VN must bolster anti-bribery lawsVietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam lacks necessary mechanisms to enforce provisions on bribery of foreign public officials and officials of international public organisations under the 2015 Penal Code, according to research conducted by Ha Noi Law University with support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). — Photo: VNNThe research provides case studies of laws and law enforcement efforts to curb bribery of foreign public officials in five countries – the US, the UK, South Korea, Japan and China - and applications for Vietnam. These five selected countries criminalize bribery of foreign public officials. The experiences of the US, the UK, South Korea and Japan indicate that the prosecution of bribery of foreign public officials should not be the first and sole solution. These countries criminalize bribery of foreign public officials not only to punish it but also to promote the use of preventive and self-detection mechanisms by businesses to avoid criminal liability.