 as well as others on the verification of the report and the results of supervision over the handling of complaints and petitions that citizens sent to the NA this year, on November 14 as part of their ongoing sixth session.
The number of petitions and denunciations in 2018 increased by 11.8 percent compared to last year and the number of cases rose by 4.7 percent, said the Government’s report on the settlement of complaints and petitions delivered by Inspector General Le Minh Khai to the National Assembly in the morning of November 14.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lauded the Ministry of Transport (MoT) for pooling social resources in public-private partnership (PPP) projects, including those under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model.
