VOV.VN - The US' inclusion of Vietnam on the "Special Watch List for Religious Freedom" is based on inaccurate information about freedom of religion and belief in Vietnam.

Religions have never had such favourable conditions for their activities in Vietnam like now, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang stressed in a recent writing.

Freedom of belief and religion is a basic human right recognized and protected by International Human Rights Law and the Constitutions of most countries, including Vietnam.

Vietnam's economic success story has been closely associated with improved economic freedom, which will likely remain a strong driving force for the country's socio-economic development in the future, said policymakers and experts during a conference organised by the EuroCham in Hanoi on September 22.

VOV.VN - Two US organisations recently released their annual reports, in which they make slanderous accusations of religious freedom in Vietnam in an attempt to exert influence and put political and foreign pressure on the country.

Police have officially commenced criminal proceedings against Nguyen Son Lo, residing in Hanoi, for the charge of “abusing the rights of freedom and democracy to violate the State’s interests, rights and legitimate interests of organisations and individuals” under Article 331 of the Penal Code.

Vietnam took part in several activities held at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 28 to share its efforts, achievements and commitment to human rights in responding to climate change, preserving national identity, and ensuring the freedom of religion and belief.

VOV.VN - Some organizations like the US Committee for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) have recently made biased statements and distorted the truth regarding freedom of religion in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The relations between Vietnam and the Vatican have developed positively in recent times, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said while receiving Under-Secretary for the Holy See’s Relations with States Monsignor Miroslaw Stanislaw Wachowski in Hanoi on April 22.

VOV.VN - Taking advantage of the Government’s policy of religious freedom, an outlawed organisation called Duong Van Minh belief has carried out many illegal activities, enticing thousands of Mong ethnic people into the group and causing chaos to life in northern mountainous provinces.