From July 1, the Department of Interior of Da Nang will begin implementing the model of evaluating the performance of public servants online, after gaining good results in the pilot period.

The female vice president of a district in Nghe An has been reprimanded for being drunk during parties, meetings and receptions. What do you think about the state that civil servants drink excessively, causing public discontent?

Thanks to the first grant of VND15 million, monthly allowance of VND1.5 million, leasing apartments at cheap prices and the promotion opportunities, Da Nang has attracted more than 1,000 qualified civil servants over the last 15 years.

VietNamNet Bridge - About 1,800 state employees will be trained overseas by funding from the state budget in the period of 2013-2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 90 percent of respondents were unsatisfied with the working style of the Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment in a survey of administrative reform.

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Tran Anh Tuan spoke to Viet Nam Economics Times about measures to boost the performances of civil servants

VietNamNet Bridge - Some departments and agencies in Nghe An province, central Vietnam, have the number of officials higher than the number of staff.

Corruption related to recruitment of public servants still occurs because of inadequacies in the competitive exams. In the government apparatus, up to 30% of civil servants are good for nothing, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VietNamNet Bridge - Director of the Hanoi Department of Home Affairs--Tran Huy Sang, affirmed that by January 4, the city did not find any case of giving or taking bribes to get a post of public servant in Hanoi.

Confirming that the Hanoi Party Committee considers one of its priorities in civil servant recruitment is preventing corruption, but Hanoi Party Secretary Pham Quang Nghi admitted that there are still “gaps.”

VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Tran Anh Tuan told correspondents last week that the Ministry has set up a working group to verify information about corruption related to recruitment of public servants in Hanoi.

The Deputy Head of the Hanoi Party Committee’s Information and Education Department said that the information on paying VND100 million ($5,000) to become a public servant is grounded and the city would inspect it.

When getting negative information on corruption related to public servant recruitment in Hanoi, the Hanoi authorities must inspect immediately, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 17.