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Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has signed Decision No. 30/2025/QD-TTg, establishing new regulations for inter-agency coordination to prevent and combat the financing of activities that threaten Vietnam’s national security or are linked to terrorism.
The decision, which will take effect on October 15, 2025, outlines the coordination principles, objectives, forms, scope, and responsibilities in preventing and combating activities by organizations and individuals abroad to transfer funds and assets to activities that harm national security or terrorist acts.
The regulations aim to ensure concentrated, unified, prompt leadership and strengthened responsibilities of ministries and government agencies in the work.
Coordination methods include written documents, emails, phone calls, faxes, meetings, joint inspections, and other mechanisms.
Six areas of responsibility are assigned to relevant ministries, including intelligence exchange; public communication; legal monitoring; verification and investigation; transaction delays; and asset freezes, and seizure of funds linked to terrorism. International cooperation is also emphasized. The Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense will provide other agencies with timely intelligence on suspected foreign individuals or groups funding terrorism or threatening national security. This includes annual reports and case-specific updates upon request.
When requested, these security agencies must supply necessary documents within 10 days, prioritizing legal and investigative considerations. Agencies must also report regulatory weaknesses in financial oversight and recommend reforms. Information must be shared if public officials receive suspicious funds.
Security agencies will guide financial institutions and regulated non-financial businesses on compliance with rules related to transaction delays, account freezes, and asset seizures linked to terrorist financing.
The State Bank of Vietnam must share data on suspicious transactions or accounts with the Ministries of Public Security and National Defense, including information from the national anti-money laundering database. Responses are required within 10 days, and immediate reporting is mandated for suspicious financial activities.
The Ministry of Finance is responsible for sharing intelligence within 10 days on suspicious securities, digital asset, and cryptocurrency activities. It must also report abnormal cross-border movements of cash, precious metals, or gemstones.
Entities under its supervision must report relevant information to law enforcement agencies in line with anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism, and national security laws. The Ministry of Science and Technology is also required to report cases where postal or telecom services are misused to transfer funds to subversive groups.
All other ministries and agencies must share relevant information upon request or according to their legal duties. Unverified information must be clearly identified and coordinated with security bodies for confirmation and follow-up.
The Ministries of Public Security and National Defense will lead national communication efforts to combat terrorist financing. They will guide ministries, agencies, and organizations, annually or upon request, in developing public awareness strategies.
These campaigns will highlight threats, tactics, legal responsibilities, and preventive measures through press briefings, public education initiatives, online portals, and training sessions.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will instruct the state media to broadcast content aligned with national security and counter-terrorism goals. Vietnam Television (VTV), Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), and the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) will play leading roles in disseminating relevant information.
Other government agencies are requested to coordinate closely with these ministries and media outlets to counter hostile narratives and foreign funding of activities that threaten national security or terrorist acts.- (VNA/VLLF)
