West-trained officials are assessed by foreign observers as capable people, such as Deputy Prime Ministers Vu Duc Dam and Pham Binh Minh, who were forced to retire. Up to now, there is still no evidence that the two DPMs have…
Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong has been the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s General Secretary for more than 12 years, long enough for him to create a leadership class bearing his mark. Trong is a worshiper of late President Ho Chi…
Head of the Central Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac on March 31 urged the steering committees of anti-corruption in the provinces to completely solve major corruption cases to prepare well for the mid-term review vote of confidence in…
In democracies, there is only law that governs both government and society. When committing crimes, officials as well as citizens, especially recently, former US President Donald Trump were also prosecuted. However, in Vietnam, there are two types of laws, the…
Vietnam’s Ministry of Home Affairs has just proposed that cadres who “dare to think, dare to act” will enjoy the privilege of “disciplinary exemption.” The ministry made the proposal mentioned above at the Workshop on March 24, 2023to comment on…
Construction Minister Nguyen Thanh Nghi’s project of one million low-cost houses for low-income people can be called a “super project.” In fact, if this project is in the hands of a policymaker in a democratic country, it is not difficult,…
Truong Thi Mai defeated two famous men to make her way to the 5th position in the Politburo and surprised many people. It is worth mentioning that Ms. Mai is currently holding both two major positions in the party, the…
In civilized countries they don’t need different committees to fight corruption. They make laws, including regulations on embezzlement, bribery, etc. Once the law has been passed and takes effect, the State apparatus will handle it according to that law, without…
Vietnamese communist chief Nguyen Phu Trong famously said “attak mouse without hurting vase.” Some people joked that the rats on his side are already in a precious vase, how could he dare to beat the rats without breaking the vase?…
Referring to former Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung, people immediately think of his old saying “If wrong, we admit the fault while people committing wrongdoings are responsible before the law.” This statement was said by Mr. Mai…
