(VOVworld) – A conference was held in Hanoi on Wednesday to strengthen international cooperation to fight high-tech crimes, which threatens social order and security.

A number of devices relating to foreign criminals using high technology in Ha Giang (Photo: Minh TamVNA)

The event attracted the participation of cyber security experts from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) and representatives of specialized agencies from countries around the world.

The 2-day conference, the first of its kind in Vietnam, aimed to boost international joint efforts in information exchange and coordination among countries for high tech crime investigation based on equality and mutual respect of each other’s needs.

In his opening speech, Deputy Minister of Public Security, Le Quy Vuong, said Vietnam was committed to international cooperation in combating crime, including high-tech crime, stepping up cooperation ties with law enforcement agencies from other countries, and eliciting similar cooperation from others.