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Hundreds of food inspectors often start their work when Hanoi sleeps, working to ensure food safety and hygiene for consumers.

An inspection team from the European Commission’s Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries will visit Vietnam from November 5 – 14 to conduct the second review of Vietnam’s implementation of recommendations regarding illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to a Vietnamese official.

The People’s Procuracy of northern Vinh Phuc province on June 18 approved a decision on the prosecution of three inspectors of the Ministry of Construction for reportedly taking bribery while performing duties in Vinh Phuc’s Vinh Tuong district.

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.

A delegation from the Lao State Inspection Authority (SIA) had a working session with authorities in the northern province of Cao Bang on December 3, discussing experience in inspection work, corruption prevention and handling of complains and denunciation.

Permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Tran Quoc Vuong has signed to promulgate the Politburo’s Regulation No.1 outlining responsibilities and jurisdictions of inspection commissions from district-level and higher in combating and preventing corruption.

Producers and businesses are only allowed to use food additives permitted by the Ministry of Health to ensure products have no negative impacts on users’ health.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has requested the Government Inspectorate to deploy comprehensive solutions to fight corruption, detect and promptly address corruption cases.

The Government has issued an instruction on avoiding overlapping inspections carried out by inter-sectoral and competent forces such as police, customs officers and inspectors.

A month to promote workplace safety and hygiene, the first of its kind, will begin on May 1, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs revealed at a press conference in Hanoi on April 24.

The Government Inspectorate disclosed the outcomes of its activities in Q1 of 2017, noting that it found violations of economic regulations involving over 1.84 billion USD and 168ha of land.

The Department of Transport of Hanoi has asked its inspectors to stiffen punishments of violating vehicles in order to ensure traffic safety during the Lunar New Year Festival.

Hanoi police and the market watch department's inspectors have recently seized nearly 18,000 cosmetic and food products.

The Inspector Training College under the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV) opened a training course for officials from Cambodia’s Ministry of National Assembly Senate Relations & Inspection.

Transport experts proposed different measures to reduce traffic jams in Hanoi during a conference held last week by the municipal Department of Transport and the Hanoi Police.