On 28/01/2018, the 7th Seminar on Environmental Auditing was held in Khao Yai National Park. The Seminar is an important activity from ASOSAI WGEA in order to futher promote the exchange and cooperation among SAIsregarding conducting environmental audits
The Seminar lasted from 29 to 31/01/2018.
On 23 January 2018, at the Headquarter of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) in Hanoi, leaders of SAV and the Voice of Viet Nam (VOV) - the national radio of Vietnam held a meeting on communicating about the 14th ASOSAI Assembly. General Auditor Mr. Ho Duc Phoc and General Director of VOV Mr. Nguyen The Ky co-chaired the occasion.
On January 19, 2018, the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) and the World Bank (WB) jointly held the workshop on Audits of WB - Funded projects conducted by SAV. The workshop was attended by representatives of the governing advisory departments and the departments which were in charge of audits of WB-funded programs and projects; representatives of the Management Board of programs and projects of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Construction.
On 3 January 2018 a meeting was held in Hanoi to review the outlined contents of two cultural shows which will be performed at the Assembly. Auditor General Ho Duc Phoc, Head of the National Organising Committee of the 14th ASOSAI Assembly chaired the meeting with the participation of the Deputy Auditors-General and members of the Sub-committee on Protocol and Events.
On 22 and 23 November 2017, the SAV organized in Hanoi a test-based examination for selection of liaison officers (L/O) for the 14th ASOSAI Assembly.
On 17 November 2017, in Halong city, SAV’s ASOSAI Organising Board’s Information and Communication Subcommittee conducted a Training Conferrence on Information & Communication Activities on the 14th ASOSAI Assembly. It was with the presence of journalists and reporters from 40 different central and local press agencies. The conferrence was chaired by Mr. Cao Tan Khong, Deputy Auditor General cum Head of the Subcommittee. Directors of several departments under SAV also presented at the conferrence.
On 15 November 2017, Auditor General of Vietnam Mr. Ho Duc Phoc responded to the Accounting and Business Magazine (AB Magazine) of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Phoc is the third Vietnamese being interviewed by AB Magazine.
On 9 November 2017 in Hanoi, Auditor General Ho Duc Phoc chaired a meeting to discuss the organization of 14th ASOSAI Assembly. The meeting received attendance from all Deputy Auditors General and relevant Heads of Departments of SAI Vietnam.
On the occasion Dr. Ho Duc Phoc, Auditor General of Vietnam attended the 4th ASEANSAI Summit in Vientiane, Lao PDR during 5th - 6th November 2017, the People’s Delegation Newspaper conducted an interview with him on this theme.
From 5-6th November 2017, the 4th ASEANSAI Summit was held in Lao PDR which attented by the heads of ten SAI members of the organisation. Representatives from GIZ, WB, EU and ADB, etc. were also present at the event. Delegates from SAI Vietnam, headed by Dr. Ho Duc Phoc, Auditor General were among the attendants.