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This information was released at an online conference between the departments of public security of 63 provinces and cities belonging to the Central yesterday.  The conference aims to adopt the manufacture, issuance and management of ID card project and six- moth preliminary reviews for implementing the project on the National Database on Population. According to the Ministry of Public Security, the Vietnamese Prime Minister approved the investment policy of manufacture, issuance and management of citizen identity card project on September 3rd which would be a base for police forces to promptly carry out the project along with the National Database on Population Project.  The National Database on Population has been pushed up its progress of collecting and updating accurate personal information so far. The police forces have collected over 90 percent of population information collection form (DC01) and have updated nearly seven million forms of information collection … [Read more...] about Ministry of Public Security to collect fingerprints for ID cards

Hanoi (VNA) – The UN Security Council’s resolutions on youth, peace and security should be implemented effectively at all levels, stated Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN. Quy made the statement at an arria-formula meeting held via videoconference on September 9 to discuss the implementation of the resolutions. The event was co-organised by the Dominican Republic, France, Indonesia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Tunisia and the United States. The Council has adopted three resolutions on youth, peace and security: Resolution 2250 on December 9, 2015, Resolution 2419 on June 6, 2018, and Resolution 2535 on July 14, 2020. In his remark, Quy stressed member countries need to take a key responsibility in including the youth, peace and security agenda in their national policy frameworks; boosting relevant social awareness; creating opportunities for learning, employment, and healthcare for youths; and tacking … [Read more...] about Vietnam calls for all-level implementation of UNSC’s youth, peace, security resolutions

A screen grab of a Twitter post by Singapore’s permanent representative to the United Nations Burhan Gafoor, in which he congratulates Vietnam on winning an election to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2020-21 term. Vietnam was the only candidate for non-permanent UNSC membership representing the Asia-Pacific region. … [Read more...] about Singapore’s UN ambassador congratulates Vietnam on election to non-permanent Security Council seat

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Fifty million citizens will be issued with new identity cards between now and July next year, the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) have announced. The announcement was made at an online conference on implementing the project of manufacturing, granting and managing citizen identity organised by the MoPS on September 9 in Hanoi. After the Law on Citizens’ Identity was passed by the National Assembly, the MoPS organised adjustments, conversions and updated production systems, issuance and management of identity cards to citizenship in 16 localities. Up to now, nearly 17 million citizen identification cards have been issued. The system is connected, shared and used by State management and professional requirements of the police. Regarding the project of national database on population, police in different localities have organised training courses on collecting and updating citizen information in the national population database. By August 20, 59 out of 63 … [Read more...] about Ministry of Public Security aims to issue 50 million identification cards by next July

Speaking at the conference, Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Duy Ngoc asked police departments to study and fully grasp the contents of the Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc's direction and the MoPS's plans to unify the awareness about the importance and urgency of the citizen identification management project. … [Read more...] about Ministry of Public Security aims to issue 50 million identification cards