The Investigation Police Agency has proposed the People’s Procuracy to lodge prosecution against 21 people involved in the high-profile corruption case relating to Phan Van Anh Vu (alias “Vu Nhom”). Tran Van Minh (left) and Van Huu Chien (Source: tuoitre.vn) Prominent among the accused are two former Chairmen of central Da Nang city Tran Van Minh and Van Huu Chien, who were facing charges of “violating regulations on State asset management and use, causing losses and wastefulness” in accordance with Article 219 of the 2015 Penal Code, and “violating State regulations on land management” in line with Article 229 of the Penal Code. Two former chairmen of Da Nang were accused of having enabled the now-jailed property manager Phan Van Anh Vu, alias Vu Nhom, 44, to purchase many public plots of land at low prices, resulting in losses of nearly VND20 trillion (US$861 million) for the State. Investigations reveal that they had a role to play … [Read more...] about Collusion between Da Nang ex-chairmen and Vu Nhom causes hefty losses
Curbing corruption in public procurement
Three Ministry of Construction’s inspectors indicted for taking bribes
The People’s Procuracy of Vinh Phuc said on June 18 that it had indicted three inspectors from the Ministry of Construction, Nguyen Thi Kim Anh, Dang Hai Anh and Nguyen Thuy Linh, for allegedly taking bribes. Nguyen Thi Kim Anh, head of an inspection team from the Ministry of Construction in Vinh Phuc Province, one of the three inspectors charged with taking bribes In April, the ministry’s chief inspector assigned an inspection team, led by Kim Anh, deputy head of the ministry’s anticorruption division, to inspect various activities, including zoning, issuing construction permits and managing investments for projects in Vinh Phuc Province’s Vinh Tuong District, Thanh Nien Online newspaper reported. Other members of the team were Hai Anh, an officer at the ministry’s construction inspection division No. 2; Luu Van Oanh, deputy head of the ministry’s anticorruption division; Nguyen Thi Kim Lien, an officer at the ministry’s construction … [Read more...] about Three Ministry of Construction’s inspectors indicted for taking bribes
Transport ministry cancelled international bidding for North-South Expressway, seeks bids from domestic investors
A section of Sơn La – Tuý Loan Highway runs through Thừa Thiên-Huế Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Hồ Cầu HÀ NỘI — The transport ministry announced on Monday they would cancel open international bidding for eight projects of the North-South expressway, in favour of homegrown investors. The decision was made on the consensus reached after consulting relevant agencies, transport ministry said in an announcement sent to the media, adding that it would adjust pre-qualification bidding invitations to better suit open domestic bids for eight public-private-partnership (PPP) projects for the eastern section of the trans-Việt Nam highway. The ministry's project management boards had received 60 applications as of the end of July, two months after the international bidding invitation. Four of the projects did not have investors … [Read more...] about Transport ministry cancelled international bidding for North-South Expressway, seeks bids from domestic investors
Target set for restructuring SOEs
Target set for restructuring SOEs (25-02-2005) Hai Phong ship-building and equipment manufacturing company plans to market 6,000 tonnes of equipment during the first quarter of this year. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuan Truong HA NOI — The Government has set a challenging goal to equitise 724 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) this year. This was announced yesterday at a two-day conference, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, to review the equitisation of SOEs last year and outline new tasks for the coming year. Admitting that the restructuring of SOEs had not kept pace with the country’s Doi moi (renewal) process, the Enterprises Renewal and Development Steering Board’s Deputy Director Pham Viet Muon said restructuring required greater acceleration, consistency and efficiency. Of the target, there are 340 SOEs whose equitisation plans had been finalised in the last two years, but have not yet been executed. The Government is determined to accelerate … [Read more...] about Target set for restructuring SOEs
