Fighting against drug crimes was among issues raised by deputies during a question-and-answer session with Minister of Public Security To Lam at the ongoing seventh session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 4th.
Minister of Public
Security To Lam admitted that though authorities confiscated an unprecedentedly
huge volume of drugs, the threat of drug supply from overseas still exists
while domestic demand remains high. Therefore, more drastic actions are needed
to control its spread.
He said the Ministry
of Public Security worked to prevent the flow of drug through the northwestern
provinces last year, mostly Dien Bien, Hoa Binh and Son La. Later, traffickers moved to
central and southern localities, in many cases foreigners were involved.
Commenting on challenges in the effort, Lam said as Vietnam lies near
the Golden Triangle, one of the world’s most extensive opium producing areas,
the number of drug criminals and abusers continues increasing, adding that they
take advantage of Vietnam’s easy customs clearance at border gates to smuggle
drugs.
According to him,
the ministry is drafting amendments to the Law on Drug Prevention and Control
and Article 199 of the Criminal Code to serve the effort.
The minister said
the ministry has sent a comprehensive plan on fighting organised and
trans-national crimes to the Government and worked with Laos in the process, believing that with high
determination of the political system, drug crime will be stamped out and Vietnam will
not be turned into a drug transit destination.
About sex abuses
against women and children, Lam said the process of receiving and dealing with
such cases has been standardised nationwide. Moreover, active work by competent
agencies has strengthened public trust, leading to the rise of the number of
complaints sent in.
Regarding traffic
safety violations involving drunk driving or drug-using drivers that cause
serious consequences, he said the ministry is working to outline legal
regulations on traffic safety to submit to the legislature.
NA Chairwoman Nguyen
Thi Kim Ngan agreed that there is a difference in traffic accident casualties
statistics by the Ministry of Public Security and the Health Ministry, and
asked units concerned to acquire suggestions to address it./.
Source: CPV/VNA
The subcommittee for documents of the 18th Hoa Binh provincial Party Congress, the 2025 - 2030 term, convened on March 3 to review and incorporate public feedback on the congress’s draft documents. The meeting was chaired by Nguyen Phi Long, an alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee. It was attended by senior provincial officials, including Bui Thi Minh, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Council; Bui Duc Hinh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; other members of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee; and members of the document subcommittee.
Muong Bi - Tan Lac, one of the four major Muong ethnic minority-inhabited regions in Hoa Binh, is known for not only its distinctive cultural identity but also its proud history of heroism, with great contributions to the victory against US invaders in the past. Today, Tan Lac district continues to uphold this legacy while embracing development and renewal.
March 3 marked the first official working day for specialised agencies under the provincial People's Committee following the merger or transfer of functions and tasks from the previous agencies. On this day, the newly merged departments and agencies took proactive steps to arrange personnel, organise workflows, and implement tasks efficiently, ensuring that administrative procedures were carried out smoothly without interruption.
Kim Boi district of Hoa Binh province has thoroughly implemented and adhered to Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW on restructuring the organisational apparatus of the political system towards a streamlined, efficient, and effective direction, ensuring no disruption of work.
By mid-February, Da Bac district completed a plan to streamline its organisational apparatus and personnel work, marking a milestone in efforts to promote restructuring towards a leaner, more efficient organisational system, closely following directives from the Party Central Committee’s Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, and Conclusion No. 121-KL/TW, and Resolution No. 27-NQ/TU of the provincial Party Committee and Conclusion No. 1103-KL/TU by the provincial Party Organisation’s standing board.
Imbued with President Ho Chi Minh's teaching "The Party cell are the Party’s grassroots foundations. A strong Party cell ensures the effective implementation of the Party’s policies and continuous progress in all tasks," the Party Committee of Kim Boi commune, Kim Boi District, has rolled out the "four-good Party cell" model. The initiative has created a positive change, enhancing the leadership capacity and fighting spirit of Party organisations and their members.
