Vietnam's image is the focus of a government campaign which addresses charges of corruption. Corruption within the Communist Party had tainted the party's once-unsullied image among the Vietnamese. Also, it was determined that corruption was detrimental to foreign investment and was responsible for creating a distrust of authority within Vietnamese society. Member's of the Communist Party were ordered to hold self-criticism sessions and to stop visiting massage parlors and karaoke bars. (David Lamb, Los Angeles Times, January 15, 2000)