The Hanoi People’s Court has sentenced a woman to 21 months in prison for “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to violate interests of the State, rights and legitimate interests of organisations and individuals.”

VOV.VN - Free trade plays an essential role in promoting economic growth in the post-pandemic period, particularly as it will help to reposition Vietnamese relations with the 27 member states of the European Union (EU), reports Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper.

VOV.VN - French frigate Vendémiaire is scheduled to dock at Cam Ranh port in Khanh Hoa province on March 1, beginning a five-day goodwill visit to Vietnam, according to the French Embassy.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) Vietnam will virtually hold a workshop in Hanoi on December 13 to examine the impact of the European Union - Vietnam free trade agreement (EVFTA) on trade between Vietnam and Germany.

Throughout the “Doi moi” process, the belief and religious life in Vietnam has changed towards greater freedom and progress and the right to belief and religious freedom better protected, which has been recognised by the international community.

The Freedom House has recently issued a report which again contains prejudiced and partial assessments on internet freedom in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - International researchers and experts while attending a recent teleconference reaffirmed the value of the 2016 ruling on the South China Sea known as the East Sea in Vietnam by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).

VOV.VN - Freedom of residence is a fundamental citizen right recognized in the Vietnamese Constitution and other legal documents.

This year, the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) organisation once again issued biased, unobjective, and completely groundless assessments when listing Vietnam among the countries with little media freedom.

VOV.VN - The US Department of State released last month its 2020 International Religious Freedom Report which stated that some religious groups in Vietnam are not recognized by the State and are bothered, intervened, or restricted by local authorities.