Ministry to penalise officials visiting pagoda during workMinister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh on Wednesday issued a decision to establish a disciplinary council to impose penalties on ministry officials who reportedly visited the pagoda during work hours. Public servants are not allowed to visit temples and pagodas during work hours. In a related move, Hanoi Social Insurance confirmed that five officials of its Document Management Division visited Mau Temple in northern Hung Yen Province during work hours, following a Viet Nam Television report on February 7. Under the PM’s instruction, public servants are not allowed to attend festivals or visit pagodas during working hours or use public cars for the activity, except when performing their duties, the PM said. They are also banned from holding parties during work hours.

Source: VietNamNet News February 09, 2017 11:03 UTC