The People's Public Security of Vietnam (), alternatively the People's Public Security Forces (PPS; - CAND), also recognized as the Vietnamese Police or by its Vietnamese short name (), is the national

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and the main domestic security force of

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

Functions and branches

The People's Public Security of Vietnam has two branches: the People's Security and the People's Police (including Civil Defense forces). These two forces are trained and educated mainly at two institutions, the People's Police Academy and the People's Security Academy, both of which are located in the capital city of Hanoi. The People's Security prevents, investigates, and defeats potential actions from enemies of the Vietnamese state that could endanger national security. It engages in espionage and joins forces with other uniformed bodies as established by law in internal political security, economic security, ideological and cultural security, network security, and informational security. It manages entrance and exit visas, border security crossing and checkpoints, and immigration stations in airports, as well as in securing foreigners and Vietnamese expats in their visits to the country. It also defends the secrecy of the government of the republic against external and internal threats and helps to build personal security in every aspect of life and every area of the country. In keeping with the law, it performs several other duties, missions, and responsibilities under the law of Vietnam. The People's Police prevents, investigates, and solves issues relating to environmental, political, traffic, functional, and corruption-related criminal activities in keeping with the laws of the Socialist Republic. Its also work with the general public in preventing participation in criminal actions, and perform responsibilities and duties about identification security, public security, transport security, road and highway safety, firefighting, civil defense, disaster preparedness and response, managing the Mobile Police Command, and many other duties and missions by the Constitution and the laws of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Tasks and powers

*To collect information, analyze, evaluate, and predict situations and propose to the Party and the State to promulgate and direct the implementation of guidelines, policies, laws, and strategies to protect national security and maintain social order and safety. To propose the combination of requirements of the strategies on protection of national security and maintenance of social order and safety with those strategies and policies on socio-economic construction and development, national defense, and the State's external relations. *To protect the freedom rights, democracy, life and property of the people; to protect high-ranking leading officials of the Party and the State and foreign guests; to safeguard important events, targets and key projects of national security, foreign representative offices, representatives of Vietnam-based international organizations, individuals holding or closely related to state secrets. *To receive and process reports and denouncements on crimes, initiate criminal lawsuits and investigate crimes, and perform other judicial tasks according to the provisions of law. *To sanction administrative violations and apply other administrative handling measures as provided for by law. *To guide, inspect, and examine agencies, organizations, and citizens in performing the task of protecting national security and maintaining social order and safety; to conduct the law propagation, dissemination, and education, and build up "the whole population protects the Fatherland's security" movement. *To apply mass mobilization, legal, diplomatic, economic, scientific-technical, professional, and armed measures to protect national security and maintain social order and safety. *To use weapons, supporting tools, and necessary technical and professional means in attacking crimes and making self-defense according to the provisions of law. *In case of necessity, to issue decisions on or propose the suspension or termination of operations of agencies, organizations or individuals which are detrimental to national security, social order and safety; to requisition means of transport, communication equipments and other technical means of agencies, organizations, individuals and operators or users of such means according to the provisions of law. *To request agencies, organizations, or individuals to coordinate activities and supply information related to national security, social order, and safety. *To closely coordinate with the People's Army, Self-Defense and Militia Forces, and state agencies in protecting national security, maintaining social order and safety, and defending national independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity. *To research and apply modern scientific and technological achievements in protecting national security and maintaining social order and safety. *To build up the forces of political, ideological, organizational, and professional cleanliness and strength. *To enter into international cooperation on protection of national security and social order and safety.

Organisational system

Being a component of the People's Armed Forces of Vietnam alongside the

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and the

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, PPS is placed under political leadership of the

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(via the Public Security Central Party Committee - as the political head) and the executive administration of the

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(

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). The PPS's powers are regulated under No. 73/2014/QH13, which was passed on 27 November 2014. The organisational system of the People's Public Security Forces is composed of the

, headed by the Minister. Subordinate to the Ministry are the municipalities and provinces' Departments of Public Security, headed by the Directors. As of March 2025, the MPS has dissolved 694 districts, communes, wards, and townships-level Public Security offices/posts.

Ranks

Officers

NCOs and enlisted

Equipment

Support tools

* Baton *

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* Stun gun *

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* Less lethal revolver (Used by Traffic Police) *

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* CornerShot

Vehicle

* Honda Phantom 200 * Honda CB250, CB250X * Honda CBR250R (Use for training) * Honda CB300R * Honda CB400 Super Four *

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* Honda CBX750 * Honda NC750X * Yamaha XJ900P * HONDA SHADOW AERO 750 * HONDA CB300F * Yamaha FJR1300 * HONDA GOLDWING 1500CC * Honda Goldwing 1800cc *

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* Mitsubishi Pajero Sport * Mitsubishi Fuso Canter * Mitsubishi Xpander *

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* Mazda BT-50 * Nissan Navara * VinFast LUX A2.0 * VinFast LUX SA2.0 *

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* Toyota Corolla Altis *

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* Ford Super Duty *

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* BMW X5 * Dodge Charger (2005) *

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* Jino JRC-9000e * Shinjeong S5 * RAM MK3 * IAG Guardian * Inkas Sentry APC upgrade

Notes

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External links

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