Law on amendments to the Law on Anti-corrupti of Vietnam 2025

 

LAW

AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON ANTI-CORRUPTION

Pursuant to the Constitution 2013 of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam as amended and supplemented by Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15;

The National Assembly hereby promulgates the Law on amendments to the Law on Anti-corruption No. 36/2018/QH14 as amended by Law No. 59/2020/QH14 and Law No. 81/2025/QH15.

Article 1. Amendments to the Law on Anti-corruption

1. Amendments to Clause 9 of Article 3 as follows:

“9. State agencies, organizations and units (hereinafter referred to as agencies, organizations and units) include regulatory agencies, political organizations, political – social organizations, people’s armed forces units, public sector entities, state-owned enterprises, and other organizations and units established by the State, invested in infrastructure, and fully or partially funded by the State.”.

2. Amendments to a number of clauses of Article 8 as follows:

a) Amendments to Clause 2 as follows:

“2. Performing the following acts against reporting persons and whistleblowers on corruption:

a) Threatening, using violence, exerting pressure, defaming, isolating, insulting, or infringing upon the lawful rights and interests of reporting persons and whistleblowers on corruption;

b) Unlawfully infringing upon houses or places of residence, occupying or destroying property, infringing upon dignity or honor, or committing acts affecting the health or personal safety of reporting persons and whistleblowers on corruption;

c) Retaliating or hiring, requesting, or inciting other persons to intimidate or retaliate against reporting persons and whistleblowers on corruption;

d) Improperly performing duties in violation of regulations, engaging in discriminatory treatment, imposing criteria, conditions, comments, or evaluations of an arbitrary nature that cause disadvantages in personnel affairs, commendation, or discipline in respect of reporting persons and whistleblowers on corruption; rotating, reassigning, or seconding reporting persons and whistleblowers on corruption while the case is being handled;

dd) Troubling or obstructing the implementation of the Party’s and the State’s entitlements and policies, the settlement of administrative procedures, the provision of public services in accordance with law, production and business activities, professional activities, employment, labor, study, or the performance of duties of reporting persons and whistleblowers on corruption.”;

b) Addition of Clause 3a after Clause 3 as follows:

“3a. Obstructing or destroying information, documents, or evidence related to reports, denunciations, or reports on corruption; concealing, failing to report, delaying, or improperly handling or verifying requests or applications for protection; disclosing information required to be kept confidential during the protection process; failing to promptly direct or resolve difficulties or obstacles of organizations or individuals in the performance of protection duties; failing to replace persons performing protection duties where there are grounds to determine that such persons lack responsibility or objectivity in the performance of their duties.”.

3. Certain clauses of Article 15 shall be amended, supplemented, and annulled as follows:

a) Amendments to Clause 1 as follows:

“1. Agencies, organizations, units, and individuals shall have responsibilities for accountability for their decisions and acts in the performance of assigned tasks and public duties upon request by agencies, organizations, units, or individuals directly affected by such decisions or acts.

The Government shall provide for elaboration of principles, subjects, contents, forms, procedures for, and rights and obligations of agencies, organizations, units, and individuals in the performance of accountability responsibilities in public-duty activities.”;

b) Clause 4 shall be annulled.

4. Amendments to Clauses 2, 3, and 4 of Article 16 as follows:

“2. The Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Audit Office of Vietnam, and relevant agencies and organizations shall cooperate with the Government in the preparation of reports on anti-corruption activities nationwide.

3. Province-level People’s Courts, province-level People’s Procuracies, and relevant agencies and organizations shall cooperate with province-level People’s Committees in the preparation of reports on anti-corruption activities at the local level.

4. Reports on anti-corruption activities shall include the following contents:

a) Results of the performance of measures for prevention, detection, and handling of corruption, recovery of corrupt assets, and other contents in state management of anti-corruption activities;

b) Assessment of the corruption situation and anti-corruption activities;

c) Orientations, tasks, solutions, recommendations, and proposals.”.

5. Amendments to Article 17 are as follows:

“Article 17. Criteria for evaluation of anti-corruption activities

1. Criteria for evaluation of anti-corruption activities shall be determined based on the following contents:

a) Formulation and improvement of anti-corruption policies and laws;

b) Performance of corruption prevention measures;

c) Detection of corruption;

d) Handling of corruption and recovery of corrupt assets.

2. The Government shall provide for elaboration of criteria for evaluation of anti-corruption activities and responsibilities for evaluation of anti-corruption activities of ministries, ministerial agencies, and province-level People’s Committees.”.

6. Amendments to Article 28 are as follows:

“Article 28. Application of science and technology and digital transformation in management

1. Agencies, organizations, and units shall have responsibilities to strengthen investment in equipment, enhance capacity, and promote the application of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation in their organization and operation.

2. Central and local agencies, ministries, and sectors shall have responsibilities to promote the development and operation of information systems and databases within their assigned scope of responsibility; ensure connection, integration, and synchronized sharing with national databases; ensure interconnectivity and information security; and utilize and use digital resources and digital data effectively in accordance with law.”.

7. Amendments to Article 30 are as follows:

“Article 30. Asset and income control authority

1. Inspection committees of Party committees at levels directly superior to the grassroots level or higher shall control the assets and income of declarants who are under the management of the Party committee at the same level and are full-time Party members or hold job positions at advisory and assisting agencies of Party committees in accordance with the Party’s regulations.

2. The Government Inspectorate shall control the assets and income of declarants who hold positions from Deputy Director General and equivalent or higher and work at ministries, ministerial agencies, government-affiliated agencies, and other agencies, organizations, or units established by decision of the Government or the Prime Minister; heads and deputy heads working at organizations established by decision of the Government or the Prime Minister or whose charters are approved by the Government or the Prime Minister; Presidents of the Board of Directors, Vice Presidents of the Board of Directors, Presidents of the Members’ Council, Vice Presidents of the Members’ Council, General Directors, Deputy General Directors, members of the Board of Directors, members of the Members’ Council, Heads of the Supervisory Board, Chief Accountants of state-owned enterprises, and persons representing state capital in enterprises managed by ministries or ministerial agencies, except for cases specified in Clause 1 of this Article.

3. Ministries, ministerial agencies, and government-affiliated agencies shall control the assets and income of declarants working at agencies, organizations, units, and state-owned enterprises under their management authority, except for cases specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article.

4. The Office of the National Assembly shall control the assets and income of declarants under its management authority and of agencies of the National Assembly, except for cases specified in Clause 1 of this Article.

5. The Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Audit Office of Vietnam, and the Office of the President shall control the assets and income of declarants under their respective management authority, except for cases specified in Clause 1 of this Article.

6. The Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front shall control the assets and income of declarants under its management authority and of central political – social organizations, except for cases specified in Clause 1 of this Article.

7. Provincial and municipal inspectorates shall control the assets and income of declarants working at agencies, organizations, units, and state-owned enterprises, and persons representing state capital in enterprises under the management authority of local governments, except for cases specified in Clause 1 of this Article.

8. The Government shall provide for asset and income control authorities applicable to declarants who do not fall under the cases specified in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this Article.”.

8. Amendments to Point a Clause 2 Article 31 as follows:

“a) Requesting declarants to provide or supplement relevant information and explanations where there are changes in assets and income in a year with a value of VND 1,000,000,000 or more, or for the purpose of verification of assets and income;”.

9. Add Clause 3 Article 33 as follows:

“3. Declaration and explanation of the origin of increased assets and income shall be one of the criteria for evaluation and classification of the level of task performance of officials, civil servants, and public employees.”.

10. Amendments to Clause 3 of Article 34 as follows:

“3. Persons holding positions from Deputy Head of Division and equivalent or higher and working at public sector entities; persons holding positions at state-owned enterprises; and persons appointed as representatives of state capital in enterprises in accordance with Government regulations.”.

11. Amendments to Article 35 are as follows:

“Article 35. Assets and income subject to declaration

1. Assets and income subject to declaration shall include:

a) Land use rights, houses, construction works, and other property on land, houses, and construction works;

b) Precious metals, gemstones, cash, valuable papers, and other assets where each type of asset has a value of VND 150,000,000 or more;

c) Assets and accounts overseas;

d) Total income between two declarations.

2. The Government shall provide for elaboration of assets and income subject to declaration, declaration forms, and the performance of asset and income declaration as prescribed in this Article.”.

12. Amendments to certain points and clauses of Article 36:

a) Amendments to Clause 2 as follows:

“2. Additional declaration shall be carried out where a declarant has changes in assets and income in a year with a value of VND 1,000,000,000 or more. The declaration shall be completed before December 31 of the year in which changes in assets and income occur, except for cases where declaration has been made in accordance with Clause 3 of this Article.”;

b) Amendments to Point a Clause 3 as follows:

“a) Persons holding positions from Deputy Director General and equivalent or higher and working at ministries, ministerial agencies, government-affiliated agencies, and other agencies, organizations, or units established by decision of the Government or the Prime Minister; Directors of departments and equivalent or higher working at local governments.

Persons under the management of the Party committee at the same level and full-time Party members or persons holding job positions at advisory and assisting agencies of Party committees shall carry out annual declaration in accordance with the Party’s regulations and provisions of law.

The declaration shall be completed before December 31;”.

13. Amendments to Article 40 are as follows:

“Article 40. Monitoring changes in assets and income

The asset and income control authority shall monitor changes in assets and income of declarants through analysis and assessment of information from declaration forms or from other information sources.

Where changes in assets and income in a year amounting to VND 1,000,000,000 or more are detected and the declarant fails to make declaration, the asset and income control authority shall request such person to provide and supplement relevant information; where there is an increase in assets and income, explanation of the origin of increased assets and income shall be required.”.

14. Amendments to certain points and clauses of Article 41:

a) Amendments to Point b Clause 1 as follows:

“b) There is an increase in assets and income in a year amounting to VND 1,000,000,000 or more and the declarant provides unreasonable explanation of the origin;”;

b) Amendments to Clause 2 are as follows:

“2. The Government shall provide for elaboration of criteria for selecting declarants subject to verification and the formulation, approval, and implementation of annual plans for verification of assets and income by the asset and income control authority specified at Point d Clause 1 of this Article.”.

15. Amendments to point e clause 1 Article 41 as follows:

“e) The President of the provincial-level People’s Committee requests verification of persons expected to be elected or proposed for approval to hold the positions of President or Vice President of the commune-level People’s Committee;”.

16. Amendments to Clause 2 of Article 43 as follows:

“2. Truthfulness in explanation of changes in assets and income and the origin of increased assets and income.”.

17. Amendments to Article 44 are as follows:

“Article 44. Procedures for verification of assets and income

1. Verification of assets and income shall be carried out in accordance with the following procedures:

a) Issuing a decision on verification of assets and income and establishing a verification team for assets and income;

b) Requesting agencies, organizations, units, and individuals to provide information on the assets and income of the declarant;

c) Requesting the verified person to explain his or her assets and income;

d) Conducting verification of assets and income;

dd) Reporting verification results of assets and income;

e) Issuing conclusions on verification of assets and income;

g) Sending and publicizing conclusions on verification of assets and income.

2. The Government shall provide for elaboration of procedures for verification of assets and income in cases specified at Point d Clause 1 Article 41 of this Law.”.

18. Amendments to Clause 3 of Article 51 as follows:

“3. Declarants who do not fall under the cases specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article and make untruthful declaration of assets and income or provide untruthful explanation of the origin of increased assets and income shall, depending on the nature and seriousness of the violation, be handled in accordance with the law on officials, the law on public employees, and other relevant laws; where the violator is a Party member, handling shall also be carried out in accordance with the Party’s regulations.”.

19. Amendments to certain points and clauses of Article 61:

a) Amendments to Points a and b of Clause 1 are as follows:

“a) The Government Inspectorate inspects cases showing signs of corruption committed by persons working at ministries, ministerial agencies, and state-owned enterprises managed by ministries or ministerial agencies, except for cases specified at Point b of this Clause; persons working at government-affiliated agencies and other agencies, organizations, or units established by decision of the Government or the Prime Minister or whose charters are approved by the Government or the Prime Minister; and persons holding positions from Director of department and equivalent or higher working at local governments;

b) The Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security, and the Inspectorate of the State Bank of Vietnam inspect cases showing signs of corruption committed by persons working at agencies, organizations, units, and state-owned enterprises under the management authority of the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Bank of Vietnam;”.

b) Addition of Clause 5 after Clause 4 of Article 61 as follows:

“5. The Government shall provide for elaboration of Clause 1 of this Article.”.

20. Amendments to Clauses 3 and 4 Article 65 are as follows:

“3. The receipt, classification, and handling of denunciation applications and the settlement of denunciations regarding corrupt acts shall be carried out in accordance with the law on denunciation and other relevant provisions of law.

4. The receipt and handling of reflections on corrupt acts shall be carried out in accordance with the law on citizen reception and other relevant provisions of law.”.

21. Amendments to Clause 2 of Article 86 as follows:

“2. The Supreme People’s Court shall conduct cassation review, reopening of cases, and appellate adjudication of corruption cases within its jurisdiction; summarize adjudication practice and ensure uniform application of law in the adjudication of corruption cases.”.

22. Replacement of certain phrases in certain articles as follows:

a) Replacing the phrase “Judicial Committee” with the phrase “Committee on Law and Justice” in Article 7;

b) Replacing the phrase “ministerial inspectorate” with the phrase “Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security, Inspectorate of the State Bank of Vietnam” in Article 60 and Article 81;

c) Replacing the phrase “enterprises wholly owned by the State” with the phrase “state-owned enterprises” in Articles 20, 39, and 61.

Article 2. Entry into force

This Law shall come into force as of July 1, 2026.

This Law was adopted by the 15th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 10th session on December 10, 2025.