The two sides agreed to enhance ties in combating drug crime, high-tech crime, and illegal immigration; intensify efforts against organised crime networks; and conduct peak crime crackdowns along the Vietnam – Laos border, helping maintain security and order in both countries.
In 2024, Vietnam and Cambodia worked effectively together on managing and resolving border-related issues, helping to protect the achievements and promote demarcation and marker planting efforts along the shared land border.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to units under the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defence on January 27, which are on duty during the Tet festival.
Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang and Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Public Security Minister General Vilay Lakhamphong on January 12 co-chaired a conference in Hanoi to review the implementation of the two ministries’ cooperation plan in 2024.
Party General Secretary To Lam urged generations of leaders and officers of the People's Public Security through the periods to continue contributing to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party, the State, and the people, at a meeting with them in Ho Chi Minh City on January 9.
Party General Secretary and President To Lam, who is also Secretary of the Central Military Commission, and Chairman of the National Defence and Security Council, handed over promotion decisions to senior public security and military officers during a ceremony in Hanoi on October 20.
Police in the northern province of Nam Dinh have arrested Pham Hoang, a member of a reactionary and terrorist organisation called “Chinh phu quoc gia Viet Nam lam thoi” (Provisional National Government of Vietnam), for plotting subversive propaganda on the National Day occasion, reported the Ministry of Publict Nam lam thoi” (Provisional National Government of Vietnam), for plott Security (MPS).
Public security forces of Vietnam and Laos will intensify their cooperation in crime combat, especially drug, smuggling and cyber crimes, as agreed by the two ministers of public security in Vientiane on July 11.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to public security officers and soldiers of the central province of Nghe An on February 8.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh outlined certain tasks for the public security force while attending the 79th National Public Security Conference opened in Hanoi on December 27.
Minister of Public Security General To Lam on October 26 hosted a reception for the out-going head and deputy head of the Representative Agency of the Lao Ministry of Public Security in Vietnam, Phayvanh Sitthi Chanh and Sakda Xayyasongkham.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 22 asked public security forces in general and those in charge of fighting drug crimes in particular to work harder in the combat in order to prevent Vietnam from being turned into an international drug entrepot.
Issues in the areas of public security and culture, sports and tourism will be the focus of the upcoming question-and-answer session of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s 14th session on August 10, according to a freshly-released plan of the NA Standing Committee.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc praised the contributions of the public security force of communes in safeguarding national security and protecting people's lives while attending an art programme held on June 5 night to honour 63 outstanding heads of public security in communes across the country.
Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich hosted a reception on February 19 for Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Public Security has launched an action month to ensure security, social order and safety in the city during the upcoming 11th municipal Party Congress and the 7th Party Congress of the Central Public Security Organisation.
The Ministry of Public Security has proposed not granting ownership certificates to allow condotels, tourist villas and officetels to be turned into residential projects.
