Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Son works with public security press agencies on dissemination of COVID-19 prevention and control

On the occasion of the 95th  Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 - June 21, 2020), Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Son, Deputy Minister of Public Security on June 17 had a meeting with the public security press and media agencies.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Son speaks at the meeting.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Son speaks at the meeting.

As the Head of the Steering Committee on Disease Prevention and Control under the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), General Son also reviewed the results of the dissemination of information about the Public Security Forces’ fight against the COVID-19 pandemic over the past time.

Over the past time, the MPS’s Web Portal, along with the Public Security Newspaper, Television, and Radio, have made 7,395 news articles, television reports and radio broadcasts to disseminate information about the complicated development of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam and popularized preventive measures against the disease in accordance with the guidelines from the health sector.

Delegates at the meeting.

Delegates at the meeting.

They also popularized the efforts and achievements made by the public security units and agencies nationwide in fighting the pandemic, including their close coordination with the health sector and military units in tracking and quarantining COVID-19 patients and suspects and handling of false information about the disease on social networks, while actively investigating and fighting crimes and law violations amid the pandemic.

Speaking at the meeting, on behalf of the Public Security Central Party Committee and the MPS, Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Son praised the efforts and achievements of the public security press and media sector in disseminating the COVID-19 prevention and control efforts over the past time.

He affirmed that the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam has been basically controlled while the country’s economy is recovering. However, the pandemic situation in the region and world is still complicated so drastic preventive measures should be employed to prevent the disease.

The Deputy Minister requested the public security press and media agencies to promptly and accurately provide the guidelines and directions of the Party and the State on national socio-economic recovery and development,  as well as the results of Vietnam’s COVID-19 prevention and control.

By An Nhien

Other News

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security opens training course for Lao officers

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security opens training course for Lao officers

Senior Lieutenant General Dr. Le Quoc Hung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Public Security Central Party Committee and Deputy Minister of Public Security, attended and delivered remarks at the opening ceremony of a training course for Party committee officials of the Lao Ministry of Public Security, held at the People's Public Security Political Academy, on the afternoon of May 18.

Artistic exchange program “Shining from the People’s Trust”

Artistic exchange program “Shining from the People’s Trust”

The Ministry of Public Security, on May 17, held the artistic exchange program “Shining from the People’s Trust” to mark the 10th anniversary of the “Outstanding Women in Public Security” Award (2015–2024), alongside the presentation ceremony for the 2025 “Outstanding Women in Public Security” Award and the commendation of “Excellent Female Grassroots Police Officers”.

MPS holds community reintegration program

MPS holds community reintegration program

PSNews - Recently, the Police Department of Temporary Detention and Community-based Correction Management under the Ministry of Public Security, in coordination with the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Federation and the Hanoi City Police Department, organized the 2026 community reintegration program themed “Heading Toward the Dawn" in Hanoi. 

Minister Luong Tam Quang meets with Economic Security Force

Minister Luong Tam Quang meets with Economic Security Force

Member of the Politburo and Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang attended and delivered remarks at a meeting with the Economic Security Force held to celebrate the founding anniversary of the Economic Security Force (May 13), on May 12 in Hanoi.

Vietnam and Singapore boost cooperation in security and digital transformation

Vietnam and Singapore boost cooperation in security and digital transformation

PSNews - Amid increasingly complex transnational crime, high-tech fraud and cybersecurity threats, Vietnam and Singapore have agreed to strengthen cooperation between their law enforcement agencies, promote digital transformation and enhance connectivity between their electronic citizens’ identification platforms.

Ministry of Public Security enhances cooperation with UNDP

Ministry of Public Security enhances cooperation with UNDP

PSNews - UNDP resident representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi has recently affirmed that Vietnam’s development priorities are closely aligned with the cooperation goals of the United Nations and UNDP in Vietnam. The two sides have evaluated the outcomes of their past cooperation efforts aimed at enhancing law enforcement capacity and ensuring human rights protection.

MPS leadership sends letter of commendation to Ha Tinh Provincial Police

MPS leadership sends letter of commendation to Ha Tinh Provincial Police

Senior Lieutenant General Pham The Tung, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Public Security, sent a letter to the Ha Tinh Provincial Police Department, on May 13, praising the local police for their achievements in dismantling a large-scale criminal network involving gambling, fraud and appropriate property in cyberspace as well as launder money.

MPS opens training course on journalism and communication

MPS opens training course on journalism and communication

The Ministry of Public Security’s Communications Department, in coordination with the Son La Provincial Police Department, opened a 2026 journalism and communications training course, on May 14, in Son La Province, for more than 300 reporters, editors and communications officers working in the People’s Public Security Forces.

Strengthening Party’s leadership over fire prevention, firefighting and rescue operations

Strengthening Party’s leadership over fire prevention, firefighting and rescue operations

The Secretariat of the Party Central Committee held a meeting to review the 10-year implementation of Directive No. 47-CT/TW isued on June 25, 2015 by the Secretariat on strengthening the Party’s leadership over fire prevention and firefighting work, and to disseminate Directive No. 02-CT/TW of the Secretariat on strengthening the Party’s leadership over fire prevention, firefighting and rescue operations in the new situation, on the morning of May 7 in Hanoi.