A major investigation into state asset misuse has led to the arrest of former Deputy Minister Nguyen Linh Ngoc and several other high-profile figures.

The Ministry of Public Security cracked down on more than 3,000 corruption, economic and smuggling cases, with more than 4,900 defendants involved in the first half of this year, heard a conference.

It imposed disciplinary measures against 68 Party organisations and 104 Party members including 20 officials under the management of the Party Central Committee.

The Public Security Ministry’s investigation police agency on April 30 started legal proceedings against and detained former Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung for.

Do Huu Ca and 12 other defendants are charged with offenses including fraud, tax evasion, and illegal invoice trading.

The police have detained Pham Hoang Anh, deputy secretary of Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee, and Le Viet Chu, former secretary of Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee, on alleged charges of taking bribes in the Phuc Son Group JSC case.

From the beginning of the year, prosecuting agencies have temporarily seized, secured assets, frozen accounts, and restricted transactions of assets worth over VNĐ232 trillion (nearly US$9.6 billion), in addition to many other valuable assets.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a meeting of the standing board of the Central Steering Committee on Prevention and Control of Corruption and Negative Phenomena on November 22.

Their violations resulted in serious consequences, causing significant financial and property losses to the State.

The HCMC Party Committee has just released guidelines for "purchasing" and processing information to support anti-corruption and counter-negative activities within the city.

The Military Procuracy of Border Guards yesterday proposed jail sentences ranging from 10 to 16 and a half years for many officials and leaders of the coast guard command in connection with property embezzlement.

The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat decided on disciplinary measures against some Party organisations and members during its meeting in Hanoi on June 27, which took place under the chair of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission convened its 29th meeting in Hanoi from June 12-15, during which it looked into disciplinary measures against some Party organisations and members.

Party Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Wednesday presided over a meeting of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-corruption, underlining determination and persistence in fighting wrongdoings.

Vietnam has reaped significant achievements in the fight against corruption over the past more than 10 years, according to a Government’s report signed by Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on April 24.

Groundless accusations and lack of manpower to look into them were among reasons lawmakers cited against allegations made via phone calls or emails during the morning session of the 14th National Assembly’s fifth meeting

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Doan Khanh, deputy head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Internal Affairs, spoke with Vietnam Economics Times about anti-corruption measures.