VND108 trillion being recovered from anti-corruption drive in 2018The Saigon Times Daily Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at a Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption meeting in Hanoi City on January 21 – PHOTO: VNA HANOI – Inspectors and auditors proposed recovery and financial sanctions totaling nearly VND108 trillion (US$4.6 billion) and suggested holding 2,080 groups and individuals accountable for their wrongdoings related to corruption and deliberate mismanagement behaviors, heard a meeting in Hanoi today. Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong urged the relevant agencies to take more drastic and effective measures against corruption while presiding over a meeting of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption in Hanoi City on January 21. He was quoted by the Vietnam News Agency as saying that the concerned agencies should not be satisfied with their achievements. Instead, they should be … [Read more...] about VND108 trillion being recovered from anti-corruption drive in 2018
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Big cities seek to ban motorcycles from central districts
Big cities seek to ban motorcycles from central districts The Saigon Times Daily Road users are stuck in a heavy traffic jam in HCMC. Hanoi and HCMC governments look to gradually reduce motorbike traffic, and eventually ban motorbikes from central districts by 2030. – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Hanoi and HCMC governments are speeding up plans to limit motorbike traffic in inner-city areas and phase them out in the downtown area of the two cities to ease traffic jams. Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper cited a representative from the center for scientific research and training, under the Hanoi Department of Transport, as saying that the department would work out solutions in 2019 to curb the number of motorcycles entering inner-city areas. Under the center’s proposal, before terminating motorbike traffic, the Hanoi government will restrict driving zones for motorbike operation. Selected areas are required to have appropriate infrastructure and meet standards and requirements for … [Read more...] about Big cities seek to ban motorcycles from central districts
Settlement of assets with unclear origins yet to be regulated
Settlement of assets with unclear origins yet to be regulatedBy Minh Duc Le Thi Nga, head of the NA’s Justice Committee, reads out the amended AntiCorruption Law to the NA - PHOTO: QUOCHOI.VN HANOI – The National Assembly (NA) today, November 20, passed the amended AntiCorruption Law, which includes no regulations on the disposition of those assets and incomes of unclear origins that are owned by officials. With 93.2% of approval votes, the law will come into force from July 1 next year. Le Thi Nga, head of the NA’s Justice Committee, said the assets and incomes of residents, State employees and officials have yet to be closely controlled. In addition, there are no regulations on taxing assets, so it is complicated to tax or confiscate suspicious assets and incomes held by officials as earlier proposed. Further, the handling of these assets relates to the asset ownership right of citizens, stipulated in the Constitution, so it should be considered carefully, … [Read more...] about Settlement of assets with unclear origins yet to be regulated
Law-making body wraps up sixth sitting
Law-making body wraps up sixth sittingThe Saigon Times Daily National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan addresses the closing ceremony of the sixth sitting in Hanoi on November 20 – PHOTO: VNA HANOI – The National Assembly (NA) has passed the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), nine laws and the socioeconomic development and budget plans for 2019 during its sixth sitting that came to an end in Hanoi today, November 20. Addressing the closing ceremony, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan noted that the sitting completed the set agenda covering many important topics, reported the Vietnam News Agency. During the sitting, legislators elected Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong as the new State President of Vietnam. They also approved the proposal of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to install Nguyen Manh Hung as new Minister of Information and Communications. The NA adopted nine laws and debated six other bills. Most importantly, … [Read more...] about Law-making body wraps up sixth sitting
Strong storm forecast to hit south-central region
Strong storm forecast to hit south-central regionThe Saigon Times Daily Landslides destroy houses in Phuoc Dong Commune, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province. The province is forecast to suffer another storm this weekend - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - A tropical low in the East Sea is forecast to strengthen into a storm this weekend and strike south-central provinces, with the eye of the storm spotted in the waters off Khanh Hoa Province. It may be even stronger than Storm No. 8, which hit the central coastal province days ago, the local media reported, citing Nguyen Truong Son, deputy head of the office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. At a press briefing on November 19 to provide information on losses brought on by flash floods and landslides during Storm No. 8, internationally known as Toraji, Son ordered thorough preparations for the upcoming storm to cope with any impacts on the region that is still in recovery. The National Center for … [Read more...] about Strong storm forecast to hit south-central region