Major corruption cases handled strictly in first half
Many major corruption cases were handled swiftly and strictly in the first half of 2018, winning the support of the public, heard a press conference held by the Supreme People’s Court in Hanoi on June 20.
At a court on medical incident at Hoa Binh General Hospital (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –Many majorcorruption cases were handled swiftly and strictly in the first half of 2018,winning the support of the public, heard a press conference held by the SupremePeople’s Court in Hanoi on June 20.
During the period, courts dealt with193,133 out of 304,348 cases they received, or 63.5 percent. Most of theremaining are in the process of settlement.
The figures represented year-on-yearincreases of 13,582 cases sent to the courts, and 6,821 resolved cases.
The rate of verdicts and decisionswhich were scrapped or amended by the courts was 1.02 percent, within the limitset by the National Assembly.
There were no unfair verdicts issuedduring the January-June period, the court claimed.
While addressing civil andadministrative cases, the courts have made efforts to minimise overdue casesand ensure the judgement quality.
The Supreme People’s Court pilotedthe renovation and intensification of reconciliation and dialogues in handlingcases in the northern city of Hai Phong.
Reconciliation centres successfullymediated 61.4 percent of cases they received after three months of pilotimplementation. The Supreme People’s Court will review the model after thesix-month pilot, aiming to roll out the model nationwide.
However, there still remainlimitations such as the low rate of handled administrative cases, the slow synchronousapplication of laws in some areas and staff shortages, heard the conference.
Additionally, Chief Judge of theSupreme People’s Court Nguyen Hoa Binh cleared up some issues of public concernin recent times.-VNA
Courts at all levels handled over 438,625 out of the total 491,384 cases received, or 89.3 percent, in 2017, the Supreme People’s Court said at a press conference on January 31 in Hanoi.
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong met with voters in Ba Dinh, Tay Ho and Hoan Kiem districts, Hanoi, on May 13 to inform them about the planned agenda of the 14th National Assembly’s fifth session and listen to their opinions on a number of issues.
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Vietnamese Consul General in Fukuoka Vu Chi Mai highlighted the growing demand for Vietnamese workers in Kyushu, especially in Fukuoka, Oita, and Saga prefectures. Currently, the region employs about 35,000 Vietnamese manual workers and over 5,000 IT engineers.
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The VNA delegation, led by General Director Vu Viet Trang, actively participated in the event, engaging in both professional and diplomatic activities.
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Granma and the VNA have great potential for cooperation, especially in sharing content regularly, so that VNA products are published on Granma platforms and vice versa, thereby helping Cuban and Vietnamese people access true information and gain a deep understanding of each other's country and people.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
At a court on medical incident at Hoa Binh General Hospital (Source: VNA)
