At a conference reviewing 10 years of the anti-corruption campaign, Trong said fighting corruption has become a trend that cannot be reversed, and the movement is supported by the people, authorities and acknowledged by the international community.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at a conference to review the country's 10 years of corruption fight, Hanoi, June 30, 2022.

The fight against corruption has helped socio-economic development, maintained political stability and strengthened national defense, he asserted.

Trong also said the results of the anti-corruption fight have refuted claims that the fight is an "internal conflict."

"There has never been a time when anti-corruption efforts have been so strong, coordinated, relentless, proper and effective," he said.

However, there are still certain challenges in detecting corruption and resolving its consequences, for example recovering assets. The fact that corruption often occurs among those with the power and position to do so means "all powers need to be tightly controlled through mechanisms.

"The more power one has, the more responsibility one has. Anyone who abuses power for personal gain must be investigated and dealt with," Trong said.

Authorities need to build prevention mechanisms for corruption, which is a symptom of the times that can inflict any country or institution. Therefore, wiping it out would not happen in a short time, he said.

Trong called for strengthened monitoring to detect corruption cases early and deal with them strictly, even expanding the anti-corruption movement beyond the scope of state affairs.

According to a report by the Central Committee for Internal Affairs, the standing body of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption, inspection and other committees at all levels have in the last 10 years disciplined more than 2,700 Party organizations and nearly 168,000 Party members. Of these, more than 7,390 have had follow-up action taken against them.

More than 170 senior officials in the committee were disciplined, including 33 members and former members of the Party Central Committee.

Security protection must go hand in hand with socio-economic development: Party chief

Ensuring security and social order should go hand in hand with socio-economic development, and the expansion of foreign relations, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong told a conference in Hanoi on June 17.

Party inspections enhanced to avert violations from spilling

Inspection and supervision are always taken as a crucial part of Party building, a leadership function and a task of the entire Party, which have been stepped up over the past time.

Strengthening Party building, rectification to meet new requirements: Party leader

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked participants at the ongoing fifth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee to focus on reviewing the project on building Party organisations and developing membership, thus making a new progress in strengthening the quality, strength and combativeness of the Party.

Winners of writing contest on protecting the Party’s ideology in the new situation honoured

The winners of the first essay writing contest on protecting the Communist Party of Vietnam’s ideological foundation in the new situation were honoured at a ceremony held in Hanoi on April 26.

Party leader applauds progress in Vietnam - US relations

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong highly valued the recent progress in the Vietnam - US relations while receiving new US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper in Hanoi on April 25.

Source: VnExpress