Military to stay active and proactive in international integration and defence diplomacy in the new context

Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 13:53 (GMT+7)
Thoroughly grasping and implementing the Party’s foreign policy, in recent years, The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence have attached importance to the active and synchronised implementation of international integration and defence diplomacy. Thanks to innovations and creativity, comprehensive results have been yielded on both bilateral and multilateral fronts, contributing to consolidating and developing Vietnam’s relations with other nations and international organisations.

Some issues in enhancing the effectiveness of the military's religion work in the new situation

Friday, June 30, 2023, 14:20 (GMT+7)
Military agencies and units must closely coordinate with specialised forces, especially the Police, to promptly detect and suppress any plots or actions that exploit religious issues to incite the people to participate in protests and riots and to appropriately handle extremist, reactionary elements that seek to undermine the Party, the State, and the armed forces. This contributes to building a solid “people’s hearts and minds posture”, strengthening and promoting the power of the great national unity bloc, and building and firmly protecting the Socialist Vietnam Motherland.

Rejecting the wrong perspectives on religions in Viet Nam

Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 20:25 (GMT+7)
Presently, in Viet Nam, the unanimity between religions and the State has been clearly expressed in the national solidarity including the solidarity among religions to create the strength and the decisive factor for the victory of the cause of building and safeguarding the country. This is the subjective reality which rejects the allegation that “there was no religious freedom” in Viet Nam.

New approach of the US in its implementation of policies in South East Asia

Friday, June 23, 2023, 14:16 (GMT+7)
International researchers believe that, in the coming time, the US - ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will be continuously boosted in the fields that  the two sides concern, but the speed will partly depend on the relations among powerful countries in the region and the internal issues of the US.

India in the U.S. strategy for the Indo-Pacific

Monday, March 27, 2023, 21:57 (GMT+7)
In the context that the world situation is changing quickly and unpredictably and the strategic competition among major powers is getting increasingly fierce, posing new challenges for countries, it is understandable that Washington and New Delhi are looking for similarities to strengthen their ties for their own benefits. International opinion holds that the strengthened U.S-India relationship will contribute to consolidating regional and global peace and stability.

Hau Giang thoroughly conducts defence and security education

Monday, February 27, 2023, 14:31 (GMT+7)
The solutions and results achieved in implementing defence and security education in the past time are an important basis for Hau Giang to further promote this work in the coming time, contributing to building the spiritual and political potential and a firm "people's heart and mind posture", maintaining the stability of the localities for the fast and sustainable development of the province.

Rejecting distortions about Viet Nam’s policies for ethnic minority groups

Sunday, September 18, 2022, 06:53 (GMT+7)
Since its inception and during its leadership over our country’s revolution, grounded on Marxist-Leninist viewpoints on the role of the masses as well as on the Vietnamese nation’s tradition, our Party and President Ho Chi Minh have always attached special importance to issues relating to ethnicity and national great unity and considered them as a determinant to the victory of the Vietnamese revolution.

Ridiculous distortions about democracy, human rights, and social networks in Vietnam

Friday, July 01, 2022, 13:46 (GMT+7)
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of information are considered basic principles for a democracy, even as "oxygen" in a democratic and developed society, but not recognised as an absolute right by the international community. The exercise of the right to freedom of expression comes with special obligations and responsibilities, may be subject to certain limitations set forth in law, and is necessary to respect the rights or reputations of others; protect national security or public order, the health or morals of society.

Identifying and opportunely, effectively responding to non-traditional security challenges

Monday, March 14, 2022, 09:54 (GMT+7)
Non-traditional security threats are no new concept. However, due to their complexity and far-reaching consequences for human life, non-traditional security challenges have always attracted special attention from countries, organisations, and international community. Without being effectively controlled and settled, non-traditional security challenges will more negatively impact on the people’s life and nations’ development

Absolute freedom of religion – an unreasonable claim

Thursday, July 29, 2021, 07:52 (GMT+7)
According to legal documents of the United Nations, although it is a basic human right, the right to freedom of belief and religion is not an absolute but a relative and limited right. This is clearly stated in Article 29 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966).