Anti-corruption requires tireless efforts: top leader
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on July 26 called for stronger determination and actions and continuous efforts to confront corruption.
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Party GeneralSecretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on July 26 called for strongerdetermination and actions and continuous efforts to confront corruption.
Speaking at a meeting of the Central Steering Committee on Corruption Preventionand Control in Hanoi, the top leader stressed that speeding up the combatagainst corruption is urgently needed as it reflects aspirations of both peopleand the Party.
Inspections and audits must be transparent, he said, emphasizing the need to completethe settlement of pending cases, deal with shortcomings and pay more attentionto key areas.
Trong, who is also head of the committee, touched upon the upcoming all-levelParty congresses and noted that those showing signs of corruption anddegradation in political ideology and morality should not be included in thecontingent of Party committee members.
The key anti-corruption tasks in the next phase cover land, money laundering,investment, personnel work and equitisation of State-owned enterprises, hesaid, asserting the central task is preparations for the all-level Partycongresses.
The leader lauded better coordination and high consensus between concerned agenciesas well as the performance of the committee, which, he said, has devisedorientations for the work.
He, however, pointed out limitations in the combat regarding appraisal and thepoor performance of some localities, and asked the committee to keep a closer watchon anti-corruption in the localities.
In the first six months of this year, localities launched legal proceedingsagainst 176 corrupt cases with 425 people involved, up 13.5 percent in casesand 32.8 percent in the number of the involved year-on-year.
Since the beginning of this year, all-level Party committees and inspectioncommittees issued disciplinary measures against 123 Party organisations and7,923 Party members, of whom 256 involved in corruption, or 21 more than thesame period in 2018.
Inspection and audit agencies proposed reclaiming and settling over 61.39trillion VND (2.63 billion USD) and 142 hectares of land, and imposingadministrative fines on 692 collectives and many individuals.
In the remaining six months, the committee required that “petty” corruptionmust be dealt with efficiently and investigations into 28 cases should bewrapped up, among others.-VNA
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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 strictly dealing with negative and corruption behaviours in anti-corruption units.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed a dispatch No.724/CD-TTg dated June 17 on strengthening measures to prevent negative and corruption behaviours in public service.
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The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
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The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
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Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the emulation and commendation work is a vital driver, fostering patriotism, dedication, and collective momentum in the run-up to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, Party congresses at all levels, and the 14th National Party Congress.
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Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 attended the first congress of the Party Organisation of Tay Ho ward of Hanoi for the 2025–2030 term, during which he called for fresh momentum to turn the ward into a model that takes the lead in all fields.
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The ASEAN flag-hoisting ceremony is observed by the 10 ASEAN member countries on August 8 every year, aiming to spread and promote the ASEAN identity and affirm the determination to unite and cooperate for the common aspiration of long-term peace and prosperity of Southeast Asian countries under the common roof of the ASEAN Community.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong highlighted ASEAN’s nearly six decades of development, during which the region transformed from division to harmony, from confrontation to cooperation, and from poverty to dynamic growth, becoming a global bright spot for regional cooperation.
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) 
