HÀ NỘI - Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng told voters in the capital's Tây Hồ District yesterday that strengthening the Party and fighting corruption and wastefulness is a key, long-term task. Many resolutions adopted by the Party relate to Party building, but words must be accompanied by deeds in order to raise public trust, the Party chief said. The resolution adopted at the fourth plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee mainly focuses on how to prevent the degradation in political thought, morals and lifestyle, self-evolution and self-transformation, he noted. The most important job is to seriously observe discipline inside the Party, Trọng said, calling on the people, the National Assembly and organisations to engage in supervising Party building. He reiterated that corruption is a national disaster and Party building must be coupled with combating corruption. Voters shared the view that corruption and other bad deeds are lingering in many sectors and need to be dealt … [Read more...] about Party chief: Corruption is national disaster
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Ho Chi Minh City party chief encourages labor unions to stage strikes
The secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City wants labor unions of companies citywide to be more effective in staging legitimate strikes for workers, a request that sparked quite a debate on Tuesday. The secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City wants labor unions of companies citywide to be more effective in staging legitimate strikes for workers, a request that sparked quite a debate on Tuesday. As Dinh La Thang met with the municipal Labor Confederation chairwoman Tran Kim Yen this morning during his visit to the Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone in District 7, he challenged her with a surprise question. “Have labor unions under your confederation ever organized any successful strike?” the municipal Party chief said. Yen could not respond anything other than “Never.” Thang went on saying that if there has yet to be any successful union-backed strike to take place, the Labor Confederation “should be brave in doing so.” … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City party chief encourages labor unions to stage strikes
Former Party Chief receives 65-year Party membership badge
(VOVworld)-The General Department of Politics on Tuesday hosted a ceremony honouring former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu with the 65-year Party membership badge - a noble Party and State award for his positive contributions to national construction and defence. In his speech, Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong said that in any position former Party leader Le Kha Phieu was always loyal to the Party, homeland, and people, while being consistent in following the Party's goals and ideals, preserving the revolutionary ethnics of a Party member who has always taught and trained himself to fulfill all assigned tasks. Former Party Chief Le Kha Phieu spoke at the event: … [Read more...] about Former Party Chief receives 65-year Party membership badge
Ca Mau Party Chief Refuses to Name Bribe Giver
It's been nearly two weeks since Vo Thanh Binh, the Party chief of Ca Mau Province, surprised a meeting of the provincial party committee by suddenly producing a VND100-million bribe given to a close relative, but Mr. Binh is still refusing to name the state official who attempted to buy a promotion for himself. The incident that has the public amazed took place on April 8 around the time the committee was discussing new positions in the provincial hierarchy and noticed that some of the recommended officials were unsuitable for their proposed jobs and, in some cases, downright incompetent. Mr. Binh made the rather obvious point that, if he had accepted all the bribes offered to him, he would have received billions of dong by now. Other Ca Mau officials are working on the case and will probably reveal the name of the bribe giver soon. … [Read more...] about Ca Mau Party Chief Refuses to Name Bribe Giver
Ferry employees harass Hai Phong’s Party Chief, ferry manager dismissed
VietNamNet Bridge - The head, the deputy head, and many employees of the Binh Ferry in the northern port city of Hai Phong were dismissed or disciplined, after some ferry employees asked for money to carry the cars of Hai Phong's Party Secretary and other officials cross the Cam river. On the afternoon on November 13, Director of the Hai Phong Department of Transportation Dam Xuan Luy said he had self-reprimanded himself for letting his mobile phone running out of power during the storm Son Tinh. The Department's Deputy Director Mai Xuan Phuong also admitted reprimand for having advised Hai Phong's officials to not cross the river by ferry but by the Kien Bridge to inspect the flood and storm activities. Mr. Vu Tien Dung, Director of the Hai Phong Road Company and Mr. Tran Van Phuc, deputy director of the company, which manages the Binh Ferry, claimed self-reprimand. Mr. Tran Minh Hoang, Director of the Binh Ferry, was dismissed. Mr. Vu Dinh Toan, deputy director of the Ferry … [Read more...] about Ferry employees harass Hai Phong’s Party Chief, ferry manager dismissed