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Top leaders of Vinh Phuc province detained over bribery charges

The Police Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Public Security on March 8 prosecuted and detained two top leaders of Vinh Phuc province over bribery charges.

Officials make payments in exchange for commutation of sentences

In corruption cases, the amount of compensation payments can be very large. In many cases, only at the last minute do defendants accept to pay compensation if their sentences are commuted.

Court sector tries 279 corruption cases in 2019

The court sector tried 279 corruption cases, including serious ones such as MobiFone’s purchase of Audio Visual Global JSC (AVG) and Phan Van Anh Vu’s abuse of power to appropriate assets, in 2019.

Supervision of inspectors must be increased to avoid bribery

Vu Quoc Hung, former deputy head of the Inspection Commission of the Party Central Committee, talks to Khoa Học & Đời Sống (Science and Life) newspaper about the construction inspectors recently accused of taking bribes

President requests serious handling of economic, corruption cases

 President Tran Dai Quang asked the Supreme People’s Court to seriously deal with major criminal cases, especially those regarding economic activities and corruption, during a teleconference held in Hanoi on January 9. 

Asset recovery remains low

 VietNamNet Bridge – Asset recovery in civil lawsuits, particularly those relating to major economic corruption, remains low as authorities have found it difficult to verify the financial status of defendants, 

Investigators asked to uncover economic, corruption cases

  Investigator should focus on bringing into light major economic and corruption cases that have caught public concerns, President Tran Dai Quang said.

Recovering corrupt assets a struggle

VietNamNet Bridge – Dinh Van Minh, Deputy Director of the Government Institute for Science and Inspection, spoke to the newspaper Tien Phong (Vanguard) about possible changes to the 2005 Anti-Corruption Law.

Few assets returned in most corruption cases

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government Inspectorate of Viet Nam released a UNDP-supported report yesterday (July 29), detailing why corrupt asset recovery is the least effective anti-corruption programme in the country.

Media should report corruption cases in a responsible manner

 VietNamNet Bridge –The press should ensure that the information they reveal in corruption cases is objective and accurate,

Party to report on mega corruption

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.

National Assembly: Corruption still on the rise

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.

Confidence drops in anti-corruption fight

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly (NA) deputies yesterday (Sept 18) raised concerns over fading confidence in the Government's measures to fight against corruption.

Gov’t inspectors report corruption cases in first quarter

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the first quarter of the year, government inspectors conducting a check of administrative offices have uncovered 14 corruption cases involving 37 offenders.