Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Traditional Day of the Vietnam People's Public Security (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2025) and the 20th anniversary of the National Day for National Security Protection (August 19, 2005 - August 19, 2025):Buildbuild up forcesNghe An Policetruly clean, strong, disciplined, elite, modern

80 years of steadfastness on the front line

On August 19, 1945, the August Revolution succeeded, which was also the day the People's Public Security force was born. In Nghe An, from the Red Self-Defense Organization in the Nghe Tinh Soviet Movement, the Public Security force was established under the name of Nghe An Reconnaissance Department, later changed to Provincial Public Security Department. During the resistance war against French colonialism, Nghe An Public Security together with the army and people of the whole province achieved many feats, dismantled many spy organizations, and protected the safety of the rear.

During the period of resistance against the US to save the country, Nghe An Police steadfastly held on to key areas, protected important targets; captured commandos, supported the southern battlefield, and contributed with the people and army of the whole country to bring the resistance war to complete victory. After two resistance wars, Nghe An Police had more than 1,000 officers supporting the battlefield, 63 comrades heroically sacrificed, many comrades were injured and suffered from war consequences.

After the country's reunification and the country's entry into the period of national renewal, Nghe An Police has performed well its advisory function to Party committees and authorities at all levels, directed the promotion of the People's Movement to Protect National Security, combined with strengthening professional measures, effectively combating plots to cause riots and overthrow; preventing and combating "peaceful evolution"; continuously launching high-profile attacks and suppressing crimes; destroying many major and complicated cases, transnational drug trafficking rings, thereby creating a resonance throughout the country.

Each stage of development of the homeland has witnessed the maturity highlighted by the achievements of the Nghe An Police force. On the silent security front, the Nghe An Police have advised on the drastic and creative implementation of many solutions, closely coordinated with the Party Committee, the government and the people, proactively grasped the situation, avoided being passive and surprised, promptly and effectively resolved issues arising from the grassroots, ensured security in special areas and borders, contributed to transforming the locality, turning Nghe An from a complex area into a stable and peaceful one; ensured absolute safety for major political and cultural events and delegations of Party and State leaders visiting and working in the locality. In addition, international cooperation with Lao provinces sharing the border has been strengthened, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hunan Provincial Police (China) and closely coordinated with departments, branches, forces and enterprises in ensuring security and order.

In the field of ensuring social order and safety, Nghe An Police have launched hundreds of peak campaigns to strongly suppress all types of crimes, destroy dangerous criminal gangs, and prevent the formation of "gangs". Detect and effectively combat economic, positional, and environmental crimes (every year, the Provincial Police combat, detect, arrest, and handle about 3,500 cases); in which many major and unprecedented cases have been solved, which have been recognized and highly appreciated by the Party Committee, the government, and the people, and are one of the leading units in the fight against crimes of loan sharking in civil transactions and crimes using high technology. The work of arresting, detaining, investigating, and handling crimes is carried out in accordance with the provisions of law, without wrongful convictions or letting criminals escape; in which, the rate of investigating and solving crimes is always over 85%, and serious cases reach 100%.

In recent years, Nghe An Police have synchronously, drastically and effectively deployed many breakthrough solutions, aiming to "cut off supply, reduce demand", closely coordinating with domestic and foreign functional forces to attack and eradicate organized and transnational drug crime rings and gangs. From there, Nghe An has gradually transformed from a complex drug area to a less complex area, drug crimes and social evils have been reduced and cleaned up. Resolutely implementing the Project "Border communes clean of drugs", preventing drugs from across the border; the results have been cleaned up in 27/27 border communes, then expanded to 282 commune-level units (old) and 06 district-level units (old)...

The movement of the entire people to protect national security has gone into depth and substance with 15 models commended by the Ministry of Public Security and replicated nationwide, contributing to making Nghe An a prominent bright spot in the movement of the entire people to protect national security. In the field of state management of national security, Nghe An Public Security has synchronously deployed solutions for fire prevention, fire fighting and rescue; ensured traffic order and safety, gradually raised awareness of law enforcement, contributing to reducing accidents in all 3 criteria. Task Force 373 maintained 100% on duty "throughout the night, through holidays", becoming a "steel fist" in preventing and fighting crimes and ensuring traffic safety.

Administrative reform work associated with digital transformation has achieved many outstanding results. Nghe An has been leading the entire Public Security force in administrative reform for 9 consecutive years (2016-2024). The provincial police have also promoted the application of technology, shortened the time to process procedures, and improved people's satisfaction. In particular, more than 60 software have been built and put into effective use, many of which have demonstrated practical and clear effectiveness, and have been "ordered" by units inside and outside the industry. At the same time, effectively directing legal work, judicial reform, scientific research, logistics and technology, meeting the requirements of tasks in all situations.

Party building and force building work has always been focused on, with many good practices in implementing Resolution No. 12-NQ/TW, dated March 16, 2022 of the Politburo on promoting the building of a truly clean, strong, disciplined, elite, and modern People's Public Security force, meeting the requirements and tasks in the new situation. The leadership, command, officers and soldiers always demonstrate steadfastness and dedication with the motto "the work is not over yet, the time is not over yet", "not afraid of danger and hardship", "forgetting oneself for the country, serving the people".

In parallel with its professional duties, Nghe An Police is also a leading unit in social security activities. Each year, the unit mobilizes about 8 billion VND to support Tet for the poor, organizes hundreds of charity programs; has advised and proposed to the Ministry of Public Security and mobilized and built thousands of houses for the poor and people with housing difficulties in border districts, creating a widespread ripple effect in society. Currently, implementing the policy of the Ministry of Public Security and Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Police are focusing on implementing a 40-day and night peak period to build houses and schools in the province damaged by floods.

Implementing the policy of organizing the Public Security apparatus in the direction of streamlining, effectiveness and efficiency, the two-level Public Security model in Nghe An has been seriously, methodically and scientifically deployed, meeting the requirements of new tasks, accompanying the grassroots political system in implementing the policies and guidelines of the Party and State.

Promoting tradition, firmly stepping into the new era

Promoting the tradition of the heroic unit of the people's armed forces, officers and soldiers of Nghe An Provincial Police always deeply understand the responsibility and mission of protecting national security and ensuring social order and safety in all situations. On that basis, Nghe An Provincial Police focuses on improving the quality of work in grasping, analyzing and forecasting the situation early, from afar, from the grassroots, effectively serving the work of advising Party committees and authorities at all levels in leading and promptly directing policies and solutions to ensure security and order, especially in areas and fields with potential complications.

At the same time, the provincial police force continues to comprehensively innovate working measures, proactively and flexibly carry out tasks of maintaining social order and safety, effectively handling all types of crimes, social evils and violations of the law, especially criminal, drug, economic, environmental crimes... to prevent the formation of dangerous gangs and groups, to prevent the formation of "hot spots" of security and order, contributing to creating a solid foundation for socio-economic development, attracting investment and improving people's lives.

Nghe An Provincial Police also clearly identified digital transformation as an inevitable trend, a driving force for comprehensive innovation in management, operation and service methods for the People. Therefore, the enhancement of information technology application, promotion of administrative reform both internally and externally will continue to be vigorously implemented, gradually modernizing professional work and state management of security and order in all fields.

Nghe An Provincial Police continue to prioritize resources for the grassroots police in accordance with the motto "the province is strong in all aspects, the commune is close to the grassroots"; at the same time, promote Party building, political ideology, ethics, and lifestyle education for officers and soldiers. Take the lead in preventing and fighting corruption, practicing thrift, and fighting waste in conjunction with promoting the emulation movement "For the security of the Fatherland". In particular, gratitude, humanitarian, and charitable activities will continue to be widely deployed, creating more bright spots in mass mobilization work, contributing to consolidating a solid people's security posture.

In the new era of the nation, the country, the homeland is awakening the spirit of determination to strive to successfully implement the Party's policies, proudly looking back on the glorious journey of 80 years, generations of cadres and soldiers of Nghe An Provincial Police have been and are continuing to write the heroic epic, tirelessly dedicating their intelligence, multiplying the seasons of flower achievements, beautifying the path of formation and development, steadily entering the new era. That is not only a task, but also a belief and aspiration to continue from the heroic tradition in the beloved homeland of Uncle Ho.