Selangor state government

President reviews 60 years of building State governed by law (26-08-2005) President Tran Duc Luong delivers a speech. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Khang HA NOI — "The Vietnamese State attaches great importance to building the people’s administration and strengthening socialist legislation," said President Tran Duc Luong. Interviewed by the Viet Nam News Agency on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2), President Luong highlighted the historical stages of the Vietnamese nation since President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, founding the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam. "Major events in history that are of great significance become greater and greater, and more and more remarkable with time. This is also true of Viet Nam’s historical events because they opened up a new era in the Vietnamese nation’s history and were linked to all of mankind’s development," said President Luong. … [Read more...] about President reviews 60 years of building State governed by law

A block of State-owned flats in Đống Đa District.— Photo kienthuc.net Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội administration will revoke the State-owned houses from civil servants who are found to be misusing the facilities. It was part of a programme that recently got the greenlight from Nguyễn Đức Chung, chairman of the capital People’s Committee, aiming to implement thrift and anti-waste work this year, the Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper reported. State-owned houses are allotted to public officials, usually leaders of State, Government, ministries and agencies when they are assigned to certain posts or missions. Chung has ordered the authorised agencies to reclaim State-owned houses from those who have retired and are misusing the accommodation. Following the programme, Chung also asked State-owned agencies to return old buildings to the city after they have moved to new buildings. They are not allowed to lease the old buildings or give them to other agencies. … [Read more...] about Hà Nội to revoke State-owned houses

The monthly basic wage of State employees will increase from VNĐ1.39 million (US$59) to VNĐ1.49 million ($63) from July next month thanks to a resolution on next year’s State budget estimate adopted by the National Assembly yesterday.— VNA/VNS Photo Phương Hoa HÀ NỘI — The monthly basic wage of State employees will increase from VNĐ1.39 million (US$59) to VNĐ1.49 million ($63) from July next month thanks to a resolution on next year’s State budget estimate adopted by the National Assembly yesterday. Following the basic wage hike, pension, social insurance allowance and allowance for revolutionary contributors will be adjusted. The resolution assigned the Government to continue directing central and local agencies to streamline State payroll and reorganise the administrative apparatus. The portion of the State budget allocated for public units will be cut down to give priority to wage reform policy. The resolution estimates more than VNĐ1.41 quadrillion ($60 billion) for … [Read more...] about NA adopts State budget estimate

A view of the Pháp Vân-Cầu Giẽ Expressway in Hà Nội. National Assembly deputies on Wednesday agreed that detail funding allocation should be made for programmes in green growth, climate change adaptation, serious environment pollution cases and new rural area model. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The 12th National Assembly on Wednesday approved a resolution for the State budget allocation for 2019, with total budget collection to exceed VNĐ1.411 quadrillion (US$61.34 billion) and total spending to hit more than VNĐ1.019 quadrillion. The NA asked the Government to allocate funding effectively and have plans to cut or reduce funding for tardy projects along with supplementing funding for efficient projects. Funds should be allocated to programmes in green growth, climate change adaptation, serious environmental pollution cases and new rural area models. The resolution also stated how much of the central budget is allocated to each field, ministry, … [Read more...] about NA passed 2019 state budget spending

The Government Inspectorate finds many violations in housing projects developed in Hà Nội between 2002 and 2014.- Photo dantri.com.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Government Inspectorate has detected violations worth (US$69.4 million) in many housing projects developed in Hà Nội between 2002 and 2014. The violations and the poor quality of planning of residential areas were found after the inspectors checked 38 out of 204 projects. Housing plans were adjusted several times, leading to changes in the heights of buildings and land use coefficient. In particular, the arbitrary adjustment of plans affected the rulings and interests of the State, according to the inspectors’ conclusion. “This situation has led to difficulties in building a correlative urban planning for the city," Trần Hữu Lợi, head of the inspection delegation, told the Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper. These violations benefitted investors because they were not obliged to pay more land … [Read more...] about Government Inspectorate detects Hà Nội housing violations worth $69.4million

Nearly 40,000 State employees have been made redundant since 2015 as part of Party and Government efforts to downsize the number of public employees.—  Photo baogiaothong.vn HÀ NỘI — Nearly 40,000 State employees have been made redundant since 2015 as part of Party and Government efforts to downsize the number of public employees. Chief of the Ministry of Home Affairs office Vũ Đăng Minh revealed the figures at a press conference on August 21. Minh said more than 5,750 employees were made redundant in 2015, more than 11,900 employees in 2016, about 12,660 employees in 2017 and some 9,460 in the first seven months of 2018. Minh added that the number of employees made redundant in public non-business units accounted for 68.08 per cent, in administrative agencies 11.87 per cent and in commune-level agencies accounting 15.42 per cent of the total. “The ministry of home affairs is a pioneer in re-arranging and reforming its public non-business units,” he said. The … [Read more...] about 40,000 State workers made redundant since 2015

The assembly line at a FDI car manufacturer in Vietnam. Risks of friction would increase along with the benefits the country could reap from foreign investment. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam should not be too “scared or concerned” of legal disputes between the State and foreign investors, but the judicial system should be prepared to deal with such situations. The remark was made by Vũ Thị Châu Quỳnh, deputy director general of the Department of Legislation, under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) at a workshop on dispute settlement between foreign investors and recipient countries held on Friday. Amongst the concluded cases during 1987-2017, 37 per cent of cases were ruled in favour of the State and only 28 per cent in favour of the investor, she said, with the remaining either undecided or discontinued, citing the statistics by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Investor-State Dispute Settlement … [Read more...] about Việt Nam courts should be more prepared to handle foreign investor v. State investment disputes

A residence registration and administration office in the urban district Đống Đa in Hà Nội City. — VNA/VNS Photo Doãn Tuấn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Administrative reform must be transparent and concrete, and “ambiguous language” that bureaucrats can ‘exploit’ must be absolutely avoided. The order was made by the Minister, Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tiến Dũng during a meeting yesterday for the advisory council for administrative reform to outline tasks for 2018, with the participation of representatives of State agencies and the business community. As the President of the council, citing the Government’s Resolution No 1 on major socio-economic goals for the year 2018, Chairman Dũng asked the council members “to join hands” to achieve reform tasks, including cutting 50 per cent of commodities subject to special inspections. Chairman Dũng stressed that State agencies must not be duplicitous, “[You] cannot just combine three administrative procedures into one and … [Read more...] about Administrative reform must be transparent: Government Office

Quảng Ninh Province Centre for Planning, Fair and Exhibition is the common hub of exhibitions on te province's socio-economic achievements as well as the venue of domestic and international trade events. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Public Administrative Reform (PAR) Index released yesterday showed Quảng Ninh the top province in terms of administrative reform, sharing the leading position with the State Bank of Việt Nam. Meanwhile, the health ministry and planning ministry dropped rankings. The index was compiled by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA). According to the ministry, the average score of 19 ministries and ministry-level agencies in 2017 was 79.92 per cent, with no ministries scoring below the 70 per cent mark and 12 out of 19 scoring above the average level. In 2017, Việt Nam central bank scored 92.36 per cent for its efforts in administrative reforms, successfully holding on to the first place three years in a row, with a slight drop (0.32 per … [Read more...] about State Bank leads in administrative reforms; health ministry lags behind: Report

Minister and Chairman of the Government’s Office, Mai Tiến Dũng, addresses a press conference after a regular cabinet meeting held yesterday in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Bình Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Party, the Government and political apparatus as a whole is committed and determined to fight corruption, Minister and Chairman of the Government’s Office, Mai Tiến Dũng, said yesterday. He was responding to questions raised at a press conference about several economic mismanagement trials involving high-ranking officials and executives as well as leading bankers over the last two years. “It’s not just the serious and high profile cases, cases in remote areas are also investigated thoroughly and punishments handed out under the law in a transparent manner,” Dũng said. He said the Government has been guiding continued investigations into huge loss-making projects and businesses. In the context of the high-level Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) meeting set to … [Read more...] about Party, State committed to fighting corruption