VietNamNet Bridge – Government agencies have agreed to reward individuals who have “made outstanding achievements in denouncing corruption” with up to VND5 billion (nearly $250,000) in cash.

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To enhance the effectiveness of anti-corruption tasks, Quang Ngai province will pay up to VND10 million (nearly $500) to anyone offering corruption-related information and evidence.

 Fighting corruption and recovering assets remain a big challenge for Vietnam, domestic and international experts said at a roundtable on anti-corruption measures in Hanoi on October 28.

A delegation from the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam is on a four-day visit to Singapore to share experiences in directing and managing anti-corruption efforts with Singapore’s Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau.

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According to draft regulations written by the Government Inspectorate and Ministry of Home Affairs, whistleblowers who help the state recover at least VND1 trillion ($47.6 million) due to corruption can receive a bonus of VND5 billion ($250,000).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has approved a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-funded project to enhance anti-corruption efforts in Vietnam.

The People’s Procuracy in Nhon Trach and Trang Bom district and Bien Hoa city, in Dong Nai, approved the decision to prosecute two additional public disorder cases, with an additional 39 defendants prosecuted and temporarily detained.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Corruption was still an acute problem throughout Viet Nam, Nguyen Phu Trong, Party General Secretary and Head of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption, told the first national conference on controlling the evil

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VietNamNet Bridge – The Party Central Committee's Commission for Home Affairs has vowed to strengthen efforts to report on the nation's 20 most significant corruption cases this month.

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 Thailand's anti-corruption body says it will bring charges against more than 300 politicians, mostly from the governing party, for trying to change the constitution.

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A senior Vietnamese official on Monday urged the US to remove trade barriers when receiving Deputy Assistant to the US President, Caroline Atkinson, in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Most lawmakers agreed the number of corruption cases brought before the public's eye was merely a drop in the ocean, and current anti-corruption measures were not strict enough to serve as effective deterrents.

Presenting the 2013 anti-corruption report at the NA session on Tuesday, Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate Huynh Phong Tranh said that corruption is still very serious and takes place in many localities, fields and levels.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Head of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-corruption, has decided to set up seven inspection groups to check the investigation and judgment of serious corruption cases.

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