HANOI, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong Monday said fight against corruption should be continuously accelerated with higher determination, perseverance and efficiency this year.
During the 13th session of the Central Steering Committee on Corruption Prevention and Control, Trong, who is also head of the steering committee, called for hastening the process of refining mechanisms on socio-economic management and corruption prevention and control.
He also called for raising public awareness in fighting corruption, Vietnam News Agency reported.
It is also necessary to strengthen inspecting and auditing fields, he said.
Late last year, the steering committee agreed on plans to finalize the investigation, prosecution and judgment regarding 23 corruption and economic cases in 2017 and in the first quarter of 2018.
