Afghan anti-graft court / Anti-corruption & Trump / Vietnam transparency

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Afghanistan's new anti-graft court hears first cases in Kabul.  Afghanistan's new anti-corruption court (created July 2016) heard its first cases, a small step forward in President Ashraf Ghani's efforts to combat graft at the highest levels of government.

Channel News Asia: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/afghan-s-new-anti-graft-court-hears-first-cases-in-kabul/3283624.html

US Anticorruption Policy in a Trump Administration: A Cry of Despair from the Heart of Darkness (opinion).  "It probably goes without saying that grander plans to create a stronger international anticorruption architecture will go nowhere under a Trump presidency."

Matthew Stephenson/Global Anticorruption Blog: https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2016/11/10/us-anticorruption-policy-in-a-trump-administration-a-cry-of-despair-from-the-heart-of-darkness/

Transparency a key to tackle corruption in Vietnam. Pham Trong Dat, director of the Office of the Government Inspectorate, discusses key measures for verifying asset declarations by senior government officials with Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper.

Vietnam Net Bridge:  http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/government/166604/transparency-a-key-to-tackle-corruption.html

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