The Ministries of Public Security of Vietnam and China held a conference in Hanoi on Nov. 26 to review cooperation in anti-crime activities between the two countries.

Major General Do Kim Tuyen, Deputy Head of the General Department for Anti-crime Police, Head of the Department for Social Order Investigation Police, said that Vietnam and China have a traditional friendship and the cooperation between the two public security ministries has constantly expanded in past years, bringing efficiency in prevention and fighting criminal, economic and drug crimes.

The two sides also actively exchanged information and experiences in maintaining social order and safety.

The criminal investigation forces of Vietnamese and Chinese police coordinated closely and implemented many measures, gaining important results in the prevention and fight against crime, while maintaining order and security along the common borderline.

In border localities, criminal investigation forces of the two countries coordinated to fight many transnational crime rings and drug and human trafficking rings.

Bai Shaokang, Director of Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Public Security Ministry of China, agreed with Vietnam ’s proposal to set up a hotline to strengthen the exchange of anti-crime information.

The Chinese side also presented several proposals to complete a mechanism to coordinate prevention and crime fighting activities, especially the trading of children and women across the border./.