The press conference was co-chaired by General Auditor of Vietnam cum Chairman of ASOSAI for the 2018-2021 term, Ho Duc Phoc, and ASOSAI Secretary General, Hu Zejun, Auditor-General of China’s National Audit Office. SAV Deputy Auditor General Doan Xuan Tien gave a briefing on the outcomes of the ASOSAI 14 Assembly, saying that ASOSAI 14 drew around 400 delegates and 400 domestic and foreign guests. The 7th Symposium themed “Environmental Auditing for Sustainable Development” — one of the most important issues on the agenda — has fulfilled its task to build a common forum for participants to share their knowledge and experience and proposed solutions to effectively carry out environmental audits in the aim of realizing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mr Tien said that as the host of ASOSAI 14, the SAV becomes the ASOSAI Chair for the 2018-2021 tenure, which offers an opportunity for the SAV to affirm its … [Read more...] about ASOSAI 14 closing: towards sustainable development and creativity
ASOSAI 14 offers bright prospects for all members
At the session, 41 members of ASOSAI elected five members to the Governing Board and two members to the Audit Committee for the 2018-2021 tenure. Accordingly, the Governing Board includes 21 SAIs; Vietnam, China, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Japan, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Kuwait, Russia, Nepal and Bangladesh, while the the Audit Committee comprises two SAIs – Turkey and Kazakhstan. A meeting of the 52nd Governing Board recognized the Economic Cooperation Organisation Supreme Audit Institutions (ECOSAI) as an observer of ASOSAI and approved Palestine’s SAI as the 47th member of ASOSAI. Particularly the ASOSAI 14 Assembly consented on proposed actions and adopted the Hanoi Declaration, an important official document of the ASOSAI 14 Assembly, which aims to convey the most important message of the 14th ASOSAI and the organisation’s ideas and proposals for public audits to regional and global communities. The Hanoi Declaration affirms ASOSAI’s … [Read more...] about ASOSAI 14 offers bright prospects for all members
Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich active in France
With the signing of the joint vision statement on defense cooperation for the 2018-2028 period between the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense and the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, the Vietnam-France defense cooperation will take a new step forward in line with the two countries’ strategic partnership, meeting the cooperation needs of the two sides and making active contribution to developing the cooperation ties between the two countries in an intensive and comprehensive manner. The People’s Army Newspaper would like to introduce a number of photos of General Lich during the visit. Defense Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich and French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly at the signing ceremony of the joint vision statement on defense cooperation for the 2018-2028 period General Ngo Xuan Lich on his visit to the War College in Paris General Ngo Xuan Lich is briefed on the information about Army Museum during his … [Read more...] about Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich active in France
Two detained following deaths at music festival
Two detained following deaths at music festivalThe Saigon Times Daily Two people were detained following deaths at the Autumn Music Gala called “Trip to the Moon” PHOTO: VGP HCMC - Hanoi City Police on September 21 detained Le Thai Son, director of A Chau Connected Agency which organized a music festival in which seven people died and five others were hospitalized in critical condition due to drug overdoses. Son was accused of violating regulations on safety in mass gatherings, and must take responsibility for the seven deaths at the festival. Also, Bui Manh Duy, 19, a resident in Hanoi, was taken into police custody for allegedly soliciting others to illegally do drugs at the concert, reported Thanh Nien newspaper. Duy gathered a group of 15 young people to pool their money to purchase 10 ecstasy pills, along with marijuana, to use at the music festival. On September 17, investigators from the Hanoi Police prosecuted the case of illegally using drugs and … [Read more...] about Two detained following deaths at music festival
Japan-invested projects in HCMC increase twofold in five years
Japan-invested projects in HCMC increase twofold in five yearsBy Thanh Hoa Vice Chairman of the HCMC government Le Thanh Liem and Kawaue Junichi, Consul General of Japan in HCMC, pose for a photo with artists at the 45th anniversary celebration - PHOTO: THANH HOA HCMC – The city saw the number of Japan-funded projects double in five years, from 570 projects in mid-2013 to some 1,200 in 2018, Le Thanh Liem, Vice Chairman of the HCMC government, said on September 21 at a ceremony marking the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan. The projects financed by Japan in HCMC accounted for 47% of the total overseas investment projects in Vietnam, including the East-West Avenue, Metro Line No.1 and the water environment improvement project. Japan has provided more than US$4 billion for HCMC-based projects to date. Besides this, the trade revenue between HCMC and Japan in 2017 generated more than US$5 billion, making up 16% of the … [Read more...] about Japan-invested projects in HCMC increase twofold in five years