President gives judicial reforms positive review

The implementation of Politburo Resolution 49-NQ/TW on the Judicial Reform Strategy up to 2020 over the last five years has brought many positive results, said President Nguyen Minh Triet. It has helped to strengthen public trust in the leadership of the Party in terms of investigation and prosecution, he added.

The President was speaking at the 24th working session of the Central Judicial Reform Steering Committee in Ha Noi yesterday, May 30.

However, a major shortcoming that has emerged over the last five years was the lack of sufficient training among judiciary officials to meet people's expectations.

Investment in infrastructure and equipment in judicial offices is still insufficient and courts and the people's procuracy lack offices.

Triet said corruption was still a problem. He called on relevant agencies to address the issue.

Regarding the establishment of a Judicial Institute, the President said that aside from the training institute, the courts and procuracy should run more on-the-job training courses for officials.

A representative of the Central Judicial Reform Steering Committee said awareness among officials of the role of judicial agencies had improved. The number of unjust verdicts had also decreased markedly.

However, the implementation of several tasks in the strategy had yet to take place.

Relations with Laos party inspection bodies promoted

Lao People's Revolutionary Party General Secretary and State President Choummaly Xayasone yesterday, May 30, received Ngo Van Du, head of the Vietnamese Party's Inspection Commission, who was on a three-day visit to Laos to cement ties between the nations' inspection bodies.

The Lao Party leader congratulated Viet Nam for successfully organising the 11th Party Congress and the 13th National Assembly election, as well the nation's socio-economic achievements.

Du briefed the host on the outcomes of co-operation between the two inspection bodies of the two Parties. He said the Vietnamese delegation had learnt a lot from the way the Lao Party's inspection agency worked.

On Sunday, the two bodies signed an agreement to promote co-operative ties during 2011-15.

Public Security minister hails co-operation with Thailand

Co-operation on politics and security between Viet Nam and Thailand had helped speed up the implementation of the joint declaration on bilateral ties, Minister of Public Security Le Hong Anh said in Ha Noi yesterday.

Anh made the remark while receiving Thai Minister of Social Development and Human Security Issara Somchai.

Anh also said he was happy with progress in the co-operation between Thai law execution bodies and Vietnamese public security agencies, particularly in carrying out an agreement on human trafficking.

The minister also hailed Thai authorities in rescuing 15 Vietnamese women and five children from a human trafficking ring in Thailand. Ten victims had been brought to Viet Nam.

Issara Somchai praised the growing ties in security of the two countries and hoped better outcomes would result.

Exhibition marks Uncle Ho’s national salvation trip

A photo exhibition in celebration of 100 years of the day President Ho Chi Minh went abroad to seek ways for national salvation has opened in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh.

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