In the first half of this year, inspectors in Vietnam found land violations valued at 31.149 trillion VND (1.35 billion USD) and covering 3,432ha after conducting nearly 77,000 inspections, the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam announced on July 22.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has praised the Government Inspectorate’s efforts to clarify wrongdoings in several high-profile corruption cases that drew public attention in 2019.
Enterprises with key industrial products asked Hanoi to further cut the administrative procedures and set up an official legal consultancy when they met local Department of Industry and Trade on October 9.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will conduct annual inspections on a number of State and private businesses in different sectors, including those involved in petroleum, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and multi-level marketing.
The Government Inspectorate held a teleconference in Hanoi on July 27 to review its performance in the first six months of 2018 and set out tasks for the last half of the year.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has requested the Government Inspectorate to deploy comprehensive solutions to fight corruption, detect and promptly address corruption cases.
Hot issues regarding inspection and the settlement of complaints and denunciations were major topics of a press conference hosted by the Government Inspectorate in Hanoi on July 22.
The Government Inspectorate detected four corruption cases involving six people with a combined monetary value of 3.1 billion VND (139,500 USD) in the first three months of 2016.
The Government Inspectorate is proposing imposing more stringent asset penalties for and the consideration of the responsibility of legal entities involved in corrupt acts to enhance deterrence.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked for strengthened coordination to ensure the strict implementation of laws related to corruption prevention.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged the inspection sector and
leaders of ministries, agencies and local governments to improve the
reception of citizens in order to better deal with complaints and
petitions.
The Government Inspectorate detected the misuse of over 9 trillion VND
(428 million USD) and 183 ha of land in the third quarter of this year,
the agency told a press briefing in Hanoi on October 23.
The Government Inspectorate will carry out six major inspections in the
third quarter of this year, heard a conference on the sector’s tasks for
the second half of the year in Hanoi on July 16.
The Central Steering Committee for Corruption Prevention and Fight
convened its fifth meeting in Hanoi on July 9 under the chair of Party
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
The Government Inspectorate announced the conclusion of eight economic
inspections, detecting the misuse of over 1.173 trillion VND (55.7
million USD) and 401 ha of land in the first quarter of this year.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung highlighted anti-corruption as one of the
Government Inspectorate’s priorities in 2014 at a teleconference in
Hanoi on January 8.
The Government Inspection service will focus on settling the 63 acute
and outstanding problems detected by the inspectors during their
missions from 2008 to 2012.