Vietnam vows to tackle corruption

HANOI - A national conference of the Communist Party of Vietnam opened on Tuesday to discuss how to tackle the growing problem of corruption in the country.

CPV General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong called on party members to "step up the fight against corruption and wastefulness", according to Vietnam News Agency.

"These are issues of great concern and pose the biggest risks for the ruling party," said Trong at the opening of the three-day meeting, attended by around 1,000 delegates, including the party's executive, the Politburo.