Since the beginning of the year, Party committees and inspection commissions at all levels have disciplined more than 330 Party organisations and 9,600 Party members. The Party Central Committee and its Politburo, Secretariat, and Inspection Commission disciplined 23 officials under Party Central Committee management, including six prosecuted cases.
Party General Secretary To Lam, who is also head of the Central Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Phenomena, chaired a conference in Hanoi on December 11 to evaluate the country’s anti-corruption combat throughout the 13th National Party Congress’s term.
While acknowledging progress in the work, the PM pointed out a number of shortcomings, emphasising that corruption, wastefulness, and negative phenomena have continued to pose threats to the survival of the Party and the regime.
The Vietnam News Agency secured a B Prize for the special Mega Story on combating land wastefulness - streamlining the apparatus by the team Vo Manh Hung, Nguyen Hoai Nam, and Doan Minh Anh, published on the VietnamPlus e-newspaper.
It is necessary to to boost publicity, transparency, and accountability in public services; promote the application of science, technology, and digital transformation; and foster integrity education among officials, Party members, and the public, said standing members of the Central Steering Committee on Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Phenomena.
In the first half of 2025, the Party Central Committee, and its Politburo and Secretariat issued over 100 documents on Party building and the prevention and control of corruption, wastefulness, and other negative phenomena. The National Assembly amended several articles of the 2013 Constitution, and passed 38 laws and 45 resolutions.
The Government Inspectorate held a meeting in Hanoi on March 31 to release the findings of its investigation into the construction of Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Friendship Hospital’s second facilities.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has stressed that wastefulness reduction should become an automatic and daily practice. He also urged ministries, sectors, agencies and localities to develop their own action plans for wastefulness prevention and control, while promoting their solidarity and creativity in the work.
Wastefulness in Vietnam manifests in various forms, causing serious consequences, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated while chairing the first meeting of the Steering Committee for Wastefulness Prevention and Control in Hanoi on February 25.
Wastefulness remains popular, causing serious consequences: PM
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered comprehensive reports on delayed investment projects and those with challenges so as to craft measures to remove the bottlenecks.
The Vietnamese Government is aiming for the drastic, concerted and effective implementation of solutions to practice thrift and combat wastefulness in 2025 as outlined in its newly-issued comprehensive programme on these works.
The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has officially launched a probe into six individuals at the Saigon Jewellery Company Limited (SJC) for the charges of embezzlement and abuse of positions and power while performing duties.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed a decision to establish the Steering Committee for Wastefulness Prevention and Control on December 17.
In his article "Fighting Wastefulness," Party General Secretary To Lam emphasised the need to realise that combating wastefulness is a fierce battle against "internal invaders." This fight holds a position equal to the fight against corruption and negative behaviors, contributing to enhancing the Party's strength.
After 40 years of reform, Vietnam stands on the threshold of a historic opportunity to enter a new era of national development. To seize this chance, mobilizing resources and unlocking public strength are critical.
Directive No. 27-CT/TW, which has recently been issued by the Politburo regarding the enhancement of the Party’s leadership over thrift practice and wastefulness prevention, has received strong support from public opinion to effectively fight wastefulness at its root, an evil that is as harmful to society as corruption.
