Vietnam party boss Nguyen Phu Trong says govt will go out in ending graft in country

The 78-year-old general secretary has regularly referenced the principles of the late revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in pushing ahead with an anti-graft campaign that’s swept up hundreds of officials. - Photo by Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, July 12 (Bloomberg: Vietnamese Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong is talking about institutional corruption more than at any point since he took power in 2011, underscoring a push to clean up the economy and draw in investments.

The 78-year-old general secretary has regularly referenced the principles of the late revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in pushing ahead with an anti-graft campaign that’s swept up hundreds of officials.