President Tran Dai Quang addresses the working session (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang has urgedthe State Audit to focus more on sectors and areas with high risks ofcorruption and cases of public concern, thus giving advices to authorizedagencies on how to adjust policies and legal regulation to prevent corruption.
At a working session with leaders of the State Audit onApril 13, the State leader suggested that the agency pay attention to suchareas as land use, natural resources, mining, environment and capital construction.
The State Audit should include programmes and projects usingforeign loans in its annual auditing programmes, and advise the President,Government and ministries on how to effectively use and manage foreign loans,he said.
Along with giving early alert on any arising issues relatedto fiscal, financial, credit and banking policies, the agency should also giveconsultation to the Party and State on major procurement and investmentprojects as well as the annual budget estimates, stated the President.
The State leader also requested the State Audit to speed upthe drafting of documents guiding the implementation of the Law on State Audit2015, and required ministries and localities to work closely with the StateAudit and create favourable conditions for the agency to promote its role inthe political system.
President Quang urged the audit agency to expand internationalrelations and successfully organise the 14th Congress of the AsianOrganisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) in 2018.
Last year, the State Audit conducted 276 audits and proposedfinancial corrections related to 38.3 trillion VND (1.68 billion USD), thehighest figure in 22 years of the agency’s operation. It also recommended theadjustment, supplementation, replacement and withdrawal of 150 legal documentsto prevent losses and wastefulness.
The agency re-evaluated State capital in seven enterprisesand revised up the amount by 20.8 trillion VND (917 million USD). Meanwhile, afterexamining 27 transportation BOT projects, the State Audit proposed cutting thecombined duration of toll collecting by 107 years compared to their initialfinancial plans.
This year, the agency will increase the application ofadvanced technology in its operation to improve working capacity andeffectiveness.
It will also perform well the role as a member of the ASOSAIExecutive Board, and President of the ASEANSAI’s Strategic Planning Committee forthe 2015-2017 tenure, while joining working groups of the InternationalOrganisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI).-VNA
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has asked the State Audit to focus more on the management and arrangement of human resources during the restructuring of State-owned enterprises (SOE).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) to enhance international cooperation to learn from other countries, helping improve its capacity.
The Vietnam State Audit will host the 14th congress of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) in September 2018, with major events held in four days, heard a press conference in Hanoi on March 31.
Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou valued the cooperation between the State Audit Organisation of Laos and the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV).
Vietnam’s Ambassador to Brazil and Bolivia Bui Van Nghi has led an embassy delegation to attend official events marking the 200th anniversary of Bolivia’s Independence Day.
Party General Secretary To Lam met with members of the Vietnam Innovation Network in Korea (VINK) and Vietnamese experts living and working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Seoul on August 10 as part of his state visit to the RoK.
In an interview with Korean media on the occasion of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to the RoK, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the visit demonstrates Vietnam’s strong resolve to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the RoK, with the aim of fostering greater political trust, closer strategic coordination, more substantive and comprehensive cooperation, and stronger bonds of friendship between the two countries' people.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Government Party Committee, attended the 4th Party Congress of the EVN Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 tenure on August 10, directing EVN to ensure power supply to meet the country’s development demands with double-digit growth set for the coming years.
Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Seongnam Air Base in Seoul on August 10 afternoon (local time), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Korea from August 10-13.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly departed from Hanoi on August 10 morning for a four-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), which is made at an invitation of RoK President Lee Jae Myung.
As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
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.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
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.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
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.
President Tran Dai Quang addresses the working session (Photo: VNA) 
