PM directs measures to improve culture in public service
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has told lawmakers that he asked ministries, departments and agencies in the political system to take five synchronous measures to improve public service culture.
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc has told lawmakers that he asked ministries, departments and agenciesin the political system to take five synchronous measures to improve publicservice culture.
They were asked to amend and supplement theLaw on Cadres and Civil Servants and the Law on Public Employees, and documentsguiding the enforcement of them.
They must also push forward the delegationof authority and assign tasks to heads of agencies to tighten discipline inpublic service, enhance inspections of legal enforcement and deal withviolations in line with the law.
The third measure is to intensifyinspections of public services and strictly deal with violations.
More communication activities will beconducted to enhance civil servants and public employees’ sense ofresponsibility and rule obedience.
Administrative procedures must be made openand transparent while administrative reforms stepped up, focusing on the use ofmodern technology to cut procedures, practise thrift, prevent wastefulness, andimprove work efficiency.-VNA
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PM Chinh's participation demonstrates Vietnam's strong appreciation and support for China. This, in turn, contributes to further promoting the positive development of the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, aiming to build a Vietnam-China community with a shared future, which carries strategic significance.
At the WEF meeting in Tianjin, Vietnam continues to affirm its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation, as well as its proactive and active approach to comprehensive, extensive, and effective international integration
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While praising the efforts of ministries, sectors, and localities in tackling smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeiting, and intellectual property violations, PM Chinh acknowledged that in some places and at certain times, there has been lax enforcement and unclear jurisdiction, leading to increasingly complex developments in these issues.
At the working session, General Secretary Lam presented the Party Committee of the VFF and central mass organisations with the Politburo’s Decision No. 304-QD/TW, which outlines the new structure, functions and tasks of the VFF Central Committee, marking a significant step in improving its organisational effectiveness.
Describing the exhibition as a large-scaled, content-rich, and unprecedented event with high requirements and limited preparation time, PM Pham Minh Chinh urged all ministries, sectors, and localities to participate with the highest sense of responsibility, ensuring the exhibition is inclusive, objective, truthful, feasible, and impactful.
Vietnam’s attendance reaffirms its consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification, and comprehensive, intensive, extensive and effective international integration.
Cheng stressed that this is third time PM Chinh has attended the meeting and he is among the few senior government officials participating in this year's event, which is considered as a rare and commendable gesture.
The fact that the Vietnamese PM has been invited to attend and speak at this important event for three consecutive years reflects the WEF as well as the international business community's recognition and high regard for Vietnam's position, role, and contributions to global and regional economic growth.
This new era marks a crucial phase in which the country must strive with determination to fulfil its strategic objectives, achieving breakthrough development at new levels of sophistication, quality, and global standing, laying the foundation for further growth. Era after era forms a continuous history of development, ascending steadily from one level to the next.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Photo: VNA) 
