Leaders pay floral tribute to late President

A delegation of the Party, State, National Assembly, Government and Vietnam Fatherland Front laid a wreath at President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on February 6.

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The delegation was led by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung, and Fatherland Front President Huynh Dam.

The flower-laying ceremony marks the 83rd anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3) and the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday which falls on February 10.

The top leaders also laid a wreath at the War Martyrs Monument, commemorating those who sacrificed their lives for national independence and freedom.

The same day, delegations of the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Hanoi Party Committee also paid floral tributes to the late President and fallen combatants.

State Audit asked to improve effectiveness

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has asked the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) to complete its organisation and build an effective and modern administrative system to ensure operational efficiency.

Speaking at a conference on February 5 to carry out SAV’s tasks for 2013, Hung said the sector has made positive changes in its operation. It has spread across various sectors, fields and localities to significantly contribute to the country’s socio-economic development.

It has also played an important role in the prevention and fight against corruption and waste, he said.

Hung urged the sector to operate more accurately and effectively, increase its role in the fight against corruption, and resolutely handle violations to help finalise policies and laws.

Emphasising the sector’s need to improve its legal status, Hung said SAV is an integral part of the Government’s apparatus and the political system, adding it is directed by the Party to ensure Party policies and State laws are implemented.

He noted the sector’s increasingly demanding requirements in the new situation, and asked it to focus on evaluating the implementation of the National Assembly and Government’s resolutions.

Hung also affirmed the National Assembly’s support to the sector.

According Chief Auditor Dinh Tien Dung, SAV leaders examined 160 of 161 audit reports and issued 148 other audits, of which 10 earned a gold rating in 2012.

SAV will increase its evaluation of economic restructuring, public investment, the use of state bonds, trade and financial institutes in 2013.

It will concentrate on auditing land management, property trade, natural resource mining and management, and preventing losses from the budget. 

Nation supports nuke-free Korea

Viet Nam is closely following recent developments on the Korean Peninsula and will persist in supporting peace, stability and the denuclearisation of the region, the spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry has confirmed to reporters.

Luong Thanh Nghi made the declaration at a press conference held in Ha Noi yesterday, Feb 5.

"We call on concerned parties to strictly observe the UN Security Council's resolutions, boost dialogue and take practical actions to implement the process of denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula so as to contribute to peace and stability in the region and the world at large," he said.

Party’s Economic Commission holds first meeting

Head of the Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Economic Commission Vuong Dinh Hue on Feb. 5 held the first meeting with the staff of the commission, which was set up under the Politburo’s Decision 160-QD/TW issued on Dec. 28, 2012.

Hue stressed that the commission’s main functions as a consultative body for the Party Central Committee, first of all the Politburo and Secretariat, regarding policies and strategies related to economic issues.

He required the 30-strong staff to work with the highest sense of responsibility and maintain good coordination in their work.

President calls for better social security

President Truong Tan Sang on February 5 paid Tet visits to the social security and drugs crime investigation departments under the Ministry of Public Security.

He stressed the importance of the social security force when many major domestic and international events will be held this year.

He urged the force to join hands with other authorities to thwart all sabotage schemes by the enemy and perfect the legal documents relating to the State management of religious and racial work.

As the economy is growing and the integration intensifying, drug-related crime will be more complicated, the President said, adding that besides safeguarding the national sovereignty, the drugs crime investigation department must ensure social security and a peaceful life for the people.

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