Member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long chaired the launch ceremony at the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) headquarters.
This initiative is a core component of the "500-Day Campaign to Accelerate the Search, Recovery, and Identification of Martyrs' Remains," leading up to the 80th anniversary of National War Invalids and Martyrs' Day (July 27, 1947 – July 27, 2027).
Delegates at the meeting.
During the event, the Organizing Committee presented official DNA identification results to the families of three matching martyrs: Martyr Nguyen Thien Quyet (originally from the former Hai Duong Province), whose remains rest at the Duc Co Martyrs' Cemetery in Gia Lai Province; and Martyrs: Doan Van Khai (from Ninh Binh Province) and Nguyen Trong Cát (from Thanh Hoa Province), both resting at the Nga Bay – Phung Hiep Martyrs' Cemetery in Can Tho City.
In her keynote address, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra highly commended the MPS for its proactive determination, innovation, and strict sense of responsibility in deploying advanced technological solutions - particularly in collecting, analyzing, and structuring a comprehensive DNA database.
She noted that the "500-Day Campaign" has entered a decisive phase to achieve its ultimate targets. However, she emphasized that the path ahead remains heavy, pointing out that nationwide, the remains of over 175,000 martyrs have yet to be located, and more than 300,000 martyrs' graves still lack identifying information.
To overcome these challenges, the Deputy Prime Minister requested the Central Commission for Communication and Education and the Central Commission for Mass Mobilization to ramp up public communications. She emphasized highlighting the political, historical, and humanitarian weight of the project to mobilize the collective strength of the entire political system and foster revolutionary patriotism among the younger generation.
She assigned the MPS to maintain its leading role in organizing the collection, analysis, and management of the DNA database for martyrs' relatives, ensuring absolute scientific accuracy, systemic safety, and data confidentiality.
Concurrently, the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, and local authorities were urged to accelerate the forensic analysis of unidentified remains. These bodies must coordinate tightly with the MPS to share, connect, and cross-match data profiles efficiently. Local government leadership must also maximize regional budget allocations and public contributions to meet the campaign's milestones.
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long affirmed that the MPS views this as a top-priority humanitarian and political task, representing both a profound administrative responsibility and a sacred expression of gratitude toward the nation's heroes and their families.
He directed all public security units and agencies to fully step up as the core execution force of the data collection effort. He specifically ordered relevant departments to finalize and integrate these tracing features into the VNeID digital application within July 2026, offering citizens the most convenient way possible to submit background data and dramatically increase identification success rates.
