Website thediplomat.com has recently run an article highlighting that with Penny Wong’s maiden trip to Vietnam as the new Australian foreign minister, Hanoi stood out as one of Canberra’s leading priorities in Southeast Asia.
The Standing Board of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption held a meeting in Hanoi on April 27 to discuss cases that it has followed and define tasks for the time to come.
The Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee has issued Conclusion No. 12-KL/TW requesting the acceleration of investigations and handling of serious and complex corruption cases which have drawn great public attention.
The fight against corruption is far from over and it remains an arduous and fierce task, newly-re-elected Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong told a press conference announcing the results of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Hanoi on February 1.
The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam together with the UN Development Fund (UNDP) organised a scientific seminar in Hanoi on December 9 to assess corruption risks in the country’s road transport sector.
Agencies in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have conducted investigations into 114 corruption and fraud cases involving 188 people in its fight to tackle economic crime.
Voters in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh, Tay Ho and Hoan Kiem districts expressed their support for and confidence in the leadership of the Party and State, and the management of the Government during their meeting with Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on October 15.
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.
The Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption held its 14th meeting in Hanoi on August 16 to review its performance so far this year, as well as its general progress since its establishment five years ago.
The Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly will review the outcomes of the legislature’s fifth meeting and initially discuss preparations for the next sitting during its 25th session scheduled to open in Hanoi on July 11.
Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang expressed his hope that the French Anti-corruption Agency and the City Inspectorate will cooperate with each other and exchange experience in the fight against corruption.
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