Coordination regulation on exchanging information about criminal subjects announced

After six days of vibrant and creatively charged activities, the 15th People's Public Security Television, Radio, and Film Festival officially concluded on the evening of October 27 at the Ho Guom Theater in Ha Noi, with a closing ceremony themed “Glory of the Media Warriors.”

Speaking at the rehearsal, Senior Colonel Hoang Ngoc Huynh, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Fire and Rescue Police Department, said the event will provide an opportunity to exchange experience with international counterparts, improve professional expertise and training quality, and enhance the operational readiness of Vietnam’s firefighting and rescue forces.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc highly praised and commended the Ministry of Public Security's standing committee for proactively advising, organizing, guiding, urging, and setting an example in carrying out challenging and unprecedented tasks. He also acknowledged the efforts of other ministries, sectors, and localities in implementing Resolution No. 147 over the past year.

The Ministry of Public Security hopes that the World Economic Forum (WEF) will continue to strengthen partnerships, facilitate knowledge and experience sharing, promote policy dialogue, and support professional cooperation in science, technology and innovation, thereby contributing to the achievement of Viet Nam’s development goals.

After one year of implementing Government Resolution 147, efforts to prevent and respond to non-traditional security threats have achieved several important initial results. These include unifying and raising awareness across the entire political system and the public, improving the legal framework, and issuing standard scenarios and specific response plans.

Deputy Minister Dang Hong Duc urged local police units and under-ministerial public security agencies to immediately remove any outstanding obstacles, and ensure the full disbursement of the capital for approved projects by December 15.

Officers from the police stations of Quang Nguyen commune and Thang Mo commune in Tuyen Quang province, in coordination with relevant authorities, on October 23 and 25, rescued two local residents in two different cases, of whom one had been seriously injured in the forest.

The Criminal Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), in coordination with the Department of Students and Pupils Affairs (Ministry of Education and Training), Vinh Long Provincial Police, and the Vinh Long Department of Education and Training, organized a legal knowledge and crime prevention program at Nguyen Hieu Tu High School, Ben Tre Secondary School, and Tieu Can Secondary School, from October 26 to 28.

Enhancing command capabilities of officers, standardizing the teaching staff, and expanding training cooperation are key topics discussed by the Ministry of Public Security of Viet Nam with the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU), under the Italian Carabinieri, to meet the requirements for participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations.

The incident occurred at around 5.45am in Hon Bo mountain area of Lam Vien–Da Lat ward, when the woman, identified by her initials G.S.W., was hiking in the area and fell into a hole, said to be part of an abandoned mining site, about 70cm in diametre.

According to Deputy Minister Le Quoc Hung, imposing harsher penalties does not necessarily translate into lower crime rates. Rather than pursuing increasingly severe punishments, the amended Penal Code seeks to address the underlying causes of crime and promote more effective prevention and enforcement measures, ultimately fostering a safer, more harmonious society.

PSNews - Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Le Van Tuyen emphasized that developing and replicating exemplary models from the "All people protecting national security" movement must bring about tangible results and promote the active role of local communities, particularly ethnic minority and religious groups.

The Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam and the Austrian Peace Center have agreed to strengthen collaboration in training, capacity building, and the development of a pool of instructors. They also aim to connect peacekeeping training networks in Austria and across Europe, with the goal of establishing a stable and long-term cooperation framework.

As part of the official visit to the European Union (EU) and the Kingdom of Belgium by General Secretary and President To Lam, on the afternoon of October 22 (local time) in Brussels, Belgium, General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, had a meeting with Magnus Brunner, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration.

As the public shifts its habits of consuming information, the press must not only innovate its distribution methods but also transform its production mindset and newsroom operations. Effectively leveraging data, developing multiple products from a single event, and delivering content to the right audience on each platform have become urgent requirements for modern journalism.

PSNews - Viet Nam's Ministry of Public Security seeks to expand cooperation with partners in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in artificial intelligence (AI), digital governance, cybersecurity and the security industry, with a focus on human resource development and technological solutions to enhance public security and order.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) held a ceremony, on the afternoon of October 21 in Hanoi, to open the 2026 training course on advisory work for officers of the People's Public Security Forces (PSF).

Politburo member and Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang held a meeting with several Vietnamese experts, intellectuals, and scientists currently working in Denmark, Iceland, and southern Sweden, on the afternoon of October 20 (local time), in Copenhagen.

PSNews - Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Van Tuyen has underscored the need for deeper, comprehensive international integration to strengthen Viet Nam’s global standing and safeguard its national interests and security in the nation’s new era of advancement.

Member of the Politburo and Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang, who is Standing Deputy Head of Central Steering Committee 57, chaired a working conference between the Central Standing Office of Steering Committee 57 and provincial-level Standing Offices of Steering Committee 57, on the morning of October 17, 2026, in Ha Noi.