Phu Yen traffic police escort 400 people returning home from pandemic-hit areas

The first 400 out of the total 4,000 people coming from Phu Yen, who are temporarily working and living in Ho Chi Minh City and other southern provinces, have returned home thanks to the traffic police of Phu Yen.

20 buses carrying 400 people back to Phu Yen were accompanied by traffic policemen along 1,000km on July 27. The traffic policemen’s escort aimed to ensure safe and smooth traffic for the bus group.

Colonel Vo Hung Tuong, Head of the Traffic Police Office under the Provincial Police Department of Phu Yen, said the 8-member team of traffic policemen led by Lieutenant Colonel Huynh Ngoc Cong guided the buses to Phu Yen safely.

In spite of difficulties and hardships during the long journey, Cong said he and his fellow policemen felt happy to support the people in returning their home. 

Additionally, the Traffic Police Office of Phu Yen also donated money, medical equipment and tons of vegetables to people in pandemic-hit areas in the province.

40 drivers and 20 coaches joined the campaign to take4,000 people to Phu Yen from Ho Chi Minh City, the current COVID-19 hotspot in the country. Each trip takes two days and the campaign will continue until all listed people return to Phu Yen safely. Each vehicle is equipped with necessities and medical supplies for COVID-19 prevention and control in accordance with regulations of the Ministry of Health.

The Provincial People’s Committee of Phu Yen gives first priority to elderly people, children, pregnant women, nursing mothers, people with disabilities, unemployed and homeless workers and students. Before the trip, people must show testing results negative for SARS-CoV-2 and the certificate should be valid within 36 hours. They must also make health declarations and commitments to have no contact with infected cases. 

By DT

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.