Vietnam considers the fight against human trafficking a top priority, Minister-Counsellor and Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN Nguyen Hoang Nguyen told the United Nations (UN) General Assembly’s high-level session in New York on November 24-26.

VOV.VN - The Ha Tinh Provincial Security Investigation Agency has initiated a criminal case and detained two individuals for organising illegal exit of a number of Vietnamese job seekers to Taiwan (China).

VOV.VN - Amid increasingly complex and sophisticated human trafficking crime, Vietnam and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries must unite, mobilise resources, and seek international support to prevent and combat this serious crime, said Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son.

The Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA) seeks to strengthen cooperation with the Confederation of Thai Journalists (CTJ) to jointly address issues such as fake news, environmental information, and human trafficking, President of the VJA Le Quoc Minh has said.

The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention) is expected to provide a robust legal framework that enables countries to cooperate more effectively in preventing and prosecuting human trafficking and online fraud while safeguarding the rights of individuals, especially migrants.

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomes the United States’ objective assessment of the positive results it has achieved in combating human trafficking, while expressing a desire to continue close cooperation with the US on this issue.

Police in the central province of Nghe An have successfully dismantled a major human trafficking ring, arresting three suspects and rescuing 13 victims who had been lured with false promises of lucrative employment.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has called on administrations at all levels, sectors, communities, and every citizen to unite, raise awareness, take proactive action, and coordinate closely in the fight against human trafficking, contributing to the building of a disciplined and orderly society.

Vietnam has made tremendous progress in combating human trafficking in recent years, Chief of Mission of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Vietnam Kendra Rinas has stated.

VOV.VN - Law enforcement authorities of Vietnam have collaborated with their Chinese counterparts to arrest an especially dangerous fugitive of Vietnam after 14 years of hiding in China.