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Vietnam lawmakers frown at proposed administrative fines 

November 22, 2011
Vietnam lawmakers frown at proposed administrative fines 

  Vietnam’s lawmakers said Friday they did not agree that the heavier cash fines proposed by a draft law will be able to deter administrative violations. Ngo Van Minh, a lawmaker from the central province of Quang Nam, said while people keep complaining that current fines aren’t heavy enough to deter violations, they have ignored another [...]

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Vietnam a model for efficient public services 

November 17, 2011
Vietnam a model for efficient public services 

  Politicians and managers should consider Vietnam and others in southeast Asia as a role model for a country with small but effective public services, according to a new report comparing global public sector performance.   The report by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, a large professional body of management accountants, said Vietnam is a less obvious candidate for a [...]

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Vietnam to add freedom to stricter administrative punishment 

November 7, 2011
Vietnam to add freedom to stricter administrative punishment 

A traffic policeman writes a violation report in a street of Hanoi A draft law submitted to Vietnam National Assembly Thursday punishes administrative violations with cash fines of up to US$95,200 and proposes to save prostitutes from rehabs.   The draft law on administrative violation punishment raises the minimum penalty by five times to VND50,000 [...]

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Vietnam metro firms complain about red tape, 'lubricant' fees 

October 13, 2011
Vietnam metro firms complain about red tape, 'lubricant' fees 

A business owner speaks at a meeting with the HCMC government about red tape problems Saturday. Expensive and time-costing red tape, especially in customs procedures, are causing a lot of trouble to businesses, young entrereneurs told the Ho Chi Minh City administration at a meeting Saturday. Do Phuoc Tong, director of Duy Khanh mechanic company, [...]

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Land, housing sectors fail to keep up with admin reforms

February 1, 2010
Land, housing sectors fail to keep up with admin reforms

Most Vietnamese people feel administrative reforms have improved public services but those relating to land and housing still lag behind, according a World Bank report released recently. Seventy-five percent of 9,189 citizens surveyed said that the procedures for granting land ownership certificates was slower than other sectors, World Bank representative James Anderson quoted the “Vietnam [...]

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Official jailed for five years in Vietnam e-gov’t scam

January 31, 2010
Official jailed for five years in Vietnam e-gov’t scam

Vu Dinh Thuan, former deputy head of the Government Office and head of Project 112 The former head of a government office was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday for abuse of power in a failed e-government project. The Hanoi Prosecution Office had proposed a jail term of 7-8 years for Vu Dinh [...]

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Establishment of Economic Development Ministry proposed

January 22, 2010
Establishment of Economic Development Ministry proposed

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has submitted to the government an economic restructuring scheme, including a proposal to set up an Economic Development Ministry.  Nguyen Dinh Cung, vice director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), which compiled the scheme, talked about the scheme. According to Cung, after analyzing problems in the current economic [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 20/1

January 20, 2010
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 20/1

Appeals Court upholds sentences on three anti-State instigators; Vietnam’s Internet security recognized globally; Hanoi to control spread of HIV/AIDS; Buddhist Sangha convenes third meeting in HCM City   Defendant Pham Van TroiAppeals Court upholds sentences on three anti-State instigators  The Hanoi-based Supreme People’s Court on January 19 upheld an Instance Court verdict on three defendants charged [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 10/1

January 11, 2010
POLITICS IN BRIEF 10/1

Singapore’s Prime Minister to visit Vietnam; PM promotes strategies for development tasks in 2010; ‘Keep environment clean’: President; Women’s union urged to renew emulation campaigns    Singapore’s Prime Minister to visit VietnamSingaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from January12-15. The visit will take place at the invitation of [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...