Anti bribery

Việt Nam lacks necessary mechanisms to enforce provisions on bribery of foreign public officials and officials of international public organisations under the 2015 Penal Code, according to research conducted by Hà Nội Law University with support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). — Photo vietnamnet.vn HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam lacks necessary mechanisms to enforce provisions on bribery of foreign public officials and officials of international public organisations under the 2015 Penal Code, according to research conducted by Hà Nội Law University with support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The research provides case studies of laws and law enforcement efforts to curb bribery of foreign public officials in five countries – the US , the UK , South Korea , Japan and China - and applications for Việt Nam . These five selected countries criminalize bribery of foreign public officials. Sharing the research outcomes at a discussion in Hà … [Read more...] about VN must bolster anti-bribery laws

APEC 2017 a comprehensive success: Deputy PM Phạm Bình Minh Đà Nẵng Declaration stresses multilateral trade, inclusive growth 2017 APEC Ministerial Meeting Joint Ministerial Statement The 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting adopts Đà Nẵng Declaration APEC needs to bolster its leadership Delegates from 21 APEC member economies meet at the 4th Meeting of the APEC Network of Anti-Corruption Authorities and Law Enforcement Agencies in HCM City on Saturday morning. — VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp Viet Nam News HCM CITY — APEC economies are strengthening their cross-border efforts to fight money laundering and bribery cases in addition to other corruption activities, participants said at the Anti-Corruption Authorities and Law Enforcement Agencies meeting held this morning in HCM City Eighty delegates from 21 APEC-member economies discussed how to improve international cooperation in bribery cases, repatriation of fugitives, and recovery of stolen assets. … [Read more...] about APEC delegates meet for annual 4th anti-corruption meeting

The NASC asked the Government to order a review of official appointments nationwide to address voter concerns that the wrong people and/or family members were being appointed to positions where they could easily abuse their power. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Dân HÀ NỘI — Bribery in the form of giving Government officials gifts is getting more and more complicated and artful, with recipients only giving back the gifts if they’re caught, head of the National Assembly’s Legal Committee Lê Thị Nga told a session devoted to the Government’s report on anti-corruption measures. More than 1.1 million Government and State officials made asset declarations this year, but the Government only verified 77 and found three cases of violations, according to the report presented to the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) on Tuesday. Corruption has become thornier issue while local anti-corruption activities are weak, according to the report. In the report, the Government admitted that the … [Read more...] about Corruption report exposes bribery

Single-window system at the social insurance agency of Cẩm Giàng District in the northern province of Hải Dương. Promotion of cashless society and administrative reforms with a view towards higher degrees of online document and payment processing are also viewed as conducive to a more transparent and corruption-free environment. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — After years of debate, the revision of the anti-corruption law was adopted last month with near-complete approval from the National Assembly, extending the fight against rampant corruption in the country’s private sector. The decision had been widely welcomed as showing the Vietnamese Government’s commitment to creating a fair and transparent business environment as the country strives towards deeper integration into the global economy. Trần Ngọc Liêm, deputy inspector general of the Government Inspectorate, made the statement referring to a slew of new-generation trade pacts Việt Nam has signed, including the … [Read more...] about Extending anti-corruption fight to private sector enables fair business environment

PM calls for bribery case probe (06-03-2007) HA NOI — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, has requested that the Ministry of Public Security promptly investigate a case in which a director of a construction company is believed to have accepted bribes from a contractor. Dung, who is also chairman of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption, made the request as he continues to crack down on corruption amongst State officials. On February 13, the Supreme People’s Procuracy moved to prosecute Nguyen Dinh Than, director of State-owned construction company Vinaconex 10 for bribery. Three days earlier, Than had been apprehended after receiving a VND200 million kick-back from Quang Binh-based, Truong Son Consultancy Ltd. Co. — VNS … [Read more...] about PM calls for bribery case probe

Central anti-corruption committee to supervise Sagri case The Saigon Times Daily Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at a meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption on July 26 - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption will direct the investigation into the handling of violations of regulations on the management and use of State assets, causing losses at State-owned company Saigon Agriculture Incorporated (Sagri). On July 6, the Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Agency announced that it had pressed charges against the case, and detained former Sagri general director Le Tan Hung. Investigators also searched Hung’s house and office. Hung has been brought to Hanoi to be available during the investigation. Also arrested were former Sagri chairman Van Trong Dung, former deputy head of Sagri’s planning and investment division Nguyen Thanh My, and former Sagri chief accountant … [Read more...] about Central anti-corruption committee to supervise Sagri case

HÀ NỘI – The fight on corruption has been extended to those supposed to be rooting the practice out of society, after some anti-corruption officers were accused of seeking bribes. The Central Steering Committee on Corruption Prevention and Control has sent a dispatch to Party units and authorities of centrally-run cities and provinces requesting they strictly deal with corruption in anti-corruption units. They were told to replace or dismiss morally unqualified personnel and enhance inspections of anti-corruption units as directed by Party General Secretary and State President and head of the committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng. Party affairs committees of the Government Inspectorate and State Audit Office of Viet Nam must review, supplement and refine operation regulations of inspection and audit delegations. The Central Committee of the Public Security’s Party was assigned to investigate a case involving the construction ministry’s inspectors allegedly soliciting bribes during a … [Read more...] about Corruption committee acts after bribery exposed

A car worth VNĐ2.7 billion (US$118,400) was recently given to the People’s Committee of central Nghệ An Province by a construction corporation. — Photo tuoitre.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has reiterated that all ministries and central authorities act to end the practice of State-owned agencies accepting luxury cars as gifts from private firms or individuals. This was one of the steps in fighting corruption and avoiding tax exemptions given to imported vehicles, he said at a regular Government meeting. He said the ministries, sectors and state-owned agencies should strictly follow the standards and mechanisms on the use of automobiles as contained in government Decision No. 32, that was issued in 2015. He asked the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to review the total number of spare cars and allocate them to sectors and localities with real needs. The MoF has also been asked to collaborate with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Government … [Read more...] about ‘Say no to cars as gifts’: PM

Six inspectors seeking bribes identified The Saigon Times Daily Inspector Nguyen Thi Kim Anh, who led an MoC inspection team in Vinh Phuc Province. She is being temporarily detained by the provincial police investigating bribery– PHOTO: COURTESY OF VINH TUONG PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE HCMC - Six inspectors from the Ministry of Construction (MoC) involved in allegations that they sought bribes in the northern province of Vinh Phuc have been identified. Among them, two inspectors were being held at a local police station, while the others had been released. Nguyen Thi Kim Anh, 44, deputy head of the ministry’s anti-corruption division, and Dang Hai Anh, an executive at the ministry’s construction inspection division No.2, were detained for allegedly receiving bribes during a working visit of an MoC inspection team to the province. The four other suspects are Luu Van Oanh, deputy head of the ministry’s anti-corruption division, along with Nguyen Thi Kim Lien, Ung Thi … [Read more...] about Six inspectors seeking bribes identified

Infographic by Transparency International Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam ranks 107th among 180 countries and territories in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2017 released by Transparency International on Thursday, a slight improvement from the two previous years. The country scored of 35 points out of 100 on the CPI 2017. The country scored 31 in 2015 and 33 in 2016. The index ranks the 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople. It uses a scale of zero to 100, where zero is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. According to Towards Transparency (TT), the national contact of Transparency International in Việt Nam, the slight increase of the country’s CPI score for two consecutive years is a positive sign for its anti-corruption efforts. However, the score does indicate that corruption in Việt Nam’s public sector is still perceived as highly serious. TT said in 2017, with … [Read more...] about Việt Nam’s corruption perceptions index improves