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
After three years of implementing the Politburo’s Conclusion No. 01-KL/TW on continuing performing Directive 05-CT/TW on enhancing the learning and studying of President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, moral example and lifestyle, Lac Thuy district of Hoa Binh province has discovered many effective models and practices, creating a spillover effect in the local community, helping to develop a clean and strong Party Organisation meeting the requirements in the new situation.
The Hoa Binh Elderly Association and the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on May 7 held a working session with a visiting delegation from the Japanese Embassy and sponsors of a local project on reducing senior citizens’ income and health vulnerabilities in Vietnam (VIE071).
Seventy years have passed, but the memories of the Dien Bien Phu campaign in 1954 have never faded in the mind of veteran Ly Van Ngoan from Dong Tien hamlet, Phu Thanh commune, Lac Thuy district.
Over recent times, in Mai Chau district, there have been many typical examples of studying and following President Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics, and lifestyle in all aspects of the social life, contributing to successfully implementing the tasks of socio-economic development, and ensuring social welfare and defence and security in the locality.
Officials of Hoa Binh province led by Bui Van Khanh, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, along with others from the provinces also taking part in a programme on promoting Vietnamese localities in the US and Canada, visited and had a working session with the Consulate General of Vietnam in Houston on April 24 (local time). The delegation was welcomed by Hoang Thuy Duong, Consul General of Vietnam in the city, and staff members of the consulate.
Officials of Hoa Binh province joining in a programme on promoting Vietnamese localities in the US and Canada began working sessions in New York on April 22. Other provinces participating in this programme, held by the Department for Local Diplomacy Facilitation under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, include Yen Bai, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Thua Thien - Hue, and Gia Lai.