{"id":9235,"date":"2026-01-20T07:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9235"},"modified":"2026-01-20T07:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:44:17","slug":"vietnams-to-lam-vows-to-fight-corruption-pledges-10-economic-growth-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9235","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam\u2019s To Lam vows to fight corruption, pledges 10% economic growth | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The Communist Party leader is reportedly considering a dual role as party chief and Vietnam\u2019s president.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/images-1-1754468937.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 20 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">20 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Vietnam\u2019s top leader To Lam has promised to fight corruption and boost annual economic growth to more than 10 percent for the remainder of the decade, as he addressed a gathering of the country\u2019s governing Communist Party.<\/p>\n<p>In a speech before a twice-a-decade party congress on Tuesday, the secretary-general stressed that \u201call wrongdoings must be dealt with\u201d, while urging the party to pursue administrative reform and tackle \u201cwastefulness and negativity\u201d in government.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Lam, 68, said Vietnam needed to cut red tape and expand global trade to protect its independence and national interests.<\/p>\n<p>The weeklong congress, which started on Monday in the capital, Hanoi, will select a party chief, the country\u2019s most powerful position, and set economic goals up to 2030.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, Lam is likely to retain his role as the party chief and seek the state presidency \u2013 a move that would create a dual role similar to that held by China\u2019s Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<p>If he claims both top positions, he will have \u201cthe strongest mandate for the Vietnamese leadership since the end of the Vietnam War\u201c, Nguyen Khac Giang of Singapore\u2019s ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute told the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n<p>Lam has already shocked the country with the pace of his reforms, which have also seen rivals being swept aside and his authority more centralised. Since coming into office 17 months ago, he has eliminated whole layers of government, abolishing eight ministries or agencies and cutting nearly 150,000 jobs from the state payroll, while pushing ambitious rail and power projects.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech on Tuesday to almost 1,600 party delegates, Lam said their gathering was taking place amid \u201cmany overlapping difficulties and challenges, from natural disasters, storms and floods to epidemics, security risks, fierce strategic competition, and major disruptions in energy and food supply chains\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The party is also \u201cdetermined to fight corruption \u2026 considering the private sector is an important pillar of the economy\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInfrastructure must be developed to adapt to climate change and ensure strong regional, interregional, and global connectivity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>A Communist Party submission to the congress set the annual economic growth goal at no less than 10 percent until 2030, according to a document reviewed by the Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n<p>The state-run Viet Nam News reported that party documents presented at the congress called for strict enforcement of legal discipline as a means to \u201covercome chronic problems where the \u2018law is sound but implementation is difficult&#8217;\u201d and where there is \u201cmuch talk, little action\u201d, which had eroded public trust and wasted national resources.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4253071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4253071\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4253071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AFP__20260120__93B4263__v1__MidRes__VietnamPolitics-1768883104.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"This handout photo taken on January 20, 2026 and released by the 14th National Congress via the Vietnam News Agency shows delegates taking part in the opening session of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi. 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