The fight against corruption strengthens international community’s trust in Vietnam: PM
(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday emphasized that one of Vietnam’s most important successes in the past 5 years is fighting corruption and the trial of multiple cases of serious corruption and economic malfeasance without immunity or exception.
 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of the Central Emulation and Reward Council, awards the First Class Victory Medal to the Ministry of Public Security. (Photo: VNA)
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The Prime Minister made the remark at the year-end online meeting to review anti-corruption work of the People's Public Security Forces from 2013. He stressed the pivotal role of forces, saying anti-corruption achievements have helped strengthen people’s trust in the Party and the international community’s trust in Vietnam.
The Prime Minister said the government considers building anti-corruption institutions a key task. He added many important documents proposed by the Government have been approved by the National Assembly, from the 2015 Criminal Code and the 2017 revision of the Criminal Code to the Law on Public Debt Management. Mr. Phuc said the government has promoted reform of administrative procedures, reduced social costs, applied technology, especially in public services, and restricted in-person contact between people or businesses and officials of functional agencies.