Political News 21/10 President confident about trade with RoK Bilateral trade between In a meeting with former RoK President Lee Myung-bak in He also praised the RoK’s model of building new-style rural areas, saying that it was useful for Lee told the President that The former President also vowed to do his best, together with the current RoK President, to contribute more to the bilateral relationship. The two sides promised to work together closely at global and regional forums. New Indonesian President values ties with Vietnam The new Indonesian President Joko Widodo spoke highly of the bilateral ties between In the meeting just after the presidential inauguration ceremony, Widodo hailed Trung’s presence as proof of bilateral cooperation and friendship. Trung told his host that he firmly believes in the prosperity of He also conveyed President Truong Tan Sang’s invitation to visit On the occasion, Trung met with Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla and conveyed his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Thi Doan’s regards to him. The inauguration ceremony saw foreign leaders, including Sultan of Brunei, the Prime Ministers of Singapore, Malaysia and Australia, and top diplomats from the US, UK and New Zealand. Law on Public Investment prevents ineffective investment The newly-approved Law on Public Investment will help tackle ineffective and wasteful spending in public investments, an economic expert said. At a conference held in the Mekong Delta city of This is a crucial initial step towards deciding the suitability and efficiency of public investment projects and programmes in line with the Party and State’s targets, visions, planning, and development policy, Ha stressed. She added that the law would also prevent the arbitrary approval of investment projects, simplify the approval process for investment policy, and increase the responsibilities of decision-makers. Recently, public investment management in The new law sets out specific regulations, from developing plans to assessing and approving investment projects, thus promoting management and ensuring transparency in the use of State resources, as well as enhancing anti-corruption efforts and financial caution in investment and construction. The law, which was adopted by the National Assembly on June 18, 2014, will take effect from January 1, 2015. It comprises six chapters with 108 articles, stipulating the management and use of public investment capital; state management of public investment; and the rights, obligations and responsibilities of agencies, organisations and individuals with regard to public investments. Deputy PM receives Russian medical scientists Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his hope that Russian scientists continue to support The Deputy PM hailed the delegation for its visit to Deputy PM Phuc highlighted that the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a symbol of the two countries’ friendship, adding that Prof. PhD Sidelnikov Nikolai Ivanovich, from the He expressed his wish for more frequent exchanges and a broader scientific cooperation with Admin reforms need to facilitate local development Speaking at a conference held yesterday by the Eastern Regional Organisation for Public Administration (EROPA) and Ministry of Home Affairs, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged participants to propose solutions that would improve the efficiency and efficacy of public administration in the country. "The EROPA conference is an important forum for participants to share practices in public administration and governance," he said. Dung also emphasised that the quality of public and civil servants was the decisive factor in improving the quality of governance and public administration in A public administration system can only be effective when it is "comprehensive, progressive and convenient" for the people, he said. The Prime Minister also acknowledged that the Government needs to improve its administrative mechanisms and financial management to become straightforward, transparent, accountable. He said EROPA was a reliable organisation that can connect and assist member countries achieve the goal of sustainable development. Home Affairs Minister, Nguyen Thai Binh later said that the EROPA 2014 Conference was being held in the context of global economies becoming more dependent on each other, making the improvement of public administration an urgent task. He said the six-day conference (October 19-24) will address several topics including hurdles in the path of improving public administration as well as the contributions this can make to furthering regional and global integration. Source: VNA/VOV/VNS |
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