Corruption

Deputy Inspector General Tran Ngoc Liem speaks at the conference (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 10th Regional Conference on Preventing and Combating Corruption in Infrastructure Projects in Asia-Pacific opened in Hanoi on December 3. The four-day event, jointly organised by the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), comprises four main events - the Business Integrity (BI) meeting, the Public Integrity Network (PIN) meeting, the 23rd Steering Group Meeting, and the High-Level Segment and High-Level Panel meetings. Addressing the BI meeting, Deputy Inspector General Tran Ngoc Liem emphasised that infrastructure development is considered the backbone of economic growth and motivation for social development, creating an important foundation for the government to provide fundamental public services for people. The growing demand on infrastructure development in … [Read more...] about Regional conference discusses anti-corruption in infrastructure projects

The enormous demand for infrastructure investment across Asia-Pacific had led to greater risks of corruption, Deputy Inspector General Tran Ngoc Liem said yesterday. Deputy Inspector General Tran Ngoc Liem speaks at the 10th regional conference on preventing and combatting corruption in infrastructure projects in Asia-Pacific that took place in Hanoi yesterday. — Photo thanhtra.com.vn He made the remarks in the opening speech of the 10th regional conference on preventing and combatting corruption in infrastructure projects in Asia-Pacific that took place in Hanoi. The four-day conference has been jointly organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam. Liem said that building and developing infrastructure was deemed the backbone of economic growth, laying the foundations for the Government to provide basic public services for the people. “Investment demand … [Read more...] about Experts gather in Hanoi to discuss anti-corruption

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (R) receives Deputy Secretary General of  OECD Jeffrey Schlagenhauf (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh hosted a reception for Deputy Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Jeffrey Schlagenhauf in Hanoi on December 6. Binh welcomed the selection of Vietnam as the host of the 10th Regional Conference on Preventing and Combating Corruption in Infrastructure Projects in Asia Pacific by the OECD in coordination with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia Pacific.   He thanked the OECD for helping Vietnam review development polices, including the investment policies in 2017 and 2018. In February this year, the two sides started the building of Vietnam’s Multi-dimensional Country Review (MDCR), which will serve the drafting of the country’s socio-economic development strategy in the 2021-2030 and the … [Read more...] about Deputy PM asks OECD to share experience in fighting corruption

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang (R) ​and Director of the  French Anti-corruption Agency Charles Duchaine. (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang has expressed his hope that the French Anti-corruption Agency (FAA) and the HCM City Inspectorate will cooperate with each other and exchange experience in the fight against corruption. At a reception for FAA Director Charles Duchaine in HCM City on January 18, the official said the partnership between the two sides is expected to contribute to socio-economic development in each country. Mang expressed his delight at the fruitful development of the Vietnam-France relations, especially after the two countries agreed to lift their ties to a strategic partnership in 2013. The relationship between HCM City and France is also developing strongly, particularly cooperation between southern metropolis and French … [Read more...] about HCM City, France cooperate in anti-corruption

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh delivered a keynote speech at a high-level session of the 10th Regional Conference of the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific, themed “Preventing and Combating Corruption in Infrastructure Projects in Asia-Pacific”, in Hanoi on December 6. In his speech, Binh said Vietnam considers infrastructure building as one of the three strategic breakthroughs to turn itself into a modern-oriented industrialised nation. To such end, he said Vietnam will focus on four tasks, including fine-tuning laws and policies, effectively using resources for infrastructure development, especially in land, construction, investment, construction, investment, bidding; pooling non-State resources for infrastructure development, especially in the form of public-private partnership; prioritising investment in national defence-security or projects that fail to call for investment; and … [Read more...] about Deputy PM addresses conference on anti-corruption initiative