Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 9 chaired a nationwide teleconference to launch the National Target Programme on Drug Prevention and Control to 2030.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Thailand discussed measures to enhance cooperation in combating drug-related crimes during the 17th Bilateral Conference on Drug Prevention and Control in Hanoi on August 14.

VOV.VN - A meeting was held in Quang Ninh province on June 25 in response to the Action Month for Drug Prevention and Control, International Day, and National Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (June 26).

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese government has submitted a proposal for a national program on drug prevention and control till 2030, with an estimated budget of VND22.5 trillion (more than US$920 million) to the ongoing session of the National Assembly.

Around 2,000 people took part in a run for a drug-free community in Hanoi on June 30.

The first Vietnam - Australia conference on cooperation in drug prevention and control took place in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa, on September 26.

VOV.VN - Vietnam supports international efforts to mobilize more resources for drug prevention and control at the national, regional and international levels.

VOV.VN - Since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Vietnamese and Laotian ministries of public security, both nations have actively devised plans aimed at fully performing the assigned tasks and have so far achieved initial important results.

Border guards of the northern province of Lao Cai and Hekou border management force of China’s Yunnan province discussed measures to intensify cooperation in law enforcement in border areas during their talks on April 15.

Minster of Public Security General To Lam on August 2 asked public security forces to continue their intensive and extensive cooperation with Laos across spheres, especially in the fight against drug crimes.