Vietnam police pledge thorough investigation into bribery allegation of Japanese firm
Anyone who is found to have accepted bribery would be subject to strict punishment in compliance with law, said a senior government official.
Anyone who is found to have accepted bribery would be subject to strict punishment in compliance with law, said a senior government official.
Japan has been a major donor of official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam, estimated at US$24 billion, or 26.4% of total borrowings of the Vietnamese government.
General To Lam, Vietnamese minister of Public Security, said the Vietnamese authorities are cooperating with Japanese parties to clarify the issue.
Overall, Vietnam is ranked 77 out of 117 countries and territories, up 14 places against 2017.
The decision, which is set to take effect from May 7 to December 31, is among the ministry's measures to support enterprises and individuals affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The rating showcases the strong medium-term macroeconomic outlook, contained government debt burden as well as favorable external finances compared to peer countries.
As impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic are growing, the figure represents a six-fold increase from the initial proposal of VND30 trillion (US$1.27 billion).
The Ministry of Finance expects to expand the scope of the support to a wider public.
The improvement in disbursement rate in the first two months of 2020 was partly thanks to the effectiveness of the revised Public Investment Law since early 2020.
Four transaction fees for derivatives market would be adjusted this week with immediate effect.