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HCMC determined to reform administrative proceduresThe Saigon Times Daily Residents conduct administrative procedures in District 3 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Following remarkable achievements in administrative reforms last year, authorities at all levels in HCMC will continue efforts to make 2019 a year of breakthroughs for administrative procedure reforms, the local media reported. At a teleconference by the HCMC government on February 19 reviewing administrative reforms in the city last year and announcing plans for this year, Huynh Cong Hung, deputy director of the HCMC Department of Home Affairs, claimed up to 99.6% of local residents’ petitions were promptly addressed. This year, the city will strive to provide 30%-40% of public services online at category levels 3 and 4, allowing individuals, businesses and management units to perform administrative formalities, submit documents and receive results online, aiming to gain the satisfaction of at least 80% of … [Read more...] about HCMC determined to reform administrative procedures

Investigators prosecute six cases in DongA corruption scandalThe Saigon Times Daily Tran Phuong Binh, former general director and vice chairman of HCMC-based DongA Commercial Bank – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The Investigative Police Agency, under the Ministry of Public Security, has filed six new cases involving 10 former members at the HCMC-based DongA Commercial Bank (DAB) under various charges, as part of a broader probe into a high-profile economic corruption case at the bank, a source told Thanh Nien Online newspaper. The defendants include Tran Phuong Binh, 60, former DAB general director and vice chairman; Nguyen Thi Ngoc Van, 49, former DAB deputy general director; Nguyen Duc Tai, 51, former director of the DAB Transaction Center; and Nguyen Chi Cong, 40, former deputy head of the Credit Division at the DAB Transaction Center. The new cases involve the Danang branch of DAB paying a total sum of VND660 million as extra-contractual interest sum to the Danang … [Read more...] about Investigators prosecute six cases in DongA corruption scandal

PM approves in-principle planning adjustment in HCMCThe Saigon Times Daily A bird’s eye view of downtown HCMC – PHOTO: THANH HOA HCMC – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has given his in-principle approval for the adjustment of a general master plan for HCMC to help the city develop in a fast but sustainable manner, reported the Government news website. The prime minister called on the HCMC People’s Committee to cooperate with the relevant agencies to complete the tasks and adjustments related to the general planning process for the city. Bidding will be set up to select a competent consulting unit to handle the review, assessment and formulation of zoning adjustments. Later, the Ministry of Construction will evaluate these adjustments in line with prevailing regulations. As the economic hub of the country, the city will seek to maintain its development tempo, according to the municipal government. Therefore, the master plan must be attractive to … [Read more...] about PM approves in-principle planning adjustment in HCMC

HCMC pledges to accelerate administrative reformBy Hung Le Leaders of the HCMC People’s Committee are at the conference with grass-roots authorities on January 29 – PHOTO: MINH LY HCMC – Authorities at all levels in HCMC have stressed the need to speed up administrative reform in order to reduce troubles and offer support for local residents and businesses, and hence create a more favorable business environment. The HCMC People’s Committee held a conference with leaders of 322 grass-roots governments at the wards, communes and towns of the city on January 30. Le Tien Sy, chairman of the People’s Committee of Tan Dinh Ward in District 1, said that as the municipal government aims for 500,000 enterprises by 2020, including a plan to convert business households into firms, there must be incentives to realize the target.  A clear policy mechanism, according to him, is urgently needed to create favorable conditions for these entrepreneurs of this … [Read more...] about HCMC pledges to accelerate administrative reform

Former HCMC vice chairman gets another State asset mismanagement chargeBy Thanh Thom Former HCMC vice chairman Nguyen Thanh Tai is seen at an interview with Tuoi Tre newspaper in early 2018 – PHOTO: TTO HCMC – Nguyen Thanh Tai, former permanent vice chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee in the 2011-2015 tenure, was again charged with alleged violations of regulations on the management of State assets at a public music center. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said in a statement on its website on January 25 that the criminal case took place at the HCMC People’s Committee, the HCMC Light Music Center in District 3 under the current HCMC Department of Culture and Sports, Diep Bach Duong Real Estate Co., Ltd., and the HCMC branch of the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank). Having taken available documents and evidence into account, the Investigative Police Agency at the MPS on January 18 decided to take legal proceedings … [Read more...] about Former HCMC vice chairman gets another State asset mismanagement charge