Tag: rights
Vietnam highlights attainments in children, PWDs’ rights promotion
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) convened the second week of its 46th regular session from March 1 to 5, with debates on promoting civil and political rights along with economic, cultural, and social rights, including the rights of the child and of persons with disabilities (PWDs).
Deputy PM addresses high-level segment of UNHRC’s 46th regular session Ensuring a safe soc
Ensuring a safe society against epidemics like COVID-19 is the best way to ensure that each and every member of the society can fully enjoy their human rights, says Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh.
Diplomacy helps raise Vietnam’s position in international arena: veteran diplomat
Over the past five years, Vietnam’s external affairs have produced outstanding results, thus helping consolidate national security, create favourable conditions for economic development and elevate the country’s position in the international arena.
Another "out of tune” voice intentionally distorts Vietnamese situation
VOV.VN - World Report 2021, Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s 31st annual review of human rights practices and trends globally, features misleading reports that the Vietnamese Government restricts basic civil and political rights, such as freedom of expression, association, assembly, and the right to practice beliefs and religion.
Vietnam steps up measures to protect guest workers abroad
Vietnamese authorities have improved the legal framework, stepped up communication measures and promoted international co-operation to ensure labourers enjoy better rights when working abroad under contracts, a conference has heard.
Firms warned over intellectual property
Experts are again issuing a warning to local enterprises to pay attention to intellectual property (IP) rights when doing business overseas.
Citizen protection measures taken to protect Vietnamese abroad
Vietnam has recently taken various measures to protect citizens abroad, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said at the ministry’s regular meeting on January 14.
Vietnam to promote global friendships in 2021
VOV.VN - The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) will strive to strengthen peace, solidarity, and friendship ties between Vietnam and its traditional friends and partners in 2021 to serve national socio-economic development.
Action programme to promote all-round development of children
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently signed off a national action programme for children for 2021 - 2030, aiming to ensure the realisation of children’s rights and their all-round development and create a safe, healthy, and friendly living environment for them.
UKVFTA takes effect temporarily from 6am of January 1
Vietnam and the UK concluded necessary procedures for the temporary application of the bilateral free trade agreement from 6am of January 1, 2021 (Vietnam time) following the signing of the deal on December 29, 2020.