According to the High-level People’s Procuracy in HCM City, all seven defendants presented valid new mitigating circumstances, justifying lighter sentences. The court is now considering reducing penalties across the board, as proposed by the prosecutors.
The cumulative misconduct by Nguyen Van Hau, Chairman and General Director of the Phuc Son Group JSC and his accomplices has led to extensive financial damage to the State, totalling over 1.16 trillion VND.
The meeting of standing members of the Central Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Corruption and Negative Phenomena, Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong starting an official visit to Vietnam, and the signing of an MoU on consumer protection between Vietnam and the UK are among news highlights on March 25 evening.
He underlined the need to strengthen the fight against corruption, wastefulness, and misconduct while completing the streamlining and restructuring of all-level administrative units.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has launched an investigation into former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob over allegations of corruption and money laundering.
They are accused of working together between 2018 and 2023 to import crude from overseas suppliers at higher prices rather than source it domestically as mandated by Indonesian law.
The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission proposed and issued disciplinary measures against several officials of some localities and ministries during its 53rd session held in Hanoi from January 6 to 8.
Malaysia’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak on January 6 won an appeal to pursue his bid to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest.
More small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam have integrated environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices into their operations amid the global trend of sustainable development and responsible business.
A total of 264 heads and deputy heads of agencies were disciplined for failing to prevent corruption, while 73 individuals were criminally prosecuted for their negligence that allowed corrupt acts to occur, in the last five years, heard an online conference on December 24.
The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV), in collaboration with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), organised an international workshop on enhancing asset recovery capacity in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on November 25.
Chinese experts have highly valued Party General Secretary To Lam's recent article titled “Combating Wastefulness” and highlighted its significance in Vietnam's current period.
Bold steps were made to handle serious corruption cases during the first half of the year, including many related to ministries, sectors and localities, in line with the motto of “no off-limits zones and no exceptions”, Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs Nguyen Huu Dong said on August 14.
The election of the new General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee is instrumental in sustaining the stability and continuity of the country leadership process while creating a chance for the CPV to continue affirming its comprehensive leadership, ensuring sustainable development and prosperity for the nation, and upholding the legacies of late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
The People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City on July 18 commenced the first-instance trial of a case involving 254 defendants related to the Vietnam Register (VR), its local registration centres and sub-departments.
The Investigation Security Agency under the Ministry of Public Security said on July 8 that it has launched an investigation into the case of bidding regulation violations, and giving and taking bribes at Cong Minh Company Limited and in some provinces and centrally-run cities, which caused serious consequences.
Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Luong Cuong on July 5 attended a conference to review the performance of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs in the first half of 2024 and launch tasks for the rest of the year.
Corruption is a particularly dangerous problem causing enormous consequences for the society. Therefore, preventing and fighting corruption and other negative phenomena is a task of leading importance demonstrating the strong political resolve of the entire Party, people, and army.
