Strengthening international cooperation in combating organized and transnational fraud

Member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Le Van Tuyen and Japanese Ambassador to Viet Nam Ito Naoki co-chaired the ceremony. 

Addressing the ceremony, on behalf of the Ministry of Public Security, Deputy Minister Le Van Tuyen expressed appreciation for the goodwill of the Japanese Government as well as the technical support provided by UNODC in proposing and implementing the project "Strengthening international cooperation in combating organized and transnational fraud" in Viet Nam. He noted that the initiative was so helpful in a complex global fraud landscape, posing significant challenges for law enforcement forces.

Deputy Minister Le Van Tuyen affirmed that Viet Nam has comprehensively implemented a set of legal and technical measures and public education to protect citizens and businesses in cyberspace. These include signing and ratifying the Hanoi Convention; enacting the 2025 Law on Cybersecurity and the 2025 Law on Personal Data Protection; establishing a national cybersecurity monitoring network; collaborating with Google and TikTok on campaigns to raise awareness about and prevent fraud; and forming the Digital Trust Alliance.

With the project covering the Mekong sub-region, Ministry of Public Security of Viet Nam is committed to collaborating with the governments of Japan, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, as well as the UNODC, to effectively implement three components of the project: strengthening infrastructure for criminal information sharing, enhancing the operational capacity of law enforcement agencies, and improving case handling processes. The initiative aims to reduce losses caused by transnational fraud in Japan and the four Mekong nations while fostering effective and timely regional and international cooperation.

On this occasion, Deputy Minister Le Van Tuyen proposed that Japan and the UNODC support Viet Nam’s Ministry of Public Security to train and build capacity of its officers, particularly technical experts in high-tech fields, as well as to enhance the Vietnamese police force’s capabilities to combat transnational crime, specifically regarding drugs, fraud, human trafficking, illegal migration, wildlife-related offenses, and online child abuse. 

He also suggested that the Japanese side exchange expertise on international law with the Vietnamese side and support the Vietnamese police with professional vehicles and equipment serving security and public order maintenance, crime prevention and control, search and rescue operations, data management, and digital transformation.

On the Japanese side, Ambassador Ito Naoki expressed confidence that, with the efforts and close coordination of Viet Nam's Ministry of Public Security, the project would be successfully implemented, bringing practical values to both sides.

The Ambassador affirmed that the Embassy of Japan would remain a steadfast partner and provide maximum support so as to achieves the project’s set objectives.