VOV.VN - The nation strongly desires to contribute to the world’s combined efforts to help promote and protect human rights through its candidature for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) membership for the 2023 to 2025 tenure.

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.”

The Foreign Ministry on March 31 launched Vietnam's voluntary midterm report on the implementation of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) third cycle recommendations and announced the country's candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council in the 2023-2025 tenure.

VOV.VN - Norwegian Ambassador Grete Lochen has granted an media interview about raising awareness about the rights of girls and women and the importance of gender equality on the occasion of the International Women' Day (March 8).

Vietnam stands ready to work closely with other member states and stakeholders to uphold the principles of the UN Charter and international law, and strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of the Human Rights Council through dialogue, cooperation and mutual respect.

VOV.VN - The Music Copyrights Management Online Joint Stock Company (MCM Online) launched an ecosystem on February 22 as part of efforts to protect music copyright on the internet, the first of its kind in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has asked the Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine to announce a hotline on citizen protection to provide timely support for Vietnamese people there when necessary, the ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on February 17.

VOV.VN - FPT Play has announced that it has secured the exclusive ownership of the broadcast rights for the AFF U23 Championship 2022 in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar.

The 17th Vietnam – Australia Human Rights Dialogue was productive and frank, and covered an extensive range of issues, according to a statement issued by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on January 13.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung and his Belarusian counterpart Nikolai Borisevichon on January 12 co-chaired a political consultation between the two foreign ministries to discuss bilateral cooperation and regional and international issues of shared concern.