Participants discussed issues relating to corruption prevention and fight in Vietnam, the UN Convention against Corruption, international experiences and recommendations for Vietnam. 

To raise its role in combating corruption, many delegates said the legislature needs to improve the quality of law making to nip in the bud any corrupt behaviours. 

Its decisions on finance, economics and budget must also be practical, they said. 

According to Transparency International’s 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index, Vietnam ranked 112 out of 182 countries and territories, so, comprehensive measures are needed. 

Corruption has been rampant in such fields as land, finance-banking, capital construction, State property management and use, and personnel organisation. 

In response, the Vietnamese Party and State have paid due attention to fighting corruption but the outcomes remain modest. 

Tran Quoc Luong, Government Deputy General Inspector, said that the corruption fight has not reached the set targets. 
As a result, it is necessary to uphold the supervisory role of the NA, People’s Council, Fatherland Front, people and public opinions in the fight against corruption and wastefulness, said the delegates.

The event is part of the UNDP-funded project on enhancing legislative studies and information communication technology capacity for the Institute for Legislative Studies.