Hanoi, Dec. 3 -- The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) has advanced administrative reform, renewed audit methods and expanded the use of information technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analysis, to promote operational efficiency, State Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan reported at the National Assembly (NA)'s 10th session in Hanoi on December 3.

The office has also improved coordination with the Government Inspectorate, ministries, sectors and localities to avoid overlaps and provide timely reports for parliamentary and agency oversight.

He said audit efforts had prioritised issues of major public concern and areas at high risk of corruption and wastefulness. To strengthen land-related audits, the office had rev...